As someone who just plan to use it as a router, front PD port is jank. 10G ports are nice but personally I probably prefer to have have SFP only instead of using combo, I suppose it is overall cheaper the current way. Curious about how be19 will work on this board. Will likely get one if the price is right, thermal is likely better too (and easier to work with) which is great.
Any plans about pocket sized (compact board+case ± xiaomi 15 non pro, or even less"; inside of pcb Ethernet ports, Li-ion UPS&PoE (build-in or available as option), few m.2 ports without space for them(for custom big sized cases), 2x+Ethernet(10G+?), +few!! microsd express ports => So, needed pcie 3.0+ port multiplier ic.
Ethernet hub as thin little module, max compact sized!
+also wifi 7be compact with single m.2 port be19k. +also wifi 7be compact without 6Ghz (not sh** 2x2 or 3x3, but 4x5 and so on!) with two 5Ghz (and with single m.2 port?).
+also gpio? Any plans for CNX?).
+Waterproof Case (not fully, but ±!) & Case-radiator from two-three sides.
BPi3 mini - good, but too small for all the tastes of the mt7988 chip!(.
Is there already a code repo and schematics? Have not found any yet.
Can somebody please explain to me how these “combo ports” work?. Can i use only either the SFP or RJ45 or can both be used at the same time?
Thanks!
The usual meaning for combo port is either-or, not both.
Hi, Where are these available for purchase?
I’m sure only one of both parts can be used at one time.
But based on the devicetree in mtk-feeds it looks like it can be switched using a gppio
@mytratom it is not yet for sale. There are only a few development samples to do the software support.
Any idea when these will be on sale?
No,still waiting for my sample board to try to get it working and make some first tests.
How are your first tests?
i have it booting and try to get the maxlinear switch and the aeonsemi phys working 
Software needs some work. i also found some hw issues which should be fixed in later versions (maybe it is already better in actual revision)…
i have a v00 board, not defined for sale, it is normal that not all is working in this state, so don’t worry
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Personally, I think the R4 pro is a direct match for the be19. Do you have any plans to test the be19 once prototypes start rolling out?
In the last few days, I read a good assessment about Wi-Fi 7:
“Direct match” … 
→ The R4 has the same CPU …
My favorite (right now) for the Pro version is the AW7915 or AW7916 
→ So far, I haven’t seen any cooling solution (combined with shielding) for the BE19.
And … the cases are – euphemistically speaking –
→ still leaving room for improvement.
As you can see, I’m quite pessimistic when it comes to the R4 cases.
→ They definitely know the board’s maximum power consumption. And the R3 mini also ended up getting a second case.
After the BE14, I now look at all of this from a “popcorn perspective”:
→ In the end, it might even turn out that I’ll buy the OpenWrt Two. But I’ll wait another year for that decision — read along and enjoy some popcorn 
The biggest problem with the BPI-R4 Pro is that MediaTek lacks proper open-source support and simply doesn’t care. No matter how impressive the manufacturer’s marketing slides and specs may look on paper, they don’t mean much in practice. Power management is poor, the firmware is riddled with bugs, and the MediaTek MT7988 is roughly on par with the Raspberry Pi 4’s BCM2711. By today’s standards, that’s hardly impressive. Buying this product is basically paying the “stupidity tax.” Moreover, due to recent changes in domestic policies in China, most factories are now required to make mandatory social insurance contributions for their workers. As a result, many electronics manufacturers will likely either raise prices or shut down altogether.
Openwrt two looks interesting, but I liked the capabilities and “crazy in a good way” of R4\Pro, especially Pro. I would really like to have 10Gb wan and lan (RJ45 and SFP+), nvme, at least 1 sim slot. Well, that is, I want R4 Pro, with many antennas, but not from banana pi and with normal support
feel free to go to qualcomm & realtek etc …good luck
As I am here last year, I also have feeling that the manufacturer could support open-source community better. It is quite nice and I like the topics about ideas for new versions, but I think, that the time to better/full use-ability of their products should be much shorter.
Do you have experiences with any other hw manufacturers approach?
How long it takes than bpi-r4 became old?
Even selling period could be prolonged?
Hello, is there a release date for this board ?? thanks
Please, was there ever a release date for one of this boards?
Why do you want to buy board at this state? I currently working on basic linux support for it and also openwrt does not support this yet. You have to wait some time to let software mature a bit.