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=== Post-launch ===

On 16 April 2012 reports started to appear from the first buyers who had received their Raspberry Pi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/general-discussion/delivery |title=the first reports of forum members reporting they received their Raspberry Pi |publisher=Raspberrypi.org |date=16 April 2012 |accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/raspberry-pi-begins-shipping/ |title=engadget reports raspberry pi begins shipping (video) |publisher=Engadget.com |accessdate= 6 May 2012}}</ref> As of 22 May 2012 over 20,000 units have been shipped.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1298 |title=Add your Raspberry Pi to the Rastrack map |publisher= Raspberrypi.org |date=22 May 2012 |accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref> On 16 July 2012 it was announced that 4000 units were being manufactured per day, allowing Raspberry Pis to be bought in bulk.<ref name=electronista>{{cite news|title=Raspberry Pi lifts sale restrictions, open to bulk buyers|url=http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/16/rs.farnell.manufacturing.4000.raspberry.pis.per.day/|accessdate=29 August 2012|newspaper=Electronista|publisher=[[Macintosh News Network]]|date=16 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1588 |title=Want to buy more than one Raspberry Pi? Now you can! |publisher= Raspberrypi.org |date=16 July 2012 |accessdate=16 July 2012}}</ref> On 5 September the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced a second revision of the Model B Raspberry Pi.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1929 |title=Upcoming board revision |publisher= Raspberrypi.org |date=6 September 2012 |accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> On 6 September 2012 it was announced that goingin forwardfuture the bulk of Raspberry Pi units would be manufactured in the UK, at [[Sony]]'s manufacturing facility in [[Pencoed]], [[Wales]]. The Foundation estimates the plant will produce 30,000 units per month, and will create about 30 new jobs.<ref name="computerworlduk dunn 2012">{{cite news|last=Dunn|first=John E|title=Raspberry Pi resurrects UK computer industry with new jobs|url=http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/open-source/3379912/raspberry-pi-resurrests-uk-computer-industry-with-new-jobs/|accessdate=13 September 2012|newspaper=[[Computerworld UK]]|date=7 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1925 |title=Made in the UK! |publisher= Raspberrypi.org |date=6 September 2012 |accessdate=6 September 2012}}</ref> In October 2012 it was reported that some customers of one of the two main distributors had been waiting more than six months for their orders. This was reported to be due to difficulties in sourcing the CPU and conservative sales forecasting by this distributor.<ref name="zdnet shead 2012">{{cite news | url=http://www.zdnet.com/raspberry-pi-delivery-delays-leave-buyers-hungry-and-angry-7000005919/ | title=Raspberry Pi delivery delays leave buyers hungry (and angry) | work=[[ZDNet]] | date=18 October 2012 | accessdate=18 October 2012 | author=Shead, Sam}}</ref>

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