GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600)
The Wi-Fi 7 travel router with a touchscreen. Overkill for tethering, perfect for a hotel-room studio.
Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600)
The GL.iNet Slate 7 is a Wi-Fi 7 travel router with a touchscreen, for streamers who want the newest Wi-Fi standard in a pocket router. At a tracked $159.99 it sits in the middle of a $144.49 to $169.99 range across nine points from August 26 to October 19, 2026.
The listing gives dual-band speeds of 688 Mbps and 2882 Mbps, 2GB of RAM and OpenWrt 23.05. The touchscreen shows QR codes for quick Wi-Fi joining and speed monitoring. OpenVPN and WireGuard are pre-installed. It has no cellular modem and needs an uplink. Wi-Fi 7 helps only if your devices support it. It has 4.4 across 1,599 retailer ratings.
- Wi-Fi 7 with up to 2882 Mbps on 5GHz
- Touchscreen with QR code joining
- 2GB of RAM and OpenWrt 23.05
- No cellular modem, so it needs an uplink
- Wi-Fi 7 gain needs matching devices
- Price was $10 higher at its high
Where it fits in a build
Your uplink on the move. An ethernet port lets you wire it straight to the encoder. See every connection pick
| Type | Travel router, Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | 2x 2.5G |
| Network | Uses a phone or USB modem |
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GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600)
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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.