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Is there any chance of getting one this year? (self.analogue_pocket)

submitted 2 years ago by macintosh to c/analogue_pocket

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Their website claims all orders made including if made today will arrive by the end of 2023. Is there any reason to believe production will ramp to this degree by the end of the year? I have had my eyes on this product since 2019 but I've never pulled the trigger, was waiting for a guarantee of actually getting one. Not convinced they won't go bankrupt and steal my money as of yet...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I got mine from the preorder a while back and it's been awesome, glad to see they can deliver within the year

[–] 3migo 2 points 2 years ago

Analogue has been producing hardware for long enough to where I wouldn't be that concerned about them folding or going under before they can ship your order.

I did wait a while for mine, and Analogue is notoriously bad about posting/sending out production timeline updates. But sure enough, it showed up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's anyone's guess at this point. They haven't been really communicative and the last batch I think went out in Jan or Feb 2023. But there's still 6 months remaining in the year so maybe they'll surprise us.

I placed my order in July of 2022 and am still waiting.

Dont quote me on this, I think someone on the Reddit shipping megathread mentioned this, but FPGA chips are still facing shortages from the pandemic and boutique shops like Analogue probably can't compete against companies who are buying up inventory wholesale.

[–] macintosh 1 points 2 years ago

The chances of them being in a death spiral where they need new pre orders to afford to send out old orders is high enough to make me worry.