Hi all, the R3 has been on my watch list for quite some time, as i’m waiting for Optical Fibre to be finally available at my place. (the R4, too, but besides the less mature support i don’t think i’ll really need wifi 7 anytime soon)
However, the single USB port is something that prevents me from getting it. I’m aware there is an header that could break out another two ports, but i couldn’t find enclosures with places for them in the usual package deals on Ali.
The reason i’d like multiple ports are:
- Zigbee dongle, unless someone managed to attach a daughterboard? In which case please, do tell (also: what if one made an internal board… and then used one of the 8 wifi antennas?)
- Printer, so the router would also be a print server. I dream of a day in which i never have to use the crappy anti privacy printer apps.
- External HDD. I would of course put an internal drive, but having an extra drive can also be handy. Also, for streaming video/audio an HDD is fast enough and much cheaper.
But really, if i had to settle for the single port i would like to have it to the printer, and a solution to have zigbee inside