Matte black cm4 lite wifi 4g Oct/2023 #24xxx Australia. Still waiting
Order 234xx here, placed Sep 18, 2023
uConsole Kit RPI-CM4 Lite (Silver)
No shipping notification
While I appreciate the occasional updates from @AlexDuan, I think a bit more specifics would be nice. For example âThe next batch is estimated to be shipped around Feb 21st and should fulfill all orders placed before Nov 2023 for non-g4 units and orders up to May 2023 for 4g unitsâ
Statements like âMeanwhile, we will try to have another batch prepared. So, in late February, hopefully, we can have not only 1 batch, but 2 batches to be ready for shipping.â are nice, but donât give anyone an indication of when their order will ship, only that progress is being made.
Conversely, âIn this current batch, all of the unfulfilled A06 orders will be fulfilledâ, thatâs very useful
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I donât know why but no one received from India I believe.
I ordered my CM4 uconsole in March of 2023 and received it in February 2024. It took just over 11 months to arrive. During the order period, my excitement waned but when now that Iâve had it for a little while, itâs been completely restored. Itâs really pretty cool and it feels quite well made in my hands.
I had some difficulty with the tiny trackball not tracking on both axes during first boot following assembly. I took it all apart again and even foolishly opened up the trackball, (which didnât help me at all). The trackball appears to have four tiny spindles that should be positioned over apparently four tiny sensors on the main board. If itâs off center at all, one of the axes wonât work. The spindles are magnetic and if you take the little cover off, they will instantly fall out and/or stick to each other. Getting them seated again is a pain so I wouldnât recommend taking it apart unless you have a really good reason to and youâre patient enough to put it back together.
The kit came with a hex wrench but I didnât end up using it. I had problems getting it to seat well in the bolts and I had another hand tool that did fit well and was easier to grasp in my meaty hands. (Metal bolts hold metal parts together. Did I mention it feels well made?)
The backlight on the keys is dimmer than I had expected. At first I thought it didnât work but then I realized itâs just not real bright. It definitely works on mine and is perfectly useful in low light situations.
I wasnât sure what batteries to buy and searching didnât yield much clarity. I havenât got any experience with 18650s and there are a lot of variations. I ended up purchasing a pair of Samsung INR18650-30Q-Protected button top batteries from 18650batterystore.com which just fits in the battery holder with a mm or two to spare. They seem to work perfectly and provide hours of runtime, (sorry, I didnât measure it exactly).
Overall the console works great! I really like this game that it came with âCave Storyâ. I had a GameBoy in the '90s and donât know what happened to it. I never expected that I would get sucked back into playing games on a platform like that but I have.
Thanks to Alex and all, you all did a great job on this. Now if you would only put a USB port on the GameshellâŚ
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Oh my god, my order is #23xxx with 4g and CM. They might be working on my batch 
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Well damn. I ordered mine on Monday(?) and didnât see the 90 day lead time (wifi only CM4 lite). Webstore said was in stock so I assumed itâd ship quickly. Hadnât been on the forums at that point.
FML.
The product is cool but the dishonesty is ridiculous. Might as well say âready to shipâ.
Itâs taking a long time, there have been moments where I have thought to myself that I canât be bothered to wait and have considered cancelling. But when I thought about it, itâs not really a need kind of a product and Iâm sure Iâll enjoy having it when it does arrive.
Personally i think if the wait is too long for you then donât order one or cancel. Alex was very quick to reply to me when I made contact, and plenty of people have received theirs, so to accuse of dishonesty or that clockworkpi is hiding anything is unfair in my opinion.
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HI @AlexDuan - Can please all have another update of the expected production numbers in the coming months? Thanks, Julian.
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Itâs been almost a year since I placed the order, and I still havenât received the item.
Order No 243XX
uConsole Kit RPI-CM4 Lite
Color: Matte Black
Type: WIFI+4G cellular
Core: Raspberry Pi CM4 104000 lite
Placed on Oct 14, 2023
Received today to Guangdong
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I understand that it is difficult to collect parts due to the Corona disaster, and production and delivery are not progressing, but I would like to see a more advanced response.
My fear is that when i get my uConsole its already outdated and an old piece of techâŚ
my order #243xx cm4+4g silver is shipping now!
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Hmmm⌠The differences I see between the Pi 4 and the Pi 5 is the power consumption, speed boost, and more peripheral support (but not a multi-functional USB-C). So it should follow that the hypothetical CM5 would not cause that big of a change. With that in mind, I donât think the uConsole would be obsolete.
Order 228xx, 13th Sep 2023 - uConsole Kit RPI-CM4 Lite. Not a word since. Disappointing to see orders placed well after mine being delivered.
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141 days of waiting here with no info, order ##248xx
uConsole Kit RPI-CM4 Lite
Color: Matte Black
Type: WIFI+4G cellular
Core: No
Common ⌠Whatâs happening ? Are there any priorities in delivery or Iâm just a conspiracy theorist ?
Interesting I have same config but black and an earlier order #238xx and no notification yet. I assume should get one from clockworkpi.com directly?
Definitely would be nice to understand how exactly they are doing these runs.
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Maybe orders from China mainland will be processed earlier than others in a single batch.