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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.
So basically v2 is a downgraded version of v1 in terms of memory and the lack of USB. That seems like a step backwards IMHO. How does stripping down the memory not affect the performance of the router?
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.