[Vorporeal]

Pictures are up.

EDIT:
New Cases: http://twitpic.com/uvq5g
Fixed shoulder buttons: http://twitpic.com/uvq8x
Wider LCD cable slot: http://twitpic.com/uvqbh

This post has been edited by Vorporeal: 24 December 2009 - 01:24 AM

[Kloplop321]

http://twitpic.com/uvqbh
http://twitpic.com/uvq8x
http://twitpic.com/uvq5g
with a "Wider LCD cable slot." and "Fixed shoulder buttons."
Enjoy!

This post has been edited by Kloplop321: 24 December 2009 - 01:37 AM

[marshal]

Wow some pictures !! So the cases already arrived ? :)

Hope everything will be alright and you can start mass producing them.

I guess there will be a few more pre-production pandora shipping to devs too (?)

[Vorporeal]

Hmm, judging by the "wider LCD cable slot" picture, these might have slightly better finish? It looks a bit more matte and a bit less "oily", but I can't be sure.

This post has been edited by Vorporeal: 24 December 2009 - 01:35 AM

[Kloplop321]

Well we aren't seeing the outer section that our fingers touch, just the important parts where it hinges onto the case it seems.

[RenegadeChic]

ooh and the mass production finish looks a lot smoother too!

cant see the slight deformities where the screws were going either.

how many have been received? 1000? is this is? production started after christmas?!

[Aethix]

I'm pretty sure those are from the factory.

[Vorporeal]

Kloplop321, on 23 December 2009 - 08:32 PM, said:

Well we aren't seeing the outer section that our fingers touch, just the important parts where it hinges onto the case it seems.

Whoops, I was referencing the wrong picture. Meant the picture of the top of the base, not the shoulder buttons... my bad.

[greendots]

RenegadeChic, on 23 December 2009 - 08:32 PM, said:

ooh and the mass production finish looks a lot smoother too!

cant see the slight deformities where the screws were going either.

how many have been received? 1000? is this is? production started after christmas?!

No, MW has to inspect them first. Then he will give the factory the green light to start the mass production (or not).

[joseluisjazz]

I think those photos are made by the chinese just before shipping the samples to MWeston, awaiting for his thumb up. And I personally don't think that those samples have the mass production finish applied on them, but I could be wrong.

Edit: ninja'd! :ph34r:

This post has been edited by joseluisjazz: 24 December 2009 - 01:38 AM

[marshal]

RenegadeChic, on 24 December 2009 - 02:32 AM, said:

ooh and the mass production finish looks a lot smoother too!

cant see the slight deformities where the screws were going either.

how many have been received? 1000? is this is? production started after christmas?!

Those are still pre-production sample. If there is no problem with those part then they will should start mass producing them.

I really don't know the exact coating on those parts. We've been told that the factory couldn't apply the same finish on small test runs as for the mass production... so it's probably not the same as what will be applied to the final production cases.

This post has been edited by marshal: 24 December 2009 - 01:40 AM

[RenegadeChic]

ah okay. its easy to get excited!

[jumpman]

MASS PRODUCTION! Let's GO! Let's GO! Let's GO! :lol:


Jumpman

This post has been edited by jumpman: 24 December 2009 - 01:42 AM

[jumpman]

So these pics are from the factory right before shipping to Michael right? So monday or tuesday he will be able to build another small run and green light mass production if possible? Where so close I can taste it. If I get mine before CES, I would love to take it to the show, and parade around with it! :P


Jumpman

[spikeyxx]

fingers crossed eh lads?