# Uconsole pre order!
**URL:** https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999
**Category:** uConsole
**Tags:** hardware
**Created:** [October 25, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999 "2022-10-25T13:42:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@B0undarybreaker](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/B0undarybreaker)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/41 "2022-10-26T20:23:22Z")
I’ve definitely got an eye on the uConsole, but I don’t really have the money for it right now :\< if I get enough I’m definitely looking into getting the A06+LTE variant - it looks really fun to play around with!
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### Author:  [@Tootles](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Tootles)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/42 "2022-10-26T21:28:18Z")
Not me. It appears to be based on pretty much the same hardware as the DevTerm, which means janky OS with no continued support and probably no sleep mode either.
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### Author:  [@pkr](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/pkr)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/43 "2022-10-26T22:58:15Z")
Why can’t the keyboard be better?
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### Author:  [@Daeraxa](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Daeraxa)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/44 "2022-10-26T23:13:05Z")
That enter key is a huge improvent. Not as convinced by the bottom right buttons but it definitely makes better use of the space.
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### Author:  [@mowgli](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/mowgli)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/45 "2022-10-27T00:05:19Z")
One thing that always annoys me is when the ctrl and fn keys are switched. Requires extra thinking every time.
Still, as soon as I can talk my wife into it… 😉
So I can use my existing processors? I have my Risc CPU that just arrived.
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### Author:  [@Jase](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Jase)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/46 "2022-10-27T00:06:20Z")
Yeah I was thinking about the heat, I don’t see any vents for air flow?
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### Author:  [@GodotFish](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/GodotFish)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/47 "2022-10-27T02:32:11Z")
Burr button spotted!!
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### Author:  [@pkr](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/pkr)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/48 "2022-10-27T04:45:26Z")
I’ll just leave this here for non-discordians…
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### Author:  [@supercom32](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/supercom32)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/49 "2022-10-27T05:53:17Z")
I really really really wished they would go with a proper d-pad instead of these 4 separate wobbly button designs! (^\_^); It would make things infinity more better.
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### Author:  [@zzxzzk115](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/zzxzzk115)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/50 "2022-10-27T06:07:33Z")
LGTM, and I bought one. But I really wanna ClockworkPi to update new modules for GameShell… (TAT)
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### Author:  [@Mr\_Brolin](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Mr_Brolin)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/51 "2022-10-27T07:23:08Z")
What we actually need now are so real world details
Battery life expectation using the 2 onboard batteries?
Is the USB-C solely for power or is there OTG functionality, data functionality etc?
The schematic states a “40 Pins GPIOs expansion interface (using standard 0.5mm FPC connector)”. I assume on the schematic that is the one labelled “40 pin GPIO”, is there any way to access this when the unit is assembled?
Ditto, since it is a very small ribbon attachment point, does Clockwork provide or anticipate it will provide an external case with this plugged and exposing the standard 40 pins for a Pi?
Does the “On/Off” button just cut power to the Pi or does it do a graceful shutdown?
The spec write up states " Standard USB-A 2.0 interface x 3 and an internal contact interface for the Keyboard module", I can see the USB-A, I can see the label for "Internal USB for Keyboard that leaves 2 other USB-A ports…? pogo pin, pad connection point…?
Thermals… The device appears passively cooled, has any testing been done to see if the passive solution leads to throttling under load?
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### Author:  [@exelotl](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/exelotl)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/52 "2022-10-27T13:44:35Z")
+1 for wishing for a proper d-pad! (or well, a general hope that the directional buttons are better than on the DevTerm)
I’m also eager to see some more real world pics of it in use. Because in my mind it resembles a Pocket Operator, but then I’m sure in reality it’s wayyyy bigger than that.
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### Author:  [@Daeraxa](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Daeraxa)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/53 "2022-10-27T13:49:23Z")
Well you can see the comparison with a DevTerm above which is about the size of a DVD case, just a little bit wider.
And yeah, really wish they would do a “rocking” style d-pad instead of the separate button thing, basically every other device for retro game emulation, fantasy console etc. has that style.
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### Author:  [@koshman](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/koshman)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/54 "2022-10-27T15:28:51Z")
Pre-ordered almost right away… and felt buyers’ remorse 5 minutes later 😃
I just have too many gadgets with no use cases for them, but this will basically make Devterm obsolete for me. But I love it already.
I just wish it would have a touch screen finally. It’s not that I need it most of the time, but how much would that add to the price, 2$? For me that would make it more useful for ScummVM, DOSBox, Exult etc.
For those who know what that is this is basically Pocket C.H.I.P. reborn and even the size is veeery close - based on the images and comparison to my PC it’s almost the same height and will be ~1-1.5cm wider (half an inch).
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### Author:  [@koshman](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/koshman)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/55 "2022-10-27T15:31:41Z")
Pretty sure it will be a proper shutdown button, because the one on DevTerm is.
With full metal body I’m sure it can easily cool the A53 cores, with the A72 not so sure but hope as well.
I think the images show expansion port cutout so it should be accessible I hope.
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### Author:  [@seve](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/seve)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/56 "2022-10-27T17:21:26Z")
I realized I preordered but have no delivery estimation. Anyone have a guess?
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### Author:  [@pkr](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/pkr)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/57 "2022-10-27T20:22:13Z")
did someone say pocketchip (scaling may be totally wrong… who knows)
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### Author:  [@exelotl](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/exelotl)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/58 "2022-10-27T20:36:42Z")
The shop page says approx 90 days, so that’s my guess 😛
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### Author:  [@jutleys](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jutleys)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/59 "2022-10-28T05:47:36Z")
Can we swap out cores on all the models on cm4 version?
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### Author:  [@Jase](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Jase)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-pre-order/8999/60 "2022-10-28T05:54:23Z")
It’s not excatly the same some hopfully it’s been refined. But yep just normal D pad would be fine…
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