- Gl.inet Flint 3 is a powerful Wi-Fi 7 router with 2.5 GBE gates at a price for early bird
- Supports OpenWRT, VPNS and Mesh with broad plugin -compatibility
- It’s the follow-up on SKIFER 7, World’s first Mobile Wi-Fi 7-Router
GL.inet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) can be the cheapest Wi-Fi 7 Be9300 router currently available, and with four 2.5 GBE LAN ports plus VPN support, it can be a no-brainer for buyers who want to take advantage of Wi-Fi 7 speeds on a budget.
The Tri-Band router, designed for home users and small offices, is available for pre-order now. Super Early Bird buyers had the chance to grab it for only $ 119, but that level sold out quickly. Pricing early bird is set at $ 139, while the price of pre -order is $ 159. MSRP is listed for $ 229.90, with orders expected to be sent in mid -July 2025.
Flint 3 is based on GL.Iint’s more compact, travel -oriented Slate 7, which the company launched a few months ago priced from $ 120.
Solid VPN —Odignability
The Flint 3 is powered by a 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm processor, probably IPQ5332, and paired with 1 GB DDR4 RAM and 8 GB EMMC storage.
It runs a custom version of OpenWRT 23.05 (Linux 5.4.213) and includes GL.Iint’s Administrator Panel V4.7. Us supports over 5,000 plug-ins with built-in tools for privacy, tunneling and ad blocking.
On the network side, the Flint 3 is equipped with five 2.5 Gbps ethernet gates, one for wan, one wan/lan and three dedicated LAN ports. These support up to 10 GBPS LINK AGM.
It supports WiFi 7 across 2.4 GHz (688 Mbps), 5GHz (2882 Mbps) and 6GHz (5765 Mbps) tapes and includes four foldable external antennas. A USB 3.0 port allows for smartphone bundles or use with a cellular dongle.
The router’s VPN performance has been rated up to 680 Mbps on both Wireguard and OpenVPN-DCO. This is slightly under 900 Mbps seen on the older Flint 2, but still solid for encrypted traffic.
It also includes features such as Adguard Home, Failover Support, Load Balancing and Mesh Networking. The current is provided via a 12V/4A DC input and power pull appears as below 25W under normal load.
Compared to more expensive be9300 routers on the market, Flint 3’s early pricing and hardware mix makes it a prominent one. Competing with similar prices routers like TP-Link Archer Be550 can be tough at full MSRP, but right now it is among the best available WiFi 7 offers.
Via CNX software
