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 "slug": "gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800",
 "name": "Slate AX (GL-AXT1800)",
 "maker": "GL.iNet",
 "category": "wifi",
 "categoryLabel": "Wi-Fi & Bluetooth",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A Wi-Fi 6 travel router with three gigabit ports, USB 3.0, a microSD slot and fast WireGuard on OpenWrt.",
 "goodFor": "A fast, hackable travel router for VPN and repeater use.",
 "youNeed": "A 5 V 4 A USB-C supply.",
 "tradeoff": "No battery.",
 "tags": [
  "Wi-Fi 6",
  "Travel router",
  "WireGuard",
  "OpenWrt"
 ],
 "price": "US$119.99",
 "priceShort": "$119.99",
 "priceFrom": null,
 "checked": "2026-09-17",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "GL.iNet",
   "label": "Buy from GL.iNet",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at GL.iNet when checked on 2026-09-24."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Amazon",
   "label": "Buy from Amazon",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J7WSDK?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gl-inet-slate-ax-gl-axt1800&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at Amazon when checked on 2026-09-24."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor and memory",
     "value": "IPQ6000 quad-core 1.2 GHz · 512 MB RAM · 128 MB NAND",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Wireless",
     "value": "Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax): 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz + 1200 Mbps at 5 GHz · retractable antennas",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "USB-C 5 V / 4 A",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Ethernet",
     "value": "1 WAN + 2 LAN, gigabit",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "USB and storage",
     "value": "USB 3.0; microSD up to 512 GB",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "VPN",
     "value": "WireGuard up to 550 Mbps; OpenVPN up to 560 Mbps with DCO",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Wireless features",
     "value": "MU-MIMO, OFDMA, BSS colour, DFS, WPA3; up to 120 devices",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Size and weight",
     "value": "125 × 82 × 36 mm · 245 g",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Software",
     "value": "OpenWrt 23.05",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$119.99 on gl-inet.com",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/"
  },
  {
   "label": "GL.iNet documentation",
   "url": "https://docs.gl-inet.com/"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "open-firmware",
  "opennessLabel": "Open firmware",
  "summary": "GL.iNet publishes u-boot and SDK firmware source for the AXT1800; no schematic, PCB source, BOM, or pinout diagram is published.",
  "files": [],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/gl-inet/sdk",
    "role": "sdk",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 158,
    "pushed": "2022-10-20"
   },
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/gl-inet/uboot-ipq60xx",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 74,
    "pushed": "2025-07-17"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "Qualcomm Atheros IPQ6000",
    "role": "SoC (quad-core Cortex-A53 + dual-band Wi-Fi radios)"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "gl-inet/uboot-ipq60xx repo description literally states 'uboot src and binary for GL-AX1800 and GL-AXT1800' (fetched, 200); gl-inet/sdk download.sh lists axt1800 under its ipq807x-2102 target. Checked docs4.x user-guide page and docs repo for a hardware/pinout page — it only has a generic external port-photo, not a real pinout/schematic, so not listed as a file. No public Qualcomm datasheet page found for IPQ6000 (checked qualcomm.com, 404).",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [
  {
   "name": "OpenWrt",
   "url": "https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt",
   "tag": "Router OS",
   "description": "Linux operating system targeting embedded routing devices with WireGuard, OpenVPN, and AdGuard Home."
  }
 ],
 "chips": [
  "ipq40xx"
 ]
}