Gertboard availability?

Hi David,

We have updated our Gerboard FAQ recently. Unfortunately, Gertboard is no longer available, please see full message on: http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48974/l/gertboard-faq

Thanks,

Farnell element14 Raspberry Pi Customer Support

Customer Support wrote:

 

Hi David,

 

We have updated our Gerboard FAQ recently. Unfortunately, Gertboard is no longer available, please see full message on: http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-48974/l/gertboard-faq

 

 

Thanks,

Farnell element14 Raspberry Pi Customer Support

So, what your saying is youve shafted this Gert bloke, right? Got him to sigh his rights away, then stopped selling his board?

Bill

Greg Goodwin wrote:

 

Time to fire up the soldering iron.

I like to use the film noir word "heater" to refer a soldering iron, as in "Why d’ya let these cheap gunsels hang around the lobby with their heaters bulging in their pockets?” from The Maltese Falcon.

Recieved my Gert board and letter telling me to keep the pi,  thank you Newark for pi and for my gert board, can't wait to start putting it all together....

Arlie

Arlie,

Glad to hear it, thank you for your business! Let us know how everything turns out

Dave,

I am in the same boat as the others who received a Pi instead of a Gertboard, but I have not received a replacement nor do I have any idea if I will. Customer service seems to be more in the dark than I am. Would you look into it?

Thanks,

Geordie

So Dave, my date keeps getting pushed back on shipping my Gerboard. Now it's at December 5th. I'm just wondering if it'll even ship at all.

Bryan,

I definitely understand your frustration, we are planning on fulfilling  the backorders of the Gertboard as quickly as we can, unfortunately lead times keep getting pushed back, but we will ship one to you they are available to ship. If there are any updates the Raspberri Pi Group page will be the best place to find them.

Hi Dave,

Sorry if I came across as frustrated. I just wanted to make sure the orders will still be fulfilled. For what it's worth, I am very impressed with the 512MB RaspPi delivery times! Also, it'll give me more time to indulge into Python

Regards,

Bryan

Thanks Bryan, we have really taken on a lot of the feedback we have received through the community to make the 512MB RaspPi easier and faster to get. Enjoy your Python indulgence looking forward to seeing what fun things you are cooking up with the Pi..and eventually the Gertboad! 

Dave, that is what frustrates me. Rather than let me wait for my backorder my order was cancelled. This was just after me getting an email from your site saying they were available, I sign in and order, it gets backordered, then my order gets cancelled. I understand pulling the plug and stopping new orders but I waited about 4 months for a raspberry pi and would wait for a gertboard. I also called in and was told it was being fixed and someone would call me back with a solution and I have NEVER received any communication from anyone - email or a phone call.

947060793 was my order.

Mike Heidrick

Hi Mike,

     I apologize that you are having an issue. I am going to send you a private message so that we can look into your order. Thanks.

-Newark/element14 Raspberry Pi Customer Support

Hi Mike,

     I apologize that you are having an issue. I am going to send you a private message so that we can look into your order. Thanks.

-Newark/element14 Raspberry Pi Customer Support

I have replied to your PM with my complete order email showing I placed the order and paid for the Gertboard and then after that I pasted in the cancelation note. Please help more than the last phone guy said he was going to. Obviously that phone support guys fed me a line and did not plan on helping me at all of truely following up.

Mike Heidrick,

Customer Order Reference Number : 947060793

Date Order Was Placed : 10/18/12 8:45 AM

Anyone looking for a Gertboard replacement ?

Indicate your interest to the Quick2wire project (see at http://quick2wire.com/  ).  

They are guaging interest fpr the first production run.

But they have not updated their web page since before September:

We’re not sure how long the beta test will last, but we’re hoping that we can start selling production boards in September.

(from their front page link to their board)

You can build a Gertboard clone on stripboard if you want one in  a hurry.

Michael Kellett

Thanks for pointing that out - we've now updated that article.

We had to do an extra revision of the board and we're expecting the final beta boards this week. We expect to be shipping production boards in time for Christmas.