Nerds assemble! Raspberry pi close to launch date.

Aeleys · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:19

Kemik said:
They made 10k. Turned out the wrong Ethernet port was used. Now they have to make more and replace the port.

ah i see, i was just curious since i would have thought they would be massed produced

thanks for clearing it up

Vulcan · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:24

They also massively underestimated the demand.

Vulcan · 29 Mar 2012 at 16:13

RS Components and element14/Premier Farnell have now informed us that they are not willing to distribute the Raspberry Pi until it has received the CE mark. While this differs from our view (as we’ve said before, we believe that the uncased Raspberry Pi is not a “finished end product”, and may be distributed on the same terms as Beagleboard and other non-CE-marked platforms), we respect their right to make that decision.

The good news is that our first 2,000 boards arrived in the UK on Monday and that we are working to get them CE marked as soon as is humanly possible...

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/878

gizmoy2k · 12 Apr 2012 at 18:43

Got pre order email from RS, link they send you is borked, cant enter the authentication code they sent you, the box doesnt allow text entry

bitslice · 12 Apr 2012 at 19:06

It's bonkers to expect CE certification for a dev board when stuff like domestic microwave ovens regulary swamp the 2.4GHz band.
I have to make a choice in the morning, do I want porridge or do I want to watch something on iPad.

Do what China does, stick a slightly altered CE mark on everything and call it a "Chinese Export" symbol or something.

Pretty bad PR for Farnell, they should have kept their big mouths shut.

Vulcan · 12 Apr 2012 at 20:00

They have CE now anyway, they will start shipping the first batch out next week.

Cosimo · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:10

Just got this from Farnell:

Dear customer,
Having successfully passed its CE compliance testing, we can now confirm that your Raspberry Pi will be delivered in the week commencing 28/05/2012.

Prepare for your Raspberry Pi

Get ready for your Raspberry Pi by downloading all the software you need. To get started, visit our download centre.

touch · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:13

simulatorman said:
Just got this from Farnell:

Just got the exact same email

kierenharrold · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:27

Just got my email as well, week commencing 28/05/2012

dymetrie · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:28

Me four!

bledd · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:29

Biggest anti-climax release schedule ever!

elrasho · 27 Apr 2012 at 11:42

Fernell say mine will ship on 28/05/2012

rebel rebel · 27 Apr 2012 at 16:53

i got my email from Farnell saying it will ship by the end of June.

Has anyone had the money taken from their bank account yet?

RomanNose · 27 Apr 2012 at 16:56

28th May here

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easyrider · 27 Apr 2012 at 17:01

Dear customer,

Having successfully passed its CE compliance testing, we can now confirm that your Raspberry Pi will be delivered in the week commencing 21/05/2012.

Syngress · 27 Apr 2012 at 18:08

7th May here!!!

woot woot

Dano · 27 Apr 2012 at 18:48

Farnell say my fathers will ship on 28/05/2012, hope he appreciates me letting him have the first one :mad:

Tobywon · 1 May 2012 at 08:58

Another 7/5/2012 here, looking forward to it. Next week isnt far away!

Montala · 1 May 2012 at 14:03

Dano said:
Farnell say my fathers will ship on 28/05/2012, hope he appreciates me letting him have the first one

Hi Dano, Can I ask when this order was actually placed please?
Thanks!

R.O.S.S.I · 2 May 2012 at 08:49

Think i'll wait for the mad rush to settle on these first of all before I jump on board - hopefully by that point can see some good uses for it and good bits of software!