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Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

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Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

#11

Post by tinkertamper »

mynameisvlad wrote: post #8
tinkertamper wrote: post #7

If you can get one. Ordered mine last April, still don’t have it, no sign of getting it, and they don’t respond to email/Twitter. I’ve given up.

You didn't "order" it. You backed a Kickstarter which has a reward that has no guarantee of shipping. They've been more than transparent on the delays they've had to deal with, and they launched a product during a global pandemic and supply shortage. I'd cut them some slack.

Let me put it this way, I was backer #816. They currently have 37,987 backers. They raised $4,882,784 during a global pandemic. I think I’m not off base when I said “If you can get one.”

Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

#12

Post by mynameisvlad »

tinkertamper wrote: post #11
mynameisvlad wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't "order" it. You backed a Kickstarter which has a reward that has no guarantee of shipping. They've been more than transparent on the delays they've had to deal with, and they launched a product during a global pandemic and supply shortage. I'd cut them some slack.

Let me put it this way, I was backer #816. They currently have 37,987 backers. They raised $4,882,784 during a global pandemic. I think I’m not off base when I said “If you can get one.”

Just because they raised 4 million dollars doesn't mean they are immune to a global supply chain shortage.

It's only 5 months late, it's like you've never backed a Kickstarter before.

Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

#14

Post by cstrat »

tinkertamper wrote: post #11
mynameisvlad wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't "order" it. You backed a Kickstarter which has a reward that has no guarantee of shipping. They've been more than transparent on the delays they've had to deal with, and they launched a product during a global pandemic and supply shortage. I'd cut them some slack.

Let me put it this way, I was backer #816. They currently have 37,987 backers. They raised $4,882,784 during a global pandemic. I think I’m not off base when I said “If you can get one.”

No one has one - none have shipped. Your backer position is irrelevant right now. If they had released a batch of 2000 and you missed out, yes I'd be upset. They are still fine tuning their tooling to mass produce. It's way behind schedule, but with everything on kickstarter - allow for 2x the time to avoid disappointment.

Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

#15

Post by annoyingnoob »

Looks like a fun gadget. Definitely going to check that out, should be able to do some interesting things.

I have reader/writer that handles several RFID/NFC chip frequencies. When I replace a fob at the office my co-workers think I'm doing something legit - they have no idea that I have a cheap device from Asia that can clone them. And I could clone your fob silently just standing next to you in the lunch line, you wouldn't even know.

Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

#16

Post by tinkertamper »

mynameisvlad wrote: post #12
tinkertamper wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let me put it this way, I was backer #816. They currently have 37,987 backers. They raised $4,882,784 during a global pandemic. I think I’m not off base when I said “If you can get one.”

Just because they raised 4 million dollars doesn't mean they are immune to a global supply chain shortage. It's only 5 months late, it's like you've never backed a Kickstarter before.

Ok, it’s clear where you stand. I’m not here to be negative, only to share with folks interested in the product that they are significantly back logged. Hopefully everyone knows what the means in a Kickstarter context. Their marketing is great, the jury is still out on their actual product.

Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

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Post by YouCanDoBetter »

I ordered one of these. I've ordered tons of goofy lil gadgets and doo-dads over the years, but I've been super impressed by their transparency and progress on their quality!

I really can't wait to see if I can start replaying RFID fobs I use in my daily life with this.

Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

#19

Post by tomc1985 »

tinkertamper wrote: post #11
mynameisvlad wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't "order" it. You backed a Kickstarter which has a reward that has no guarantee of shipping. They've been more than transparent on the delays they've had to deal with, and they launched a product during a global pandemic and supply shortage. I'd cut them some slack.

Let me put it this way, I was backer #816. They currently have 37,987 backers. They raised $4,882,784 during a global pandemic. I think I’m not off base when I said “If you can get one.”

They're not out yet. Have you ever used Kickstarter before??

You're phrasing this like they're GPUs. But those GPUs have general availability, at least on paper. There are no people, other than the Flipper devs, their friends, and perhaps selected reviewers, who have one of these in their hands to play with. It has not hit 1.0 yet.

Re: Flipper Zero: How it’s made and tested

#20

Post by freen »

cstrat wrote: post #9
tinkertamper wrote: post #7

If you can get one. Ordered mine last April, still don’t have it, no sign of getting it, and they don’t respond to email/Twitter. I’ve given up.

Everyone is in the same boat - they are taking time with production. At least they are communicating and showing the effort that is going into production. This is 100x better than some of the other products I've `backed` on crowdsourcing platforms.

Frankly, I feel like the blog posts and updates Aline are worth the price of the doohickey itself. I’ve learned so much about electronics manufacturing!
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