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
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