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Pinebook Pro pre-order
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02-21-2021, 12:12 AM
The home page of pine64.org prominently invites you to pre-order the Pinebook Pro...but there is no way to actually accomplish this..
What gives???
-=iMav=-
geekhack.org founder 
02-21-2021, 12:24 AM
(02-21-2021, 12:12 AM)iMav Wrote: The home page of pine64.org prominently invites you to pre-order the Pinebook Pro...but there is no way to actually accomplish this.. https://pine64.com/product-category/pinebook-pro/ But because of display shortages and chinese new year they're out of stock.
02-21-2021, 12:28 AM
I understand they are out of stock...hence the idea of pre-order. (which, again, is what is presented/offered from the pine64.com homepage.)
-=iMav=-
geekhack.org founder 
02-21-2021, 10:15 AM
@iMav The pre-order system is not perfect.
Basically whence Pine64 is able to source parts and have them assembled, they open pre-orders for a limited number, for example 1,000. Then, when the number is reached, (and they will increase the max order number if it makes sense to do so), pre-orders are stopped. Now manufacturing is started, and shipment after. Whence all the existing orders are handled, another batch of pre-orders is opened. Because of the challenges of the last year, Pinebook Pros have been un-able to be built. The un-availability of the LCD panels, (in the correct physical size, and 1080p format), has delayed new Pinebook Pro pre-orders.
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Arwen Evenstar Princess of Rivendale 
03-03-2021, 07:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-03-2021, 07:44 PM by globaltree.
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What a bottleneck! It is despairing to check back day after day, week after week, to see the same old "out of stock" message for pinebook pro, pinephones, and pinetabs. Is there a mailing list that notifies subscribers when any become available for pre-order? I want to subscribe to it if there is.
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