GL-AR300M vs GL-AR300M16 questions

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Hello,

I purchased GL-AR300M16 model and upgraded couple of weeks ago to 4.3.22-1218-1734488982. I see that there is 4.3.25-0331-1743424534 with security fixes in a release notes. Before I try to upgrade I have a few questions.

  1. Is there a way to downgrade to 3.x version? I realized that GL-AR300M16 has only 16Mb NAND, and after upgrading to 4.x, there is not space to install pretty much any packages, like tcpdump (full) which I like to use.
    a. If it is possible to downgrade to latest 3.x, how much space could I gain? Any specific steps when downgrading I should be aware of?
    b. An alternative, I am thinking maybe installing openwrt version to cut on space. When can I get the latest stable openwrt version with out Luci? Any special instructions/steps to install it?
  2. I realized that where is a GL-AR300M version with 128Mb nand. I looked everywhere and I do not see this version available.
    a. Is it discontinued? If not when will it be available again for purchase?
    b. Is there a refresh planned? any ETA?

Bottom line, I like to have similar device with options to install additional packages.

Thank you

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It's discontinued. I have a few AR300m. They're super nice. I wish that GLI net would make a similar router like the r5c

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