Just got my hands on the Banana Pi BPI-R4, and wow—this thing is a beast! The MediaTek MT7988A SoC with quad-core Cortex-A73 is no joke. It handles everything I throw at it, from running OpenWRT to managing my smart home devices without breaking a sweat.
The WiFi 7 support is insane. Streaming 4K? No buffering. Gaming? Lag-free. And those dual 10GbE SFP ports? Perfect for my NAS setup. The wired performance is just as impressive as the wireless.
Love the flexibility with OpenWRT—total control over my network. Setting up VLANs and tweaking security settings is a breeze. Plus, the M.2 slots for NVMe SSDs and 5G modems make it future-proof.
Only gripe? No SIM card trays included (had to DIY one). But honestly, that’s minor compared to everything else this board delivers. If you’re into networking or need a high-performance router, this is it.
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