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Orbi 773 versus 773v2?
I bought an Orbi 773 at BestBuy today. To prep, I downloaded the user manual and also the firmware in case the unit I bought isn't up to date (although I assume it will auto-update on initial setup,...
I've used both systems and they performed pretty much exactly the same.
Versions tend to happen when something on the motherboard isn't being made anymore so they have to upgrade to a v2/3 etc to accommodate the change. Its rare to see a performance difference because if there was, then they tend to change the models.
Wondering if the v2 will receive 18 months or so of additional firmware updates than the original v1 given their respective release dates before each are eventually EOL'd ... I'm thinking not. Thoughts?
According to a query as of today on
https://www.netgear.com/about/eos/#search-eos none of the RBE770-100xxx (so V1) has reached the last sale date:
The product you searched has not yet reached the Last Sale Date and therefore has at least three years remaining for functional and cyber security updates. We encourage you to check back periodically. Read our full policy for details - so nothing to bother for v1 or v2.
Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I wasn't questioning whether v1 wouldn't receive firmware updates at this point in time now that the v2 was released nor if v1 reached Last Sale Date. I simply meant way down the line in time when v1 hits EOS and then v2 EOS's ... will they most likely EOS at the same time since they're both 77x products, or will it be staggered; in that v2 may potentially received functional/security firmware updates longer than the v1 hardware since there's roughly 18 months or so between initial release dates of each version.
