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Title: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: Tazman4u on May 05, 2008, 10:02:16 PM

What are the differences between the A2 and A3 hardware versions for the DLink DIR-655 and should we moving to A3. Are the A3's being reworked or held back? The only ones I can find in stores are the A2 versions. I've called DLink on this several times and keep getting different answers.

Title: Re: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: tudela on May 06, 2008, 01:42:52 AM

I'm almost sure Newegg is all A3 by now.

Got mine last month. A3

Title: Re: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: JonClaud on May 06, 2008, 11:06:27 AM

It is purely cosmetic changes and they are using attennas from possibly a different vendor.
None of this effects the current performance of your router. This is more for internal identification purposes.

Title: Re: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: Lycan on May 06, 2008, 01:53:56 PM

The major change is the switch CPU, we switched from a Vitesse to a Realtec.
No cosmetic changes to my knowledge. Preformance is equal on the switchs however. Still gigabit, with about 600+mbps.

Title: Re: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: Tazman4u on May 06, 2008, 02:11:08 PM

Thanks for the updates information.  :-X

Title: Re: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: Neblinio on October 19, 2008, 02:59:12 PM

I just found something weird. A review picture of a disassembled DIR-655 A3 hardware, and it has a Vitesse switch CPU instead of Realtek, as Lycan stated.

Here's the link (I prefer not to post the image because it's too big)
http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/other/dlink-dir655/mainboard_top.jpg (http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/other/dlink-dir655/mainboard_top.jpg)

So what's the real difference between both hardware A2 and A3 versions?

Title: Re: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: davevt31 on October 19, 2008, 04:50:52 PM

I think the picture is still an A2,  the sticker in the middle has an A2 and the ink silk screen  says 655A2 in a couple of locations.  If it were an A3 it would have the Realtec chip.

Title: Re: DIR-655 hardware version A2 versus A3
Post by: Lycan on October 20, 2008, 09:13:03 AM

What you're seeing there is a running change on the silkscreening. That unit is not a3 hardware. A3 has a realtek chip.