No, we won’t know about December until the end of November.
Our goal with the prerelease units is that they’re so good that we don’t get any feedback that would cause hardware changes. Software changes can be made indefinitely.
Also scheduled for December, but on a separate schedule so it’s possible it could be delayed even if the main unit was on time.
We don’t forsee any gamble since if we make any changes to improve production units we will replace the prerelease units. I’ll hold off answers on most other questions about the prerelease units when they become available, as we’re not ready with all the details of the program.
If you’re not sure you want one, you can apply, and decline to accept it if/when it’s offered (which would return you to the normal production delivery date without any sort of “penalty”).
And I’ve seen it, and it’s cool!
Only if you get one of the pre-release units. There will be limited numbers of them before we switch to production shipping, and we already have >1,000 requests.
All things being equal, we ship based on order date (as I’ve mentioned before). The prerelease program is an example of where we will not decide based on order date. I don’t have any other examples of circumstances where we might ship out of order, but I’m sure we’ll find some as we sort through the logistics of getting orders delivered.