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Orbi RBK50 with and without USB 2.0
Can anyone explain the differences between the Orbi RBR50 that have USB2.0 port vs ones that do not? As far as I can tell there is no difference in terms of features and hardware specs. Only differ...
Memory is mostly for logging and platform for FW load. More room for FW as FW may get larger in size. I guess NG figured that since FW and operations worked with out maxing out v1 memory, that it's cheaper to remove some memory that was probably not being used. It won't effect performance. Most other routers use about the same amount of memory as v2. They are what they are. Nothing changing anytime soon. Orbi AX is next platform.
Yes there is a difference in Memory:
https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/orbi/RBK50v2.pdf
Yes, there is no USB port available on v2. Same goes for Orbi AX. I believe NG is moving away from USB support on ALL Orbi systems going forward. Probably couldn't make it work well or something they don't want to develop and support. :smileyfrustrated: