I was informed a few days ago that my 16 core Parallella has shipped; I had hoped, when I ordered, that it would come earlier in the year before exams but the fact that it shipped- several kickstarters which did not deliver have made me wary- has me ecstatic to hold it in my hands.
I have a great amount of respect for the Parallella team: to be able to kickstart a custom chip, that promises very interesting applications, and deliver it within several months of the estimated delivery date with the setbacks they have had is absolutely astonishing for me. While I can't comment on the quality of the final product yet, I would say that they know how to run an excellent campaign.
Mine shipped a few days ago as well. Sadly they seemed to have completely ignored my address change request and the board is shipping to my old address in another country. Grrr.
They did the same thing to me, too. I live in California and my board has arrived safely in DC where I used to live. Unbelievable given the difference in timeline from what they originally set out.
I have a great amount of respect for the Parallella team: to be able to kickstart a custom chip, that promises very interesting applications, and deliver it within several months of the estimated delivery date with the setbacks they have had is absolutely astonishing for me. While I can't comment on the quality of the final product yet, I would say that they know how to run an excellent campaign.