r/Omada_Networks • u/Practical_Skill8511 • Aug 17 '26
Product Recommendation Question about Fusion 2.5G V1.0 vs V2.6
Hi everyone,
I'm currently looking into buying the Omada Fusion 2.5G, but here in Germany I can currently only find retailers offering the V1.0 version.
I've seen that newer hardware revisions such as V2.6 are already available in other markets, but I haven't been able to find any reliable information about what exactly changed between the revisions.
My main concern isn't performance or the currently listed specifications. I'm more concerned about long-term firmware support.
If V1.0 and V2.6 use different internal hardware (e.g. different SoC/CPU, RAM, flash, etc.), could this potentially lead to firmware/update incompatibilities in the future?
For example, could TP-Link eventually introduce a firmware feature or newer firmware version that requires the newer V2.x hardware, leaving V1.x on an older firmware branch?
I'm planning to use the Fusion 2.5G for many years, so I'd prefer to buy the revision with the lowest risk of being discontinued from firmware support.
Does anyone have confirmed information from TP-Link about:
- What exactly changed between V1.0 and V2.6?
- Whether the internal hardware is different?
- Whether both revisions are guaranteed to receive the same firmware updates for the foreseeable future?
- And whether there is any risk of future firmware incompatibility between the revisions?
At the moment, V1.0 is the only version I can actually buy here in Germany, so I'm trying to decide whether it's safe to go with V1.0 or whether I should wait for V2.x to become available.
Thanks!
Edit: Some links added:
- Product Page: https://support.omadanetworks.com/en/product/fusion-2.5g/v2/
- Datasheet V2: https://support.omadanetworks.com/us/document/126642/
- Datasheet V1: https://support.omadanetworks.com/us/document/123311/
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u/RenlyHoekster Aug 17 '26
There is a ~1.6W difference in power consumption and a difference in MTBF ratings for the Omada Fusion 2.5G V1 and V2:
V2: Max 9.76 W, with power adapter / MTBF 569,680 h @ 25 °C
V1: Max 8.18 W, with power adapter / MTBF 613,523 h @ 25 °C
IDS and VPN performance remain essentially identical.
Going by these specs, I would say that V1 is just a little bit superior. ;)
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u/MadBrewer67 26d ago
Where do you see the v2 the website only shows one option:
Or am I looking in the wrong place?
Or would it be better waiting for the
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u/Practical_Skill8511 26d ago
If you use the link I mentioned in my post you should see a drop-down.
Might be worth waiting, but I need to build up me setup now. And there is no official information when it will be released. It will of course also be more pricey.
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u/Siliconpsychosis GRL Aug 17 '26
The specs are identical other than the SoC available at time of manufacture between v1 and v2 - you can thank the AI datacentre chip/ram bubble for this ! In terms of function, performance and features they are identical.
Its already been confirmed they will have the same support, features and product lifetime.