Pointless. Utterly pointless.
Hi everyone,
Thank you very much for your opinions and suggestions!
I found that many users are calling for 2GB RAM and that information I have synced to PM.
We will keep this opinion, the default HW version will be 1GB RAM, but it may be considered adding a HW version to 2GB RAM, but more market feedback is still needed.
TBH, we also wanted to use 2GB RAM by default, but it cost a lot more than we expected.
Regarding CPU part, considering power consumption and application scenarios of this product, I think that the quad-core A53 2.0GHz may meet most applications.
Let's continue to listen to more users.Thanks!
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Maybe you can make something like this:
- Brume3 with plastic housing: 1GB RAM
- Brume3 with Aluminium housing: 2GB RAM
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What's to listen to, Bruce? There's no USB accelerators/off-loading to speak of, is there? Who's gonna tell 'em that putting a USB device on SBC is just gonna tax an already under powered CPU even more?
I have an EOL'd phone from 2019 that runs a A53. If it wasn't for the fact it also has A73 for a total of eight cores (octo-core, 8) it'd already long have been in the garbage bin.
It may be acceptable for a travel router (ie: Slate AX (GL-AXT1800)) but a Brume is suppose to be a dedicated VPN gateway. 550 Mbps over WG ain't gonna cut it when the NanoPi R6S can push 1.1+ Gbps and have more than just five (5) concurrent tunnels as is the current limitation with GL.iNet's implementation of PBR at the price of a Slate 7 (GL-BE3600).
Then cut the NICs to 1 GbE, drop the RAM to 1 GB, flash to 128 MB, scrap the USB port entirely. Update the SOC/CPU to mid/high-end ARMv9 — with a NPU/hardware acceleration if neccessary — and fix the PBR. You know what I'm talking about regarding PBR. Make sure it can fully saturate the 941 Mbps, bi-di. Undercut the the NanoPi R6S by 20.00USD and make the GL GUI flawless. It is only the GUI that is GL.iNet's propositional value/market advantage but that only goes so far. It is not the sole option.
If it is to be marketed as a VPN gateway then make it a VPN gateway. No VPN needs NAS functionality, WLAN/mobile/WPAN connectivity or WAN load balancing. That's absolute nonsense.
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"...Running at full load, a 65W power supply recommended..."
I personally will not buy a device that is consuming that much.
This is much more than an Apple Mac Mini M4
The Slate AX comes with a 20W adapter but idles at < 9W. I usually run mine on a 10W travel adapter.
Then don't run it at full load. opkg update && opkg install htop
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The case is pointless. All the internals
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1gb is a bottleneck with adguard, vpns, etc
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I think it's a little more than noteworthy how I'm the only one ITT that seems to have no issue putting down any numbers to back up my claims.
As of this posting, my VPN gateway is using 59.95 MB with load average of 0.00 0.01 0.05 on a MediaTek MT7621. That SOC is twelve (12) years old (2013). It is running four (4) concurrent tunnels ATM even though it will never come close breaking 1 Gb over WG.
AdGuardHome is a toy for those that can't handle the power of the CLI. It does not belong on a VPN gateway. Buy a Flint v3 if you want that kind of 'all in one' convenience/lazyiness/superficiality at the cost of decreasing network capabilities.
There are already two versions (plastic case and aluminium case).
They could keep booth cases for Brume3 again and sell the Aluminium version with 2GB RAM, as a "premium" product.
I definitely will choose the aluminium case... And I already have the GL-MT2500A
That's the case of most users.
Selling something user-friendly is always a good choice.
As raised by others: a properly designed metal case is more than simple aesthetics. It can also act as a heat sink thus precluding the need for a fan. I do not look forward to the day I need to replace mine in my Slate AX. Fans will die; it's just a matter of when not if.
Reference any of Friendly Elec's 'NanoPi' models. They're quite open on their dev wiki for a full look into their SKUs right down to the UART.
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Technically DOH (& SFTP) doesn't even belong on VPN gateway, never mind AdGuardHome. What you're advocating for is just another SBC being masqueraded as a glorified router crippled by a flashy GUI. That's not 'innovation.' That's Firewalla's SOP.
"A fool & his money..." need I go on?
I'd rather see USB-C in all future GL.iNet products. My only use for the USB port is as a phone tether, and USB-C cables are already what I use for everything else. I'd rather eliminate USB-A from my life completely. The fact that GL.iNet still haven't migrated to full USB-C is annoying to me, to be honest.
Regarding the hardware, I'd like to see a faster CPU. As others have mentioned, FriendlyElec has put an A55 and 2GB RAM into the NanoPi R3S while keeping the cost extremely low. I have two of them and they're great. The Brume 3, being a device focused on VPN performance, should try to play strongly into that use case. I'd like to see support for Wireguard at 1Gbps or even higher. I know this makes the device more expensive, but you could still sell it alongside the Brume 2 if you want to offer something cheaper for those who care less about improved performance. If you keep performance low with the new device, there's not much reason to upgrade.
I would also say that while having three Ethernet ports is fine, I'd rather make the device as small as possible and keep it at two. Perhaps that cost savings could go to upgrading other hardware. When using the Brume as a router, I plug the LAN port into a switch/AP anyway to provide WiFi, so ports beyond two really are unnecessary. When using it purely as a VPN server, it also doesn't need three ports.
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That's a fair point regarding onboard ports vs a switch. A Burme is meant to be a stationary device. USB-C for tethering would make more sense on a travel router but it is still less secure a fit in a port than Type-A.
A VPN gateway has no need for USB, full stop.
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There's ARM SBCs on the market for ~150.00 USD that'll do 3.05+ Gbps over WG but the NICs are only 2.5 GbE. The RPi 5 is said to do 3.08 Gbps WG but you'd need probably need 5 GbE PCI-E NICs & its custom kernel to pull it off.
Keep in mind most commercial WG providers (Mullvad, Proton, etc.) typically max. out @ 1 Gbps. Maybe one day that'll change but until then I'd check with them just to be certain.
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Dang, all I want is a cheap wifi, like the brume1 
for the brume3
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Nah, I have like 6 travel routers from gl.inet. I gave like 3 away so far. But I really like the BrumeW as the WiFi is useful. I also want a router with a good amount of resources 
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Put 2gb in both. I dont want to pay for a metal case to get the extra gb+ of ram.