Hi all
I will be in the market for a new router soon and the Flint seemed like the perfect fit, however I've been reading that the firmware can be buggy and as they use their own flavour of Open-WRT it would not have the latest features/security updates.
I've been looking into some of the WiFi 6 routers from Asus and the ones that are supported by Merlin are unfortunately out of my price range (around $150 CAD). Am I better off keeping an eye out for a used Merlin supported router?
I guess my requirements are:
If a Merlin supported router is my best bet, which are the better models to look out for as I've read that the AX-88U is not necessarily better than the AX-86U for example.
Thanks in advance
I will be in the market for a new router soon and the Flint seemed like the perfect fit, however I've been reading that the firmware can be buggy and as they use their own flavour of Open-WRT it would not have the latest features/security updates.
I've been looking into some of the WiFi 6 routers from Asus and the ones that are supported by Merlin are unfortunately out of my price range (around $150 CAD). Am I better off keeping an eye out for a used Merlin supported router?
I guess my requirements are:
- Coverage for 3,600 square feet
- Reliable
- Well supported/updated
- Disable internet between set times on a per device basis
- Parental controls
- VPN support
- Mesh support for future expansion
- Adguard support (nice to have but not essential)
If a Merlin supported router is my best bet, which are the better models to look out for as I've read that the AX-88U is not necessarily better than the AX-86U for example.
Thanks in advance