On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 11:17 AM, John Crispin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 12/01/14 11:09, [email protected] wrote: > >> I see no mention of this router on dev mailing list, so is this article >> true: >> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/ >> 01/linksys-resurrects-classic-blue-router-with-open-source-and-300-price/ >> >> and also in tekzilla video Linksys/Belkin claims that this router will >> have OpenWrt support first day it comes out: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6IkvXUZUU >> >> Is anybody of OpenWrt devs working with Linksys to support this router? >> Are any of you on NDAs to can't mention this? :) >> > > Hi, > > we talked about this internally and are not aware of any developer that > was pinged by linksys. what we know so far > > * unit most likely runs on a ghz arm soc made by marvell > * unit is about 1,5x the size of the original > * the unit is really expensive - you can get a time capsule for that price > with a 2TB disc or even a low end qnap > > > lets see if they actually contact us or if it was a marketing hoax > > John > Thought so, so I sent a few tweets to linksys, tekizilla, patrick norton, cnet and CES, asking then why they didn't check the sources before releasing this info regarding openwrt support (ah, journalism) on a side note, I really like sata port they put on this device, are there any other devices with openwrt support that have sata ports? My prediction is that after they figure out there is no way this thing will sell at that price point they will ship a "light" version with almost same specs at ~150$ price range Also on a tangent - on openwrt forums guys mentioned this as a alternative AC router which is much cheaper (but also not yet released) - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2037429657/almond-80211ac-touchscreen-wifi-router-smart-home http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2037429657/almond-80211ac-touchscreen-wifi-router-smart-home/posts/611489
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