Run-of-the-mill router

The revision I bought is compatible with OpenWRT and LEDE. I ended up flashing LEDE on it (v2.0 with S/N starting with 215C). On the negative side, I had to flash DD-WRT first, then an old vendor firmware, then the firmware of my choice. Why create so much trouble for the rightful owner of the device? Also, major hardware changes between revisions are not helpful. I want to know what I'm buying. How can a review for a device with one chipset be relevant to a device with another chipset? Are we running out of numbers or something? To be fair, other vendors do it to. TP-LINK is just following the common practice, and missing an opportunity to rise above the crowd. The range and the speed are pretty good, certainly better compared to other routers I tried.

Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned