BananaPi already sells boards with same CPU for around $100 with maybe $15-20 extra for case

https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-F3/BananaPi_BPI-F3

Is it doing anything different ? I assume at least made in US so it can be sold as router and not dev board ?

Are the banana pi boards able to run a mainline kernel or close to it? I have a memory of getting real close to buying one of those, and then reading a comment on HN about having to run their Frankenstein setup

	▲	dwood_dev 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Given the similarities in port layout (just missing a HDMI and USB3 header), and that the case is nearly identical, I would guess that this router probably is a custom run of the exact same BananaPi board without those headers. Both also use MiniPCIe in 2026, which is a bit of an odd decision.
	▲	c0balt 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The page linked above contains links to their bootloader and Linux kernel tree (6.1 apparently), so chances are rather low.