I bought one of these last year when they could still be shipped to the USA. In addition to the ethical considerations of running a "libre" router, the performance was excellent and the box was surprisingly configurable (the built-in NTP server support is a neat touch). The improvement over my old Linksys WRT54GL (re-flashed with Tomato) was felt immediately, to the point that it would be easier to assume I upgraded my connection rather than just replaced a router. But true to its price point, IPv6 support didn't seem all great, and not having the ability to (easily) swap out the WiFi antennas was a slight annoyance. But these were small blemishes on what I think is a stellar piece of kit for what I paid for it.

Regrettably, I had to return to using a locked-down router to run a 4G connection at home when I moved out of town. I miss my ThinkPenguin router, and would recommend one to anyone needing a good, fast router for home use.

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