From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp73.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (smtp73.iad3a.emailsrvr.com [173.203.187.73]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C460921F769 for ; Tue, 7 Jul 2015 07:16:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp18.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp18.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 8C4622802F2; Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:16:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from app26.wa-webapps.iad3a (relay-webapps.rsapps.net [172.27.255.140]) by smtp18.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 5A4672803D7; Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:16:10 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender-Id: dpreed@reed.com Received: from app26.wa-webapps.iad3a (relay-webapps.rsapps.net [172.27.255.140]) by 0.0.0.0:25 (trex/5.4.2); Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:16:10 GMT Received: from reed.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by app26.wa-webapps.iad3a (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44D5C380041; Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:16:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by apps.rackspace.com (Authenticated sender: dpreed@reed.com, from: dpreed@reed.com) with HTTP; Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:16:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:16:10 -0400 (EDT) From: dpreed@reed.com To: "Mikael Abrahamsson" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_20150707101610000000_36191" Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Type: html In-Reply-To: References: X-Auth-ID: dpreed@reed.com Message-ID: <1436278570.2812989@apps.rackspace.com> X-Mailer: webmail/11.5.2-RC Cc: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] wrt1900ac v1 vs v2 X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:16:41 -0000 ------=_20150707101610000000_36191 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A[ https://community.linksys.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/WRT1900AC-V2/td-p/94= 0588 ]( https://community.linksys.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/WRT1900AC-V2/td-p= /940588 )=0A =0AShows a v2 with 512M of memory, actually purchased. I woul= d think that the 512 is definitely useful.=0A =0A=0A=0AOn Tuesday, July 7, = 2015 2:09am, "Mikael Abrahamsson" said:=0A=0A=0A=0A> On = Mon, 6 Jul 2015, John Yates wrote:=0A> =0A> > There are refurbished wrt1900= ac units available quite cheap ($10 or $20=0A> > more than wrt1200ac). I as= sume that they are v1 units as the v2 units have=0A> > only been on the mar= ket for a few months. From lurking on this list I get=0A> > the sense that = these will support full sqm in short order (correct?).=0A> >=0A> > So what = are the differences between wrt1900ac v1 and v2? Is there any=0A> > reason = to pay nearly $100 more for a v2?=0A> =0A> v1 has Armada XP chipset which h= as packet accelerator HW in it that=0A> OpenWrt doesn't use. v2 has Armada = 385 which doesn't have a packet=0A> accelerator, but instead has a much bet= ter CPU for forwarding packets.=0A> =0A> So basically if you buy a v1 you'l= l get a third or so in forwarding=0A> performance over the v2 with OpenWrt.= With the Linksys firmware I could=0A> imagine the v1 is faster than the v2= . The v1 has a fan, v2 does not.=0A> =0A> --=0A> Mikael Abrahamsson email: = swmike@swm.pp.se=0A> _______________________________________________=0A> Ce= rowrt-devel mailing list=0A> Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net=0A> https:= //lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel=0A> ------=_20150707101610000000_36191 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Shows a v2 with 512M of memory, actually purchased.  I w= ould think that the 512 is definitely useful.

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On Tuesday, July 7, 201= 5 2:09am, "Mikael Abrahamsson" <swmike@swm.pp.se> said:

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> = On Mon, 6 Jul 2015, John Yates wrote:
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> > There are r= efurbished wrt1900ac units available quite cheap ($10 or $20
> >= more than wrt1200ac). I assume that they are v1 units as the v2 units have=
> > only been on the market for a few months. From lurking on t= his list I get
> > the sense that these will support full sqm in= short order (correct?).
> >
> > So what are the diff= erences between wrt1900ac v1 and v2? Is there any
> > reason to = pay nearly $100 more for a v2?
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> v1 has Armada XP chipse= t which has packet accelerator HW in it that
> OpenWrt doesn't use.= v2 has Armada 385 which doesn't have a packet
> accelerator, but i= nstead has a much better CPU for forwarding packets.
>
> S= o basically if you buy a v1 you'll get a third or so in forwarding
>= ; performance over the v2 with OpenWrt. With the Linksys firmware I could> imagine the v1 is faster than the v2. The v1 has a fan, v2 does no= t.
>
> --
> Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@swm.p= p.se
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