Key Highlights
- Moreover, routers haven’t become easier to use or included any exciting new features in the past decade.
- In fact, I’ve been disappointed by the lack of innovation by companies like Google that have only gone as far as making smartphone apps for easier setup or improving mesh connectivity. So when I came across the Beryl AX — a Wi-Fi router claiming to disrupt the status quo on both, price and features — it piqued my interest.
- The device in question comes from a relatively young manufacturer, GL. iNet, that has mostly built its reputation on compact routers over the past few years.
- And on paper, it’s quite the disruptor: it can fit in a pocket, has 2.5Gbit Ethernet, uses USB-C for power, and packs more useful software features than routers that cost hundreds of dollars. The Beryl AX is marketed as a travel router, but in my experience, it is just as useful as an everyday secondary router even in your own home.
- Will it replace your main home router?
