Yeah, the Flint 3 seems like a worse overall router when it comes to computational power and chipset. The only thing it has going for it is WiFi 7 (instead of 6) and 2.5 G ethernet on all ports. The Flint 3 is also more power hungry, which isn’t great given the high energy costs in Europe.
Most people don’t benefit from WiFi 7 (WiFi 6 is already good enough for almost everything) and if you want more than 2x 2.5G ports, consider getting a (managed) switch to extend the router with.
Not to mention how apparently 2.5 and 5ghz bands suffer on the Flint 3 just to get Wifi 7.
Hope no one’s buying them (though I imagine a lot of people see 3 > 2 and blindly trust it’s better in all cases).
Flint 3 probably would’ve been better as a different product line. As it currently stands, It seems a bit misleading to attach it to the Flint 2 when so much is different at its core.
Vorpal@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
Yeah, the Flint 3 seems like a worse overall router when it comes to computational power and chipset. The only thing it has going for it is WiFi 7 (instead of 6) and 2.5 G ethernet on all ports. The Flint 3 is also more power hungry, which isn’t great given the high energy costs in Europe.
Most people don’t benefit from WiFi 7 (WiFi 6 is already good enough for almost everything) and if you want more than 2x 2.5G ports, consider getting a (managed) switch to extend the router with.
dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Not to mention how apparently 2.5 and 5ghz bands suffer on the Flint 3 just to get Wifi 7.
Hope no one’s buying them (though I imagine a lot of people see 3 > 2 and blindly trust it’s better in all cases).
Flint 3 probably would’ve been better as a different product line. As it currently stands, It seems a bit misleading to attach it to the Flint 2 when so much is different at its core.