Been away from "the scene" for a bit,  was wondering if the new TP-Link
travel router I'm eyeing would be able to take advantage of the latest?

Its the TL-WR902AC.  Depending on hardware version its either a QCA9531
with a QCA9887 for 5ghz,  or a *MediaTek* MT7628AN and a MT7610EN.

How are either of those for working with the stuff?

Is it still a short list of supported hardware, or has it spread out a lot?

Tnx...

Jon