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.