Sigh - I actually do want to hear of one of these things appearing for real ... outside the Empire's control ...
C'mon someone must know something ... coz it's starting to look like March is on the agenda with no solid facts about delivery 6 days into Feb already ...
Topic: 1GH/s, 20w, $700 (was $500) — Butterflylabs, is it for real? (Part 2) - page 23. (Read 146909 times)
February 06, 2012, 03:58:20 AM
February 06, 2012, 02:17:25 AM
No no, read the orders, it says TAKE him alive, Lord Vader will have our heads if we fuck that up again
Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the absent BFL singles, or given you enough clairvoyance to find the Rigbox power specs...
Clouded, the future is. Bong smoke, it may be.
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February 05, 2012, 09:24:26 PM
Really, they could be ANY chip with the identifications sanded off.
Or just 54 heatspreaders with no chips. cost about $26.
(Before the crusaders of the church of BFL impale me it is called a joke).
lol
February 05, 2012, 07:29:25 PM
No no, read the orders, it says TAKE him alive, Lord Vader will have our heads if we fuck that up again
Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the absent BFL singles, or given you enough clairvoyance to find the Rigbox power specs...
No no, you got it backwards. The Empire is about GPUs, its the silly Jedis obsessing over FPGAs. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age my ass.
February 05, 2012, 06:52:14 PM
They've given me more cause for doubt, but I'm also still hopeful that they're just slow at production and reluctant to answer questions. Time will tell.
WP
I imagine they've learned their lesson with regards to giving out information that may change in the future, and cause geekdom itself to implode on this forum. Smart move
February 05, 2012, 06:45:50 PM
Just in case anybody's interested in some E-Mail dialogue I had with Sonny at BFL:
I'm surprised that they can't even give me a guesstimate on the rig box when all I asked for was a vague answer. I'd have to see strong evidence that the rig box performs as well as they claim before risking that amount of money on equipment for BTC mining, not that I even have it other than through a line of credit.
Likewise, not that I have $100k or $1 million, but I was hoping to get something out of them about the Super Computer since their website says, "If you would like more information about this institutional grade system, please contact us with your inquiry." I didn't think an answer on whether it's closer to $100k or $1 million would require speculation.
They've given me more cause for doubt, but I'm also still hopeful that they're just slow at production and reluctant to answer questions. Time will tell.
WP
Quote from: My E-Mail to BFL on Jan. 24th
Hello,
I'm writing to inquire about two things.
First, can you give me a rough guesstimate of when the Rig Box might be available for shipping? Even something as vague as "at least 12 more months" or "in 1 to 6 months" would be helpful. More specific would be even better. I would like to know so I can have a better idea of when I might need to make funds available to purchase one.
Second, I would just like to have a clue as to whether there's any hope that I'd be able to afford a SuperComputer when it becomes available, depending on its capabilities, of course. Can you tell me whether it's likely to be closer to the $100,000 mark or the $1,000,000 mark?
I'm writing to inquire about two things.
First, can you give me a rough guesstimate of when the Rig Box might be available for shipping? Even something as vague as "at least 12 more months" or "in 1 to 6 months" would be helpful. More specific would be even better. I would like to know so I can have a better idea of when I might need to make funds available to purchase one.
Second, I would just like to have a clue as to whether there's any hope that I'd be able to afford a SuperComputer when it becomes available, depending on its capabilities, of course. Can you tell me whether it's likely to be closer to the $100,000 mark or the $1,000,000 mark?
Quote from: BFL's Response on Jan 30th
We are awaiting the completion of our first production run of Singles before we focus on the Rig Box product. Until then, I can't give you an accurate time estimate. Once we're through our current tasks, we will make public announcement with timing expectations and accept orders for the Rig Box.
With regards to the SuperComputer product, that is too far away to even speculate on.
Kind regards,
Sonny K
BF Labs Inc.
With regards to the SuperComputer product, that is too far away to even speculate on.
Kind regards,
Sonny K
BF Labs Inc.
I'm surprised that they can't even give me a guesstimate on the rig box when all I asked for was a vague answer. I'd have to see strong evidence that the rig box performs as well as they claim before risking that amount of money on equipment for BTC mining, not that I even have it other than through a line of credit.
Likewise, not that I have $100k or $1 million, but I was hoping to get something out of them about the Super Computer since their website says, "If you would like more information about this institutional grade system, please contact us with your inquiry." I didn't think an answer on whether it's closer to $100k or $1 million would require speculation.
They've given me more cause for doubt, but I'm also still hopeful that they're just slow at production and reluctant to answer questions. Time will tell.
WP
February 05, 2012, 06:29:41 PM
No no, read the orders, it says TAKE him alive, Lord Vader will have our heads if we fuck that up again
Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the absent BFL singles, or given you enough clairvoyance to find the Rigbox power specs...
well played.
February 05, 2012, 05:51:05 PM
No no, read the orders, it says TAKE him alive, Lord Vader will have our heads if we fuck that up again
Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the absent BFL singles, or given you enough clairvoyance to find the Rigbox power specs...
February 05, 2012, 05:22:13 PM
Really, they could be ANY chip with the identifications sanded off.
Or just 54 heatspreaders with no chips. cost about $26.
(Before the crusaders of the church of BFL impale me it is called a joke).
Blasphemer! Burn him alive!
No no, read the orders, it says TAKE him alive, Lord Vader will have our heads if we fuck that up again
February 05, 2012, 05:11:49 PM
Really, they could be ANY chip with the identifications sanded off.
Or just 54 heatspreaders with no chips. cost about $26.
(Before the crusaders of the church of BFL impale me it is called a joke).
Blasphemer! Burn him alive!
February 05, 2012, 05:04:20 PM
Really, they could be ANY chip with the identifications sanded off.
Or just 54 heatspreaders with no chips. cost about $26.
(Before the crusaders of the church of BFL impale me it is called a joke).
February 05, 2012, 03:42:01 PM
Really, they could be ANY chip with the identifications sanded off.
Or just 54 heatspreaders with no chips. cost about $26.
(Before the crusaders of the church of BFL impales me, it is called a joke).
February 05, 2012, 03:34:02 PM
Odd I see a frog in an icecube. They have 54 units? That is promising. I doubt they would make that many fake boxes.
it's a pic of 54 stratix chips with the identifications sanded off..
Really, they could be ANY chip with the identifications sanded off.
February 05, 2012, 02:26:31 PM
Odd I see a frog in an icecube. They have 54 units? That is promising. I doubt they would make that many fake boxes.
it's a pic of 54 stratix chips with the identifications sanded off..
February 05, 2012, 02:21:33 PM
Odd I see a frog in an icecube. They have 54 units? That is promising. I doubt they would make that many fake boxes.
it's a pic of 54 stratix chips with the identifications sanded off..
February 05, 2012, 03:19:19 AM
Well,there's 54 units right there,who ordered first
February 05, 2012, 03:07:31 AM
February 05, 2012, 02:27:20 AM
Guess we're getting a bargain then
February 05, 2012, 12:53:58 AM
I'm guessing he was talking about my last post. Someone who knows way more about this stuff than I do thinks he has a good guess on the chips and they are not cheap. It's just an educated guess so don't quote me.
I caught it. Unlike you apparently, as myself and several others have made very similar guesses many times over now.
cheers
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February 04, 2012, 11:38:09 PM
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