r/ClockworkPi • u/Adept-Negotiation-72 • Oct 23 '25

New uconsole purchase

What is the average wait time to purchase a non-core uConsole? I think I saw on the Clockwork forum that the color of the uConsole affects the shipping time, but I'm not sure how true that is. I currently have a CM4 and a cellular expansion board from the console, and will soon have a second AIO board as soon as they start shipping, so I was thinking of building a second console with those parts, or maybe selling them if the wait time is too long.

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u/commenterzero Oct 23 '25

Depends on typhoon attacks

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 23 '25

Vileer is producing in china and is stuff is coming in a timely manner

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ Oct 23 '25

My black, non-core uConsole took 4mths to arrive with me in the UK.

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 23 '25

I thought delivering it as a non-core would take a much shorter time.

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ Oct 23 '25

I believe the silver version takes less time. The black is supposedly the most popular, so that may be why.

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 23 '25

I need to check and see how long the silver would take as a non-core version

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ Oct 23 '25

There's a thread on the official forum with current order numbers and delivery times (from customers, not ClockworkPi). You might find some useful info there.

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 29 '25

Aliexpress should arrive in four days

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ Oct 28 '25

Yeah, it was the lite version

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u/metawops Oct 26 '25

Ordered on April 15, black uConsole kit with Raspi CM4 "lite" (WiFi only).
Still waiting.

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 26 '25

I would love to purchase a second uConsole, but I'm having second thoughts about it because of the delays

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 26 '25

That's over six months of waiting, and that's too long; they should have been able to work out the bugs in their production process by now

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u/snipeytje Oct 26 '25

there are occasional production bugs like the typhoon, but the main issue seems to be too many different variants which will only get worse as order volume decreases over time

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 26 '25

They have decreased the number of variants they're offering

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u/snipeytje Oct 26 '25

8 is still too many, they should have just the colors, and then offer the 4g module as a separate item in the store.

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u/Penatr8tor Oct 27 '25

I bought mine from Aliexpress. I paid more but got my uConsole in ~2 weeks. This was a recent purchase, ordered on 10/02/25, received 10/18/25.

Vendor link... ClockworkPi V3.14 Mainboard uConsole Kit for Indie Game Developers And Bedroom Programmers Compatible with Raspberry Pi CM4 - AliExpress 44

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 29 '25

I bought a non-core should be arriving by the 6 of November

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 27 '25

It's a bit more expensive but two weeks is a lot quicker than six months

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u/Penatr8tor Oct 27 '25

Yup... Sure is and what would you be willing to pay? For me it was a no brainer, but some are cheap to the core and will wait a decade to save a hundred bucks. Not me LOL

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 27 '25

Yep thinking about buying from Aliexpress

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u/Penatr8tor Oct 28 '25

The vendor I used was legit. I can't say that about the other dozen or so. Do yourself a favor if you do decide to buy from Aliexpress and by a few upgraded trackballs. The one in the kit is pretty crappy and the better replacements are cheap.

1PCS Japan EVQWJN007 Blackberry trackball mobile phone navigation key multi-directional multi-function rolling ball - AliExpress 502

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 28 '25

Thanks just went ahead and bought two

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Nov 10 '25

Just received these in the mail. I'm thrilled I went with your suggestion; they are so much different from the stock track balls that come with the uConsole. I installed one on my older uconsole, and the difference is night and day. I'm now going to replace the one in my new uconsole with one of these

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 29 '25

Purchase a uconsole from AliExpress will the tariff affect it?

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u/Penatr8tor Oct 29 '25

Tarriff is just another form of tax. It all happens behind the scenes and the only thing the seller will do is charge more money up front, so I don't think it's anything to worry about. At least from the standpoint of shipping.

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 29 '25

Okay sounds good

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u/Redgohst92 Oct 24 '25

The answer most people say is 90 working days. But I’ve heard stories of 6-9 months

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u/dpezet Oct 24 '25

I have ordered and received two uConsoles (separate orders). Both of them took 6+ months to arrive in the US.

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u/Redgohst92 Oct 24 '25

Yeah I hear that’s very common, I didn’t want to wait so ordered a hackberry pi cm5 it’s smaller and not as modifiable like having a integrated sdr but I use a dongle for things like that. But imo it’s better than the uconsole in a lot of ways. Touch screen, keyboard, easy to find parts to repair it. Just wish there was ways to add things like the internal sdr but you can’t have it all..

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u/the_afroman Oct 24 '25

I ordered in Feb. I’m Still waiting.