- Gl.inet Flint 3 is a powerful Wi-Fi 7 router with 2.5gbe ports at a bargain price.
- OpenWRT, VPN and Mesh admits with a wide compatibility of accessories
- It is the follow-up of board 7, the first Wi-Fi 7 mobile router of the world of the world
The gl.inet flint 3 (GL-B9300) can be the Wi-Fi 7 Be9300 cheaper currently available, and with four LAN 2.5GBE ports more VPN support, it could be obvious to buyers who seek to take advantage of the speeds of Wi-Fi 7 with a budget.
The Tri-Banda router, designed for domestic users and small offices, is available for pre-pedd now. Super Early Bird buyers had the opportunity to take it for only $ 119, but that level quickly exhausted. The early morning price is set at $ 139, while the standard price of early order is $ 159. The MSRP appears at $ 229.90, and orders are expected to be sent in mid -July 2025.
The Flint 3 is based on the most compact 7 board and oriented to the trips of GL.INET, which the company launched a few months ago with a price of $ 120.
Solid VPN performance
The FLINT 3 works with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Qualcomm processor, probably the IPQ5332, and paired with 1 GB of RAM DDR4 and 8 GB of EMMC storage.
Execute a personalized version of OpenWRT 23.05 (Linux 5.4.213) and includes the GL.inet V4.7 administration panel. The operating system admits more than 5,000 accessories, with built -in tools for privacy, tunnels and advertisement.
On the network side, Flint 3 is equipped with five 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, one for Wan, a Wan/LAN and three dedicated LAN ports. These admit up to 10 GBPS of link aggregation.
WiFi 7 admits through the 2.4GHz bands (688mbps), 5GHz (2882mbps) and 6GHz (5765mbps), and includes four folding external antennas. A USB 3.0 port allows smartphone connection or use with a cell dongle.
The VPN performance of the router has a rating of up to 680 Mbps in Wireguard and OpenVPN-DCO. This is slightly below the 900MBPS seen in the oldest flint 2, but it is still solid for encrypted traffic.
It also includes features such as Adguard Home, error switching support, load balance and mesh networks. The power is provided through a 12V/4A CC input, and the power raffle is listed in 25W under normal load.
Compared to the most expensive Be9300 routines in the market, the first prices and the Flint 3 hardware mixture make it outstanding. Competing with routers at similar prices such as TP-Link Archer Be550 can be difficult in complete MSRP, but at this time, it is one of the best Wi-Fi 7 offers available.
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