hi guys,
thinking to upgrade my router. Budget around 250. Which one would you choose? Both Openwrt compatible.
GL.iNet Flint 2 or Asus TUF-AX6000 Wireless Router?
overlook on 17/03/2025 - 01:30
Last edited 17/03/2025 - 13:38 by 1 other user
Last edited 17/03/2025 - 13:38 by 1 other user
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Personally I would wait for the Flint 3 release, however the Flint2 is excellent and you should see some pretty good price drops leading up to and after the Flint3 release.
Flint 2 is 20% off at Amazon this morning. I just picked one up. Openwrt may not be supported in the upcoming flint 3 but nothing confirmed AFAIK.
Can the GL.inet devices do a mesh, like Asus routers can? Can't seem to work out what they offer in that space.
Depends how much of a 'power user' you are. If you're planning to install OpenWRT then maybe the GL.inet - if you're more of a 'savy home user' then the ease of the ASUS software is pretty nice, as is their aimesh extensibility.
Very happy with the Flint2. Only issue was Adguard crashing recently, a quick google pointed me towards an ssh command to update it. I also changed to some more compact blocklists just in case it was a RAM issue.
just get a gen 3 telstra smart modem
I picked up the Tuf AX6000 for $75 off marketplace,
Absolute powerhouse (i don't want to mess around with the firmware).
Flint 2 without a doubt. Note the flint 3 is schedules for release April-June.