Hi, I have timeline update drafts in my head for at least a week now and haven’t published anything substantial because things are very much in flux. However I can tell you that we have sorted out all aspects of fulfilling EU orders and we have started building the first 25 MNT Reform Max / assembled units. We are still adjusting our assembly process while doing this until we ramp up to around 10 devices per day. We have all electronics and mechanical parts for 450 units here, but not yet all case parts, which come in batches so we can still adjust in case of minor problems, and not to overwhelm our storage.
For the DIY kits we still have to finish the assembly instructions, which will be completed next week. We have figured out and decided how to package it, though. The DIY kit was actually a bit more prep work than the assembled units because of the subassemblies and deciding what to preassemble and what is OK for the end user to assemble easily. We want to make sure that it will be as frustration free as possible.
The system software is now in good shape with all major bugs ironed out, and it includes a palette of applications and games to try, and three desktops (sway, GNOME3 and WindowMaker). The only thing not working at the moment is the 16GB eMMC flash because of a kernel bug. I will decide until the end of the week if I can fix it before shipping the first units or if this will be an update. One great thing that made it in in the last minute is support for dual display (internal LCD + external HDMI).
When you will receive your device depends on when you ordered, as we are fulfilling in chronological order. We are starting with EU orders that where placed in the crowd funding period first, and then we will send several bulk batches to Crowd Supply who will fulfill the non-EU orders and also the EU orders that were placed after the crowdfunding date.
That said, I would love to get the first EU devices out the door next week. I’m still waiting for the customer/order list from Crowd Supply, though.