https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-2-w-on-sale-now/
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Wow! They keep making great (cheap) stuff.
Does anyone have experience with the WIFI versions?
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I have some experience with RPi Pico W, previous version. They’re using the same wireless module for this version.
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Have you seen this:
@kd7eir That’s a nice board as well. I don’t like it having components on both sides though. You won’t be able to solder it directly onto a PCB.
BTW, Raspberry Pi Pico boards are using Infineon CYW43439 ICs which were originally designed by Cypress. It’s a BGA package, so it may be a bit hard to use. But apparently the module Pimoroni is using is marked as “Raspberry Pi RM2” which is using the same IC, same everything inside the metal can, just in a castellated PCB format. Hopefully it’ll be available by itself soon.
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Burning Question:
Is this still the A2 version, or a newer revision of the RP2350 with some of the errata fixed?
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Pictures show that it’s the A2 version. 
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It would surprise me if we get a stepping. From reading a few things they make a ton of RP2040 to hit the price point.
Early on I got the impression they were using the early adopter program to shake out bugs, especially with the delay for public release.
The way E9 was handled gave vibes of “we already made 10 million and it is what it is”. I totally get that, for 12 months we’ve been using an enclosure with a 3D printed plug to cover a late issue 
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But why aren’t the raw RP2350 available through the regular channels yet?
My guess is they are of limited availability because they stopped manufacturing to implement a stepping to fix Erratum 9. So they use the few ones they have to make Pico 2 boards for the time being instead of opening the floodgates.
Another reason could of course be that they already have made the wafers in the buggy version but didn’t get enough packaging capacity to make them into chips yet. Then we won’t see a stepping for some time or ever.
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I of course hope you are right and there will be a stepping. I assumed that too, and I have not purchased any more chips under the early release program because I want to see what happens. So I still have the “faith”.
The realist in me screams that the quote above is true. RP2xxx a tiny thing for RPI and they have to roll how they can. It’s a pretty great chip and sdk, has some issue they can fix over time. Not unlike everything we do here.
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I don’t suppose anyone has heard on the grapevine if RPI are still going to make their promise of making the RP2350s available “by the end of the year” ?
A supplier in China said end of year, but they could just be repeating what you’ve heard.
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