{
 "slug": "gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300",
 "name": "Slate Plus (GL-A1300)",
 "maker": "GL.iNet",
 "category": "wifi",
 "categoryLabel": "Wi-Fi & Bluetooth",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A dual-band travel router with gigabit ports, USB 3.0 and AdGuard Home on OpenWrt.",
 "goodFor": "A cheaper Slate with gigabit ports for VPN travel.",
 "youNeed": "A 5 V 3 A USB-C supply.",
 "tradeoff": "Wi-Fi 5 only; slower VPN than the Slate AX.",
 "tags": [
  "Wi-Fi 5",
  "Travel router",
  "OpenWrt",
  "AdGuard"
 ],
 "price": "US$69.99",
 "priceShort": "$69.99",
 "priceFrom": null,
 "checked": "2026-09-17",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "GL.iNet",
   "label": "Buy from GL.iNet",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300&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/B0B4ZSR2PX?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gl-inet-slate-plus-gl-a1300&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at Amazon when checked on 2026-09-24."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor and memory",
     "value": "IPQ4018 quad-core 717 MHz · 256 MB RAM · 4 MB NOR + 128 MB NAND",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Wireless",
     "value": "Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac): 400 Mbps at 2.4 GHz + 867 Mbps at 5 GHz · two external antennas",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "USB-C 5 V / 3 A",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Ethernet",
     "value": "1 WAN + 2 LAN, gigabit",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    },
    {
     "label": "USB",
     "value": "USB 3.0",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    },
    {
     "label": "VPN",
     "value": "WireGuard up to 170 Mbps; OpenVPN up to 28 Mbps",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Size and weight",
     "value": "118 × 85 × 30 mm · 181 g",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Software",
     "value": "OpenWrt 21.02; AdGuard Home; 30+ VPN providers",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$69.99 on gl-inet.com",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-a1300/"
  },
  {
   "label": "GL.iNet documentation",
   "url": "https://docs.gl-inet.com/"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "open-firmware",
  "opennessLabel": "Open firmware",
  "summary": "GL.iNet publishes general OpenWrt SDK firmware source for its routers, used to build A1300 firmware; no schematic, PCB source, BOM, or pinout is published for this model.",
  "files": [],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/gl-inet/sdk",
    "role": "sdk",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 158,
    "pushed": "2022-10-20"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "Qualcomm IPQ4018",
    "role": "SoC (quad-core Cortex-A7 + 2x2 802.11ac radio)",
    "datasheet": "https://www.qualcomm.com/networking-infrastructure/products/ipq4018"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "gl-inet/sdk's download.sh target list (fetched, 200) does not literally name 'a1300', unlike xe300/x750/ar300m/axt1800 which are named explicitly — so vendor SDK coverage for this exact model is inferred from GL.iNet's blanket OpenWrt/GPL practice, not a confirmed per-device match. Checked docs4.x hardware_info page for a1300: only a generic port-photo, no pinout/schematic. No hardware design files found anywhere.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": [
  "ipq40xx"
 ]
}