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1. Faster processor speed (300Mhz vs 120MHz)
2. Higher current onboard drivers for NEMA23/34 motors
3. More GPIO
   etc, etc...

Why settle for less?

The Wifi 2 is such a popular board, the natural progression would be a Wifi 3. I see the direction going towards being a general CNC controller, but honestly there are much better existing controllers for that already that are well sorted (IE - Centroid Acorn) - I just feel like this is the best 3DP controller on the market...why is it being abandoned/going backwards? Of course, that's my opinion as a customer...with no offense given.

A word to the wise having built several Clearpath retrofits for CNC machines...Buy the Clearpath official power supply (or two if you need them) - to correctly power your motors. Cheesing out on the power supply with these motors will result in chasing your tail, pointing fingers in the wrong direction and a host of other problems that will cost you more than just buying the right kit to begin with. (I say this from 1st hand experience). They're not 'cheap' but they're what you need to do it right.

I just completed (mostly) my custom CR10S5 using a Duet Wifi 2. I really like the RepRap firmware and how easy it is to tweak things. I really don't miss recompiling Marlin...

Since I've been bitten by the proverbial bug...I now want to upgrade some of my other printers to Duet - but aside from the Duet 3 Mini - I didn't see another Duet 3 board with onboard wifi. What's up with that?

Why would I want to add another piece of hardware (RPi) to the board just to get wifi? Is there a wifi module in the works for the flagship board or am I stuck with using the older wifi 2 board? I was so close to pulling the trigger on 2 new Duet 3 boards yesterday and stopped because it doesn't have wifi - only via RPi & I suDon't know enough to be comfortable in Linux...It's painful.

As a side note...I get the part about wifi not being a robust means of COMs in an industrial environment - probably more than most. Are there plans for a Wifi3 variant? Wifi Daughter board? Inquiring minds want to know...

Yeah...'high end' is fine with me. I want the flagship model and don't mind paying for it.

I guess my point is, take any device/appliance that has/had wifi, then 'upgrade' it with better components, like the processor, drivers and IO, but then arbitrarily remove the wifi from it?...I don't get it.

I mean, why would I want to buy another Wifi 2 (which is 5yrs old now) ? No doubt, it's still a great piece of hardware...but I'd prefer the latest and greatest in Wifi form.

Imagine if they came out with a laptop that didn't support wifi - RJ45 only...BUT if you plug in a RPi to it, you can get wifi again. Right?

I'm disappointed nobody chimed in on the first post or two saying something to the effect of, "Oh yeah, the Wifi 3 is coming 2nd Q 21 - It's gonna be great!" But alas...no. 'Budget" aka 'Diet coke' mini 5 or Duet 3 with RPi are the choices.

As a customer I'm thinking to myself, "Wow this Wifi 2 is great! ~ I can hardly wait to buy a Wifi 3!" But it's not the same thing...there's not even a provision on the Duet 3 for a NRF24L01 Wireless Module to plug in ... It just seems awfully backwards to me.

I was wondering how many posts before we'd be comparing processing power of the Pi to the lunar module...

How much longer will the WiFi 2 will be produced before the end of life announcement is made? There are many printer manufacturers out there that use it currently.