Where from?
If I'm not mistaken the C58, C59 and C60 are all 100 Mb/s while WR1043ND is 1 Gb/s. I don't agree with you about being superseded. Far from it.
They are, whether you think it or not. Yes, C5* all have 100mbit switches but better in all other ways.
Can you be more specific?
Hell is freeze!
Xiaomi has just released Mi Router 3G which is sold at $36 at China ( Currently selling from $50 at gearbest http://bit.ly/2uaHb0h )
It comes with 256MB RAM and 128MB ROM, 1 WAN + 2 LAN Gbit ports, 1200AC WiFi, USB 3.0 port and dual-core 880MHz MediaTek MT7621A which is LEDE compatible!!
What do you expect more for $36? So cheap and sooo powerfull device!
Only downside is having just 2 LAN ports but it's really really powerful device for it's price.
I do not know it's 5Ghz performance but I expect good from MT7621A.
Just ordered one for testing...
Warning, this will be Chinese version. But who cares since you put LeDe in it 
I wrote about it here:
It seems like a great device.
English Language is not available at all. I wonder how fast LEDE will find it's way onto this box.
Where exactly did you find it for $36?
Retail price is 249 rmb (37 usd).
... In China, right?
Yes. (10 characters)
I'm looking for the simplest, least expensive gigabit router than can handle a 500 mbps Internet connection. Would anyone have a suggestion? Wireless or QoS is not needed and I'm in the US.
tp-link tl-wr1043nd v4
Thanks but the WR1043ND v4 is not sold in the US. The v3 is also impossible to find, as most vendors are shipping the WR1043N v5 instead, which has no LEDE support.
then get an archer c5 - refurbished is about as much as the 1043ndv4, new is 15$ more
Unfortunately, I can't seem to find stock of the refurbished units anywhere.
try newegg
Is it easy for a beginner to install the OS in the orange pi zero?
you just write the image to the sd card but it's supported ? I don't see it in the sunxi targets
some help: https://gist.github.com/praveenbm5/3c81692e6b2b651bb450fb7fc45dff4d
there is support for orange-pi-plus so maybe is an easy target to be added
Sounds like a heck of a deal; where can it be purchased? Not finding any sources online.
I guess you are talking about this one, right?
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Lenovo_Newifi_mini
Which firmware image did you use?
LEDE, with Fast Path and close sourced driver.
I built it myself.