Linksys WRT1900AC Router Gets Faster Processor, More Memory, New Name

[Guest]

Linksys updated its retro-designed WRT1900AC dual band router with a new processor, more memory and a new name: the WRT1900ACS.

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[fuzzion]

Impressive

 

[termathor]

"In a collaborative effort with OpenWrt and Marvell, Linksys also announced that the WRT1900ACS will be open source-ready for those that tinker with community-built firmware and will support services such as BitTorrent, VPN and QoS-related modules. "

Given that 1 and a half year after release, the 1900AC still doesn't have a stable open-source driver from Linksys, this statement upsets me a bit.
yeah, "will be open source-ready ...".

 

[Kewlx25]

They have my attention

"In a collaborative effort with OpenWrt and Marvell, Linksys also announced that the WRT1900ACS will be open source-ready for those that tinker with community-built firmware and will support services such as BitTorrent, VPN and QoS-related modules. "

Given that 1 and a half year after release, the 1900AC still doesn't have a stable open-source driver from Linksys, this statement upsets me a bit.
yeah, "will be open source-ready ...".

 

[Glock24]

Given that 1 and a half year after release, the 1900AC still doesn't have a stable open-source driver from Linksys, this statement upsets me a bit.
yeah, "will be open source-ready ...".

 

[blazorthon]

"In a collaborative effort with OpenWrt and Marvell, Linksys also announced that the WRT1900ACS will be open source-ready for those that tinker with community-built firmware and will support services such as BitTorrent, VPN and QoS-related modules. "

Given that 1 and a half year after release, the 1900AC still doesn't have a stable open-source driver from Linksys, this statement upsets me a bit.
yeah, "will be open source-ready ...".

Maybe they want someone else to make the driver 😛

 

[Glock24]

What they mean is: let the open source community do the work for us and we profit on the hype

 

[termathor]

"In a collaborative effort with OpenWrt and Marvell, Linksys also announced that the WRT1900ACS will be open source-ready for those that tinker with community-built firmware and will support services such as BitTorrent, VPN and QoS-related modules. "

Given that 1 and a half year after release, the 1900AC still doesn't have a stable open-source driver from Linksys, this statement upsets me a bit.
yeah, "will be open source-ready ...".

Maybe they want someone else to make the driver 😛

Well, very likely, yes, but it's impossible without very detailled documentation on the chipsets, that would surely contain important IP, and that is yet to be seen.

 

[DeadlyDays]

At what point do you think these high end gaming/consumer routers become gateway servers with routing capabilities?

 

[dark_lord69]

Huh.. interesting...
Still not interested...
The only thing I've ever bought from belkin that seems to be lasting is a micro USB charging cable for my phone. For that... Belkin is fine, for my home network.. I originally prefered Cisco (Linksys) but now that Belkin is in charge I'll be looking at the nice ASUS routers available these days.

 

[zodiacfml]

Could be impressive if they dropped the price a bit with those updates. Right now, it is lagging behind. Right now, I prefer a tri-band without MU-MIMO.