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> We are no longer limited to batches of only 10k Raspberry Pis; the Raspberry Pi will now be being built to match demand. To me this is the key point. No need
by scommab 15y ago
> We are no longer limited to batches of only 10k Raspberry Pis; the Raspberry Pi will now be being built to match demand.
To me this is the key point. No need to fight through the rush tonight, there will enough to go around.
- aespinoza 15y agoThat is true, for some reason I missed that from the site. Thanks for pointing that out...
- notatoad 15y agoIf I'm reading it right, tonight will be the first batch of 10k, the 'later in 2012' release that we will be able to pre-order for will be from their licensed partners and not so limited in quantity. I could be wrong, I can't seem to access any website claiming to sell it.
- slug 15y agoBy later, they mean a month or so, not Q4 2012: "Starting in a month or so, you will be able to place batch orders with both Premier Farnell and RS Components for as many units as you want; you’ll also save some money on postage by doing this."
- solarmist 15y agoYou appear to be right. "We believe Farnell has sold out already. Blimey."
- derda 15y agoFarnell had a product site up at launch time. When I first clicked "Add to Basket" I got a "Could not determine product stock, please try again" error. The second time just some AjaxError. And then the whole shopping cart crashed. Now they are serving a "Site unavailible" Page. I really wonder if they managed to sell all the stock before the page was DDOS'ed.
- nikcub 15y agoThis either means that they have passed on inventory risk to their partners or are using a different and more expensive manufacturing process