There wasn't any noticeable coil whine and I only used the existing back cover. I've since moved it under the desk so can't easily listen to it. Here's the audio spectrogram instead. The test occurs between the two double taps and went through a couple of read/write cycles.
I asked a similar question and Guiles replied with a very detailed answer in this very thread.
@djm16385 Did you ever see any further movement on your order? Looks like you placed it Dec 21 so a ship notice on Jan 13 seems like a pretty good turnaround time compared to others I’m seeing in this thread…
Legit I think you may have been sent my kit—I asked for an M4 8TB kit, the kit arrived with an instruction booklet that said M2 on it but I figured the instructions must not have changed, but I got the same error message you did. I emailed Gilles direct, did you ever get a response from him?
Unfortunately no status update its the same "On the Way Cleared Customs" really strange since it doesn't say did it ship or still at polysoft. The delivery date will be provided as soon as possible.
So you've got a legit UPS tracking number, and the status (when checking tracking via ups.com) shows it's through Customs? That would definitely confirm that it shipped, sounds you're just waiting on UPS to get their act together and get it moving out of their customs warehouse.
I put in an order on Dec. 12 for a 2TB/M1 SSD (before I read anything out here). No response yet after 4 messages sent asking for some sort of clarification. I can't tell if I should be in the queue Gilles mentioned in his 'next deliveries' queue mention in his Dec 18th update, or if I'm in an unknown length backorder.
So… it hasn’t actually cleared customs according to that screenshot? And with no UPS updates since the 6th…? Interesting, maybe marking things as shipped is indeed an extra delaying tactic 🤔
The kit has not left polysoft either. It clearly states that the courier only received a notice that a shipment is being prepared. The tracking will update the info when the courier receives the package, and then proceed to deliver it to the customs control, for international shipping.
Yeah I was just confused because the status of "On the Way Cleared Customs" that djm16385 mentioned should only happen once UPS actually has a package, but then the screenshot obviously reflects a different status 🤷
It’s strange—I tried to track it, and it says it’s clearing customs. However, the detailed information at the bottom shows what I shared in the screenshot.
The problem with that answer is that if you didn't have coil whine before the upgrade, then it stands to reason the only change you made is the cause of the sound.
Ah, I think I forgot to mention, since the sound was annoying, a few weeks ago I put the original Apple SSD back in, and it’s quiet again. It doesn’t make any noise with the Apple SSD
I ordered mine on the same day - before coming out here and reading about the delays. Seeing as people are still receiving their kits as recently as Thursday, I don't think they are out of business, just having a really hard time restocking and/or putting the kits together. For whatever reason, though, the complete lack of communication is unacceptable. If a vendor is running 4 months behind, they need to tell you that and make it easy for you to request a refund. Even the last update text Gilles put up on his site Dec. 18th is cryptic regarding what it means to anyone ordering now (or who had just ordered a few days before).
I haven't tried yet, though check backwards on these threads for people that have, and ask them. It still took them a while, from what I remember.
If you paid with your CC then you can do a charge back with the bank.
