Sure, if you're just routing, and don't want to connect to various hardware I/O things, you can get a simpler board. But if you want to talk to sensors or build yourself a toaster controller or weather station or add lots of blinky lights or whatever, they're useful.
A ton of BS (Score:0)
What is this, 1992? I can buy a 16-port gigabit router on eBay for $50 and flash it with whatever WRT variant I want.
- ZOMG LEDs, it must be awesome
Re:A ton of BS (Score:2)
I believe you're missing the fact it contains 20 GPIO pins; See if you're COTS router gives you that level of flexibility.
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ah yes, GPIO pins are crucial for routers.
GPIO's useful for Internet of Things (Score:3)
Sure, if you're just routing, and don't want to connect to various hardware I/O things, you can get a simpler board. But if you want to talk to sensors or build yourself a toaster controller or weather station or add lots of blinky lights or whatever, they're useful.
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See if you're COTS router gives you that level of flexibility.
Obligatory response to emphasized portion: I am not a COTS router! I am a free man.
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And wooden you say: "I am not a lumber! I am a tree man."