Flint 3

Indeed, Gl.iNet has some good products too. The question I have is, Flint 2 (WiFi 6) or Flint 3 (WiFi 7)? There are some threads on Reddit, here’s one example comparing them: https://www.reddit.com/r/GlInet/s/6gp3ZhFohc If I had to choose between those two, I think I’d get the Flint 2. It is $50 les

1000 NBN is slightly over provisioned, if you have capable hardware you might get ~1100Mbps, not a huge deal if you only have 1Gbps hardware, you'll just cap at mid-high 900's instead. GL-iNet have the Flint 2 and Flint 3Running a customised OpenWRT out of the box and from what i hear can be over wr

Pretty much any router will work fine for what you have. The Gl.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) is a good router with 2.5GbE WAN and LAN ports and tri-band WiFi 7 (2.4, 5 & 6GHz WiFi) for around $210. The Asus RT-BE82U also has 2.5GbE WAN and LAN ports, but with dual-band WiFi 7 (no 6GHz) for around $170.

OP is correct, some searching I learnt that:- Flint 3 is not a universal upgrade over Flint 2, especially if you value raw CPU or VPN performance. However, if your main need is multi-gig LAN and future Wi-Fi standards, Flint 3 is a substantial upgrade from Flint 1 and is currently the only GL.iNet o

You'll have to get a better WiFi access point (like a GL iNet Flint 3). I can't give any more info without knowing how far away you are from the AP and how many neighbor's networks show up on each band. Extenders are usually not a good solution, run Ethernet cable where possible.

If you want to play with your router's configuration, the GL.iNet products are really hard to beat with their open firmware. All their products are great! I recommend this one. It has 2.5Gbps LAN ports, so will cover your need for your NAS.https://www.rtings.com/router/reviews/gl-inet/flint-3-gl-be9

It really depends on your needs and how much extra stuff you want to do with it. For the things you mentioned let's assume you decide to go with AT&T Fiber (just cause that's what I have and am familiar with though I suspect the other providers will be similar) on the 1G plan you get the BGW320 gate

Take a look at the GL.iNet Flint 3. Wifi-7 tri-band, 2.5GbE ports, dual-WAN capable, VPN client and server, runs OpenWRT open source software with a large library of plug-ins.

GLI Flint 3 GL-BE9300 is a good buy and is on deal at the moment on Amazon. Tri-band Wifi 7 so has 6ghz, 2.4gb Lan. It runs on OpenWrt and has Adguard, Timescale, openVPN etc. (Dont get the 3E as it only has 5ghz) It's a well known company, so plenty of reviews here, videos on Youtube etc. Flint 2 i