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Element14/Premier Farnell are ne of the companies selling Raspberry Pis and they have issued an update. Some customer should be getting their Pis about now with the 2nd batch coming in at the beginning of May. They also say that they have had over 100,000 ordered and if you ordered one before 18th April you will get your Pi before the end of June. I am still hoping to get mine mid May.

 

element14 is pleased to confirm that we received our first delivery of Raspberry Pi’s last Friday, April 13th, and that these were all shipped out the same day, or over the weekend,  to customers across the globe. Pis from the first shipment went to people in Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, and the USA….24 countries in total! We expect to receive our next shipment early in the first week of May. These are being shipped from our manufacturers directly to our global Distribution Centres to get them closer to you quicker, and shorten shipping times to your door.


Shipments will be made strictly in the order that commitments were received within each region. As the volume manufacture now gets underway we will be updating delivery commitments to individual customers just as soon as we can give an accurate confirmation of your delivery date, and you will receive a further confirmation at the time  your product actually ships. We appreciate how desperate you are to get your hands on your Pi  and we understand how frustrating it is not knowing! We really are working on this as quickly as we can, and would please ask you to wait for your email updates rather than calling our sales teams, who will not be able to update you any faster. As soon as we have the precise information you want, you will be the first to know…we promise!

We now have in excess of 100,000 confirmed orders for the Raspberry Pi globally and can confirm that everyone  who ordered before 18th April (i.e. today!) will definitely receive their Raspberry Pi before the end of June 2012, whatever your existing order confirmation says! Those placing new orders from today can expect a July delivery. We will revert to collecting registrations of interest from time to time for new orders whilst we await updated delivery information from our manufacturers. This is to avoid further confusion and ensure that we are able to give new customers accurate delivery information on their orders. We hope this update will help alleviate some of the anxiety of the wait. Our commitment is to keep you updated just as quickly as we have accurate information to share.

We shortly expect to announce the availability of customised cases for your Raspberry Pis, and these can be found on the accessories page of our element14 community along with the other accessories needed to get the most from your Pi; beginners guides; the  latest tech news; delivery updates; early user reports and feedback; and other valuable information. http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi. Thank you for your patience and support.

The Raspberry Pi team at element14

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