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Amplificator
Sep 21, 2021Aspirant
R7000 hardware revisions?
Hi. What hardware revisions exist for the R7000? I'm wondering if there are v2 and v3 etc. or if there's only the v1. The model number I'm thinking of purchasing is the R7000-100PES - does t...
michaelkenward
Sep 22, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Amplificator wrote:
What hardware revisions exist for the R7000?
The R7000P came after the R7000. Similar specs but the big difference is in the chipset. The details are buried somewhere around here in discussions after the launch.
Amplificator wrote:
The model number I'm thinking of purchasing is the R7000-100PES - does that give an indication of version number?
As others have explained, the letters at the end are regional 100 does show the hardware variant (200 = V2) while "PES" is for the local market. For example, NAS is North America.
The R7000 dates from 2014, The R7000P is from 2017.