Cheapest DD WRT/Open WRT compatible router.

[Saurabh Srivastava]

Posting on behalf of my friend,He need a cheapest router which can be used to download torrent even when PC is turned off.There is an Asus router available for 3.3K which has in-built torrent client but is there any cheaper solution?
Also would warranty be void if a custom firmware is installed on it?

 

[bhojv74]

Why router? Try raspberry pi.

 

[venkatachar]

Try Nexx, it costs around 1000. Wifi router nexx WT3020H 300M Portable Mini Router 802.11 b/g/nwifi Repeater Wifi Bridge Wireless Router Support USB Flash Drive-in Wireless Routers from Computer & Office on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

This has support for 3g Dongles and also External storage, which you can use as NAS. It can run on a power bank.
You can flash the default firmware with openwrt Nexx WT3020 [OpenWrt Wiki].

 

[Saurabh Srivastava]

@bhojv74 that friend is not that tech savvy so a simple solution is required.
@venkatachar Is there any alternative which is available in India? If not I am going to suggest him to buy Asus router

 

[venkatachar]

No alternatives, i didn't have any issues buying from AliExpress except for the shipping time.