will that be a story with an end? Today i asked again at TIGAL. So they are waiting for a sending receipt (since 14 days..) As soon they get, blabla... No fixed date at all....... I guess i could be happy with end of this month or the next.....
well lets say I am just speechless anymore ..... ****On Tue, Jun 3, 2014**** still waiting.... till....... dudes, is there now a fixed delivery date? There was a promise for mid of may, now ist the begining of June - nothing changed... If you ask at some dealer they expect with end of June..... (but still with a maybe) Isn´t that a kind of craziness, is it? 2014-06-13 2:12 GMT+02:00 Peter Lawler <blee...@gmail.com>: > On 13/06/14 09:33, Bill Mar wrote: >> >> Special Computing has stock in BBB kits and boards. >> >> https://specialcomp.com/beaglebone/ >> >> Special Computing >> +1-480-818-5745 >> > > I must be missing something... > > What's with the three different prices? The difference as pictured between > 'Kit (Hobbyist)' and 'Kit' seems non-existent, and I find it hard to imagine > that the 'Board' (a) isn't shipped in a box (b) costs $15 more for not > having a box or USB cable. > > > I don't get it. > > > Pete. > > > > > >> >> On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Peter Lawler <blee...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> FWIW I got an email overnight (4am Aussie time) saying Adafruit had >>> restocked. >>> >>> By the time I'd woken up and got to my computer about 4 hours later, >>> they'd sold out. I note that Sparkfun have also sold out. >>> >>> I did have email notifications set up from Element 14, but I've not heard >>> about their stock level. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Pete. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13/06/14 06:45, armstrong.ja...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> SparkFun has 24 in stock as of a few minutes ago 6/12/2014 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sunday, April 13, 2014 7:07:00 PM UTC-4, Jason Kridner wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Just about to post this to http://beagleboard.org/blog, but it >>>>> wouldn't hurt to get a bit of community feedback before pushing this >>>>> out there.... >>>>> >>>>> Dude, where's my BeagleBone Black? I hear that question a LOT. No, we >>>>> weren't sleeping, but sometimes it takes a minute for a plan to come >>>>> together. And don't you love it when a plan comes together? >>>>> >>>>> Your BeagleBone Black is on the way and below are the whys and hows. >>>>> >>>>> Buying a BeagleBone Black back around October last year was easy---and >>>>> then suddenly they were gone. Having a big launch and then slowing >>>>> down to a more steady pace of production is what is normally expected. >>>>> Demand was strong, but distributors were showing a small amount of >>>>> stock and people were getting their boards on demand. Based on the >>>>> status, distributors had requested CircuitCo (the Richardson, Texas >>>>> based manufacturer of all official BeagleBoard.org boards) to provide >>>>> boards at a certain pace, and production dropped from about 6,000 a >>>>> week at launch to around 3,000 a week. >>>>> >>>>> Then came Radio Shack, filling their stores with Make's Getting >>>>> Started with BeagleBone kit. Then the Christmas rush. Then the Georgia >>>>> Tech massively open online course on control of mobile robots hosted >>>>> on Coursera. We had a couple of small production boosts, but haven't >>>>> been able to make any dent in the demand. Everyone is starting to find >>>>> out what BeagleBone Black can do, using it in their classes, hobbies, >>>>> prototypes---and products. >>>>> >>>>> When it comes to those people using a BeagleBone Black in an end >>>>> product, well, the BeagleBoard.org terms and conditions clearly say we >>>>> aren't responsible for the quality in those cases. Nevertheless, the >>>>> quality speaks for itself and many people are choosing to simply drop >>>>> them into things beyond just a few prototype units. In practice, we'll >>>>> never know unless you try to return a bunch of boards at once for >>>>> repairs. Our desire is that people using the boards in products work >>>>> directly with a contract manufacturer or distributor to enable boards >>>>> builds to be planned out in time and with terms and conditions that >>>>> won't hurt BeagleBoard.org's ability to supply classrooms, hobbyists >>>>> and professionals building prototypes. Still, if distributors show >>>>> stock, I expect people building products to continue to chew up some >>>>> of the board supply. >>>>> >>>>> While these people building products are certainly sucking up a lot of >>>>> boards, it is clear they aren't the only source of the high demand. >>>>> Some of our distribution partners, most notably Adafruit and Special >>>>> Computing, put quantity limits of one board per customer on their >>>>> orders to help keep supply going to individual makers. I took a look >>>>> at Adafruit's website while they were showing some sock and observed >>>>> board disappearing at the rate of about 2-3 PER MINUTE. One tweet from >>>>> me and they were sold out again. >>>>> >>>>> This all leads to the obvious conclusion: we need more capacity. To >>>>> accomplish this, we are taking a multiple prong approach of increasing >>>>> capacity at CircuitCo as well as bringing on an additional >>>>> manufacturer. These two prongs are summarized below. >>>>> >>>>> Prong #1 - Ramping up production at CircuitCo >>>>> >>>>> Ramping up production costs money. More test equipment is needed. >>>>> Orders on various parts must be accelerated. Additional staff must be >>>>> hired to run additional shifts. CircuitCo has been fantastic at taking >>>>> the risk for us, but the margins for BeagleBone Black aren't the >>>>> friendliest for them to take on these additional costs. At initial >>>>> launch, it is a benefit for them to get exposed to more customers for >>>>> their core business, complex circuit assembly and engineering >>>>> services, but shipping more of the exact same board isn't going to >>>>> give them a lot more exposure. >>>>> >>>>> We're really close to shifting the distribution shipped on our boards >>>>> from Angstrom Distribution to Debian. Feedback from different people, >>>>> especially Adafruit, tells us this will improve usability in the >>>>> largest segments of our community. Angstrom Distribution is much more >>>>> customizable and is very friendly to professional developers looking >>>>> to tweak the most out of the system, but for many novices it >>>>> introduces a barrier to learning. Debian is the basis for Ubuntu, >>>>> includes ARM Cortex-A8 support in their mainline and is very familiar >>>>> to a huge population of developers. It also takes a bit more space on >>>>> the flash storage to provide the best user experience. >>>>> >>>>> To provide the best experience of using Debian on BeagleBone Black, we >>>>> are connecting the switch-over to an increase in the on-board eMMC >>>>> flash storage from 2GB to 4GB, leaving more free room in which you can >>>>> work. The eMMC is faster and more reliable than micro-SD cards, so >>>>> this is adding a lot of value---and a little bit of cost. >>>>> >>>>> These BeagleBone Blacks with Debian and 4GB eMMC will be called Rev C >>>>> and they will likely cost a bit more at most distributors. This extra >>>>> money is helping CircuitCo pay for the additional expense of the eMMC, >>>>> but also to cover costs for ramping production to higher-than-ever >>>>> rates. >>>>> >>>>> With the additional capacity CircuitCo is bringing on, we expect to be >>>>> able to fill all end-user back-orders for the Rev B boards by early >>>>> May and shift all production to Rev C. With around 150,000 boards on >>>>> *distributor* back-orders, we'll be working with distributors to >>>>> quickly accept board shipments such that CircuitCo isn't sitting on >>>>> any units. >>>>> >>>>> Come mid-May, you should be able to easily get your hands on a Rev C >>>>> board. Some distributors are already taking back-orders for them now. >>>>> We'll continue to try to push as many boards as we can through >>>>> distributors *not* taking back-orders as well to make sure there is a >>>>> continuity of supply. >>>>> >>>>> Prong #2 - Enabling production of the BeagleBoard Compliant Element14 >>>>> BeagleBone Black >>>>> >>>>> We've launched a BeagleBoard Compliant logo program, >>>>> http://beagleboard.org/logo. Element14 is currently the exclusive >>>>> licensee of this logo program and has agreed to pay a small royalty to >>>>> the BeagleBoard.org Foundation as part of this license. It means that >>>>> we've verified they can produce quality clones of BeagleBone Black. It >>>>> will be up to them to maintain the quality. As with everything going >>>>> on around BeagleBoard.org, we'll be closely monitoring the public >>>>> BeagleBoard mailing list, http://beagleboard.org/discuss, for any and >>>>> all feedback. >>>>> >>>>> Element14 is the parent company for Embest, who has been making >>>>> BeagleBone Black replicas for the China market since the initial >>>>> launch back in April of last year, so they have some experience >>>>> already. This move takes them beyond just China and will keep them in >>>>> more lock-step with software and hardware revisions coming from >>>>> BeagleBoard.org. To satisfy demand, they initially offered some of the >>>>> Embest-branded boards in the US market, but you'll see the future >>>>> BealgeBoard Compliant boards will be branded as "element14 BeagleBone >>>>> Black". >>>>> >>>>> Element14 has a world-wide reach and a notable production capacity. >>>>> With all of the growing demand for BeagleBone Black, they will need >>>>> it. 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