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Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardware
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2024
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There are use cases for this router, but please don't get the plastic clone sold by the same Chinese company that assembles the real thing. (The plastic clone costs a third, but doesn't have detachable antennas and doesn't accept mainstream OpenWRT because it uses an almost unknown CPU.)
Myself, when I need a high capability router (for me "capability" typically means "range") I turn towards a Raspberry Pi and Alfa AWUS1900 wireless card. Yes, it lacks in throughput (USB is a severe bottleneck)... but with a bit of tweaking, you can talk out to 2 kilometers if terrain allows. :)