Linksys WRT1900AC Router

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story imagePhoronix reports that Linksys is finally shipping its successor to the highly popular WRT54G wifi router. The original spawned a number of open source router projects, including DD-WRT , which partially shares its name. Features of the new model:
  • Wireless-N & AC (2.4 & 5 GHz)
  • 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM processor
  • 128MB of flash memory
  • 256MB of DDR3 RAM
  • 4 exchangeable external antennas
  • 1 gigabit ethernet port + 4 gigabit ethernet switch
  • 1 USB 3.0
  • 1 eSATA/USB 2.0 (somehow sharing the same port)
Although the specifications and commitment to open source are welcome, the retail cost of $250-$280 may turn some away.

Still going strong (Score: 2, Insightful)

by skarjak@pipedot.org on 2014-04-12 02:21 (#121)

After all this time, my WRT54G is still going strong. Guess I'm lucky!

One really has to wonder why they have decided to make its successor so expensive. You'd think that something that cost you around 80$ back then could be made even cheaper now.
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