I have to admit Mckay has a point, but Framework has been transparent with all of us saying in their first shipping update
“We know this delay is disappointing, but we prioritize building products for longevity, stability and quality. To paraphrase the saying in the video game industry, delayed hardware is eventually good, but rushed hardware is forever bad (even when it’s repairable and upgradeable)”.
They had a huge laundry list of problems, I’d rather wait for the issues to be resolved before I get my laptop. Heck, I waited to get into a later batch because I didn’t want to be one of the first ones to get mine. I want some bugs to be squashed and the manufacturing process to mature a little before I get mine.
It’s rare for me to participate in a pre-order, but the companies I have pre-ordered from are usually late. The Valve Steam Deck came out months after they originally planned. I’m just happy I can get a spot in line and as long as I keep my pre-order, I will be able to buy the product. That’s how I look at pre-orders, I’m getting a spot in line and I’m guaranteed a chance to buy it when it’s my turn.
Edit
I mentioned the wrong person. Sorry about that.
@serisman , thanks for updating this thread. Many of us in later batches were anxiously waiting confirmation of movement on batch 4. Hopefully they charge your credit card soon.
Yep, no problem. We’ll see when they actually charge the card and ship the laptop. The email says it is expected to ship between 4 and 21 days from today. That is quite a range. The email also has an incorrect past date of February 22nd to confirm payment and shipping information, so I take everything with a grain of salt.
For reference, I’m batch 2 with a blank ISO + GPU, residing in the EU
Mar. 6th, 15:30 : Card charged (declined + manually triggered payment)
Mar. 7th, 13:41 : Shipment Notification
Mar. 7th, 09:43 : pickup by FedEx
Mar. 7th, 10:00 : Left FedEx origin facility
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Mar. 7th, 16:07 : Philippines
Mar. 7th, 18:11 : arrived in China
Mar. 7th, 22:17 : left China
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Mar. 12th : Projected Arrival
I’m batch 2 with a Blank Ansi keyboard, 7940HS and no GPU. Delivered to Germany
March 6th, 01:00: Card charged
March 6th, 11:42: Shipment notification
March 6th, 13:54: Left Taiwan
March 6th, 16:53: In the Philippines
March 6th, 19:00: Arrived in China
March 7th, 11:48: Arrived in Cologne, Germany
March 7th, 17:25: In Paris for Customs clearance
March 7th, 22:00: In Cologne again
March 8th, 05:09: In local distribution center
March 8th, 09:48: Delivered!
Someone posted a picture of their order page elsewhere on the forum.
I’m surprised that people haven’t done the ‘back of a cigarette packet’ calculation i mentioned back here in this thread.
Considering that Batch 6 was the first batch originally listed for Q1, it is not surprising it has slipped to Q2, although it looks like it may not have slipped the full four weeks.
LETS GOOOO!