Teensy 4.1 availability issues in UK

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V_King

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Hello,
Has something changed, or some restrictions come into force that Teensy 4.1 is following Teensy 3.5 availability path? At least here in UK. All the usual small retailers don't have stock, Digikey/Mouser say they can't sell into UK.
What is going on? Is there something to be very worried about?
As I have already burned with 3.5 to 4.1 "easy" board migration, are the 4.1 with ethernet to be expected to have any unexpected behaviour compared to ordinary 4.1 versions?
 
I don't know about any UK specific issues, but I can answer on this tech question.

V_King said:
are the 4.1 with ethernet to be expected to have any unexpected behaviour compared to ordinary 4.1 versions?
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The Teensy 4.1 models with versus without ethernet are exactly the same. The DP83825 Ethernet PHY chip either is or is not soldered to the PCB. If you don't make use of ethernet and you have that chip on your Teensy 4.1, it just sits there unused in a low power reset state. There are no shared pins with anything else, so the unused ethernet chip really can't interfere with other stuff.
 
I have suspected for some time that the only retailer allowed by Sparkfun to sell Teensy products in the UK is, "The Pi Hut". No one else seems to have stock since Sparkfun took over.
 
BriComp said:
I have suspected for some time that the only retailer allowed by Sparkfun to sell Teensy products in the UK is, "The Pi Hut". No one else seems to have stock since Sparkfun took over.
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Yes, it does seem to be the case. When you go on the Sparkfun distributor list for UK, all the links (Except for the PiHut) either do not work, or have no stock.
Digikey allowed me to place order and then halted the shipment. Mouser says not available for UK market.
What's the point of these corporate games if the Sparkfun can not supply goods?
 
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Some years ago, I had the issue that Mouser did not sell Teensy4.1 to Germany. So far,I had no issue with Digikey, but this was before the PJRC-Sparkfun deal.
 
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