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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,...
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.
Best thing would be to just keep an eye on the EoS site and download site. For now BE series systems are not EoS or EoL and being worked on in the foreseeable future.
Received this info today from support:
Thanks for contacting NETGEAR Concierge. It was a pleasure speaking with you about NETGEAR’s products and how they can help improve your home WiFi.
We were provided with the following chipset changes, regarding the hardware differences to the 770 series version 2-Chipset: V1:
IPQ5322 + QCN6274 + QCA8386Chipset: V2:
IPQ5322 + QCN6422 + QCA8386So only QCN6274 changed to QCN6422. I have no idea exactly what that part does, does anyone else? Although I did track this down:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/qualcomm/QCN-6422-0-DRQFN132-TR-01-0/24399499
Initially the support contact wasn't even aware of a v2 for the 770. Once I made him aware he was able to get a bit more info by reaching out internally. If this following statement from support is correct, this is the status: "The v2 of the 770 is only available in the Asia market at this time. They are still working to finalize the firmware for the NA and EU market. Expect that to take another 2-4 months before v2 hits the NA market and into retail."
I'm still a bit confused on why they'd post firmware for the 773v2 on their USA site (that's supposedly isn't finalized), yet only offer the v2 in the Asia market. Still feels like I'm not getting the full story. That said, I'm thinking I'll just go with the 773v1, that is, unless someone else can determine that chipset part #QCN6422 is worth waiting for.
Thanks in advance!
