Hardware Manufacturing Challenges

The cluster revolves around discussions of production difficulties, scaling manufacturing, supply chain issues, and doubts about timely mass production for new hardware products like phones or devices.

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frozenport Dec 5, 2018 View on HN

It's not easy to ramp up production.

sp332 Jan 4, 2022 View on HN

Subheading says "in coming weeks", but what are the actual plans for manufacturing and distributing this?

_lbaq Apr 28, 2018 View on HN

They are just trying to ship the initial batch, their case factory pulled out last minute, there will be more when thats resolved.

digikata Nov 22, 2019 View on HN

Sounds like manufacturing struggles. Hope they work their way through them and are able to deliver.

chvid Jul 25, 2019 View on HN

So far is this thing actually from being produced? (In time and cost)

xiphias Jul 4, 2016 View on HN

Missing production target is OK. Shipping crappy cars is not OK.

gmueckl Feb 3, 2020 View on HN

Interesting! Did you run into any manufacturing issues with that? I'd be worried about that.

robomartin Dec 4, 2012 View on HN

Not defending anyone. Just explaining one possible reality of a supply and manufacturing pipeline that moves that fast.

lostmsu Sep 30, 2024 View on HN

Are they capable of producing these en masse?

hiddencost Sep 17, 2025 View on HN

Fabrication is the bottle neck. They can't even meet internal demand.