We have previously reviewed the GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) and awarded ii with our Must Have award. This is a great and lightweight option for those on the go a lot or those who just want something to take with them when they travel.
It is currently on sale on AliExpress for $68.69 before tax, or $83.42 after tax, which is cheaper than when we originally reviewed it.
See what Joe had to say about it in his review:
“The design and performance of this router are fantastic, especially when there are just so many features and things you can do with it, whether it’s a simple ad blocker, whether it’s using it as VPN server or client, all the different connectivity options, repeater and extender modes, tethering support, the list goes on. You’d expect to spend £100s of pounds to get something this good, but GL.iNet has bought the stability and features of OpenWRT and made it so user-friendly. If you live in a small property, you could easily use this as your “main” router. But otherwise, I’d recommend looking at one of GL.iNet’s fully-fledged home routers if you need something for a bigger house. One feature I would like to try would be to use this in Extender mode with the Flint 2 router, as it’d be the perfect geeky DIY mesh-like solution for home.
One thing’s for sure, when I next go on holiday or need to work away from home, the Beryl AX will be coming with me, it’s now found a vital place in my toolkit as it’s the Swiss army knife of routers. That’s why we’ve decided to award the Beryl AX, the EnosTech Must Have Award.”
SPECIFICATION
- Maximum 574 Mbps on 2.4Ghz and a maximum 2402 Mbps on 5Ghz
- WiFi 6 Technology
- 2.5 multi-gigabit WAN port
- 1x LAN Port
- 1x USB 3.0 Port
- Wireguard speed maximum of 300Mbps
- MediaTek MT7981B 1.3GHz Dual-core processor
- 512MB DDR4 RAM / 256MB NAND Storage
This deal is said to run until sometime on December 3rd, 2024 so make sure to be quick if this is something you are interested in picking up.