But… how the heck can you afford 2 iPhones but not one Librem? It should be rather the other way round. If you had set $50 aside every month, you could have it by now.
I also think (hope!) there are more than just 4000 people who want one. I speculated here a bit about it. So currently, the monthly demand is about 130 devices. From past experience, Purism can probably extrapolate how much this demand will grow when it’s actually out (much better than from the at-most 50 likes you’ll receive on your post).
Hopefully, the response will be better than for “just” a Linux laptop. For that reason, I also don’t mind the shipment delay. Those months the hardware is delayed will make the software better and leave a better first impression.