Jos says:
New data point for L5:
Order date: 2017-10-09
Address mail: 2021-10-05
Ship date: 2021-10-12
Arrival date: 2021-10-14
(updated chart in post 1)
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Received my LIbrem 5 in the US
Order Date: Oct 9, 2017
Tracking Email: Oct 11, 2021
Delivery: Oct 15, 2021 (would have been Oct 14, but FedEx botched the delivery).
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Trendâ(x) should not be allowed to be <0 unless there have been returns.
Just to show how bad the chip shortage is:
Earlier this year, I went in to a Ford dealership in a busy part of Phoenix Arizona (Bell Road for those who know the area). After I parked my car and got out, there wasnât a hoard of hungry sales people on me (as there usually would be) before I could get inside. In fact, no one greeted me. I went inside: Me: âhello, is anyone here?â. Voice from behind a cubicle/office wall: âcan I help you?â (he didnât bother to even stand up). Me: âYes, I want to buy a Ford Ranger todayâ. Voice: âI couldnât sell you a Ford Ranger now even if you paid cashâ. Me: walked out without ever even seeing anyone. The lot was nearly empty. I had never seen a dealership empty car lot on a busy highway before.
So I went a few doors down to a used vehicle lot. No f-ing way was I going to do business there when I saw their prices. They tried to sell me a two-year-old used Ranger for the price of an off-the-lot new one. And they wanted cash or 24% interest. They didnât care how good my credit is.
I ended up waiting three months for a top of the line remanufactured engine to arrive from Jasper and had it put in to my old 2000 Ranger. It cost me $7,400.00 installed (including lots of other under-hood parts replaced in the process also). It runs like a fine piece of machinery now and maintains ice cold air conditioning. If your current vehicle isnât likely to outlast this pandemic, now might be a good time to start planning ahead.
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Followed a link on Reddit to this review/1st impression: https://elis.nu/blog/2021/10/first-impressions-of-purism-librem-5/
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BS unfortunately. I upgraded my Dec 2018 L5 order to USA edition on 5 July 2021. Still âAwaiting Shipmentâ after 100 days with no firm shipping date 
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I feel ya. Feb 2021 USA order here. I received my confirmation email Oct 29. Still no tracking number yet.
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I know itâs a old post, but just wanted to say Iâd love a device that does not have all those stalkers which may be the best thing to happen to âyoung adult/teenâs from what Iâve seen the âappsâ do. Might slow up that ride down the slippery slope to becoming automatons themselves.
-s-
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So if I ordered a regular Librem 5 in early 2019 I will be waiting another year or so at least? Does that sound about right?
No; distribution of orders over time was far from being flat. If all goes well, in âa year or soâ we may have all orders already processed (this is not a promise though 
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? in the future?
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Well, you know, I got so sick of waiting, I built a time machine, FYI, 2041 is lit! 
-Email was Sept 29-
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From Reddit / For sale in the UK:
https://teddit.net/r/Purism/comments/qcnemj/for_sale_brand_new_librem_5_ukeu_just_arrived/
(Already noted in the table at top of the thread.)
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Ordered: August 29, 2017
Order receipt: Oct 13, 2017
Address mail: Dec 1, 2020
Ship date: Dec 17, 2020
Arrival date: Complicated. Since the order I had moved and replied to the address email with my new location. Unfortunately they sent to my old address, and support didnât resolve the issue. So I had to go about recovering it.
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Itâs #FIRBATCH or die .
Hi nice chart here is what I just got 
Order: October 20, 2017
Address/modem email: October 25, 2021
Next steps: canât wait 
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I have the same numbers as @Zouzou above:
Order: October 20, 2017
Address/modem email: October 25, 2021
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Big jump from Oct 9 order date to Oct 20?
Order: October 19, 2017
Address/Modem Email: 26 October, 2021
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Order: October 18, 2017
Address/Modem Email: 25 October, 2021
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