Over three times the price isn’t a little more.
Comment on Banana Pi's $31 BPI-WiFi 6 router runs a fork of OpenWrt - Liliputing
mox@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
I think I would rather spend a little more and get official hardware, with guaranteed ongoing support and no mystery blobs.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 8 months ago
mox@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
Not when you consider the price of replacing this box when it’s no longer supported.
And really, $69 is a small price to pay for a modern router with open firmware; something that you are unlikely to get anywhere else.
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And now you know the fact value of your personal data.
jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
I can’t seem to find where to buy the OpenWRT One or when it’s going to ship.
StopSpazzing@lemmy.world 8 months ago
jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Already found that. Still can’t buy it, still not shipping. 😂
StopSpazzing@lemmy.world 8 months ago
They outlined processes of what happens next since vote was approved on 1-17-2024. According to this, I dont expect anything until end of year or next year before product is ready to be sold
n2burns@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Maybe they’re not “mystery blobs,” but I think you still need binary blobs with MediaTek chips. I’d be happy to be proven wrong though!
Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
I work in industry with MediaTek chips. We basically have to reverse engineer them to get anything done, because they refuse to give us anything, and what they do give us doesn’t work.