hey.. looked at the website and it no longer lists the singles as "pre-order" .. has anyone recieved their units yet?
Are we looking at 4-6 weeks to print shipping labels now?
In all seriousness, the day I see a post by a reputable forum member that says they've actually recieved a working unit, I'll be putting in an order for several of them.. I just can't see putting up 2+ grand without at least that small comfort level.
At the very least, i'd like to see them take credit cards directly, so that I could have the CC company do a chargeback if it turns scammy. (yeah, I know you can do a CC through paypal, but I've had paypal issues in the past trying to get a legit chargeback to stick)
Sigg
Topic: 1GH/s, 20w, $700 (was $500) — Butterflylabs, is it for real? (Part 2) - page 52. (Read 146936 times)
January 05, 2012, 09:53:14 PM
January 05, 2012, 01:10:42 PM
January 05, 2012, 12:47:34 PM
January 05, 2012, 12:26:59 PM
Has it been confirmed these are legit yet?
January 05, 2012, 03:15:17 AM
The one positive thing I'll say about the BitForce SHA256 if this product ever sees the light of day: it'll make a great stocking-stuffer.
Imagine, for something that will consume about the same energy as one old incandescent light bulb, you can leave this little box plugged into the wall all day that will print digital money for you for the rest of your life.
Happy Holidays friends & family, I'll take two dozen for Xmas 2012 delivery.
Imagine, for something that will consume about the same energy as one old incandescent light bulb, you can leave this little box plugged into the wall all day that will print digital money for you for the rest of your life.
Happy Holidays friends & family, I'll take two dozen for Xmas 2012 delivery.
We should totally be friends.
January 05, 2012, 02:54:59 AM
The one positive thing I'll say about the BitForce SHA256 if this product ever sees the light of day: it'll make a great stocking-stuffer.
Imagine, for something that will consume about the same energy as one old incandescent light bulb, you can leave this little box plugged into the wall all day that will print digital money for you for the rest of your life.
Happy Holidays friends & family, I'll take two dozen for Xmas 2012 delivery.
Imagine, for something that will consume about the same energy as one old incandescent light bulb, you can leave this little box plugged into the wall all day that will print digital money for you for the rest of your life.
Happy Holidays friends & family, I'll take two dozen for Xmas 2012 delivery.
January 05, 2012, 02:27:37 AM
In 4 - 6 weeks BTC going to the moon and beyond LOL.
Wake me up when we actually see a delivery. Production or not. Patched or not.
Thanks !
Wake me up when we actually see a delivery. Production or not. Patched or not.
Thanks !
January 04, 2012, 09:05:53 PM
The order form was saying 4-6 weeks but with a possibility of much faster. Hoping that one of us may have it sooner and can test it out 
January 04, 2012, 08:41:16 PM
Last I heard, there are a few weeks left before the first one ships.
Yup. Roughly 4-6.
Beat me to the punch...
January 04, 2012, 08:25:12 PM
Last I heard, there are a few weeks left before the first one ships.
Yup. Roughly 4-6.
Get your t-shirts here while you wait!
Soon(tm)
January 04, 2012, 08:10:41 PM
Last I heard, there are a few weeks left before the first one ships.
Yup. Roughly 4-6.
January 04, 2012, 07:57:13 PM
Seems that they are in for production, wonder if anyone had purchased their production model?
I've paid for one... I was promised I was in the first lot, so that's as far as anyone has got so far. Last I heard, there are a few weeks left before the first one ships.
January 04, 2012, 07:33:23 PM
Seems that they are in for production, wonder if anyone had purchased their production model?
January 04, 2012, 04:12:09 PM
And assuming they last long enough to break even. Remember, these things were designed to run at 20 watts, and now they're being pumped with 80 watts.
And now they're designed to run at 80w. What's your point?
I believe his point is that they weren't designed to run at 80w, they were patched to run at 80w.
Firstly, you and I both know that wasn't his point at all.
Secondly, the board has been re-manufactured with different parts. That's hardly a patch.
January 04, 2012, 03:45:50 PM
And assuming they last long enough to break even. Remember, these things were designed to run at 20 watts, and now they're being pumped with 80 watts.
And now they're designed to run at 80w. What's your point?
I believe his point is that they weren't designed to run at 80w, they were patched to run at 80w.
EDIT: I found the quote, here you go:
In relation to the original design they said:
The system actually consumes about 80 watts of power. The 1.1V core voltage regulator on the prototype system was designed with only 50A (around 55Watts) in mind. The power brick is rated at only 48 watts. As is clear, the system has been running over-currented (by some 20A) both on regulator side and PSU side (32 watts on PSU).
In relation to the updated design they said:
Our production system that is currently in manufacture for delivery, has two regulators on board, supporting max 120A of current implemented as a safety margin. The PSU shipped with the units will be equally supporting up to 135 Watts.
January 04, 2012, 03:38:20 PM
And assuming they last long enough to break even. Remember, these things were designed to run at 20 watts, and now they're being pumped with 80 watts.
And now they're designed to run at 80w. What's your point?
I believe his point is that they weren't designed to run at 80w, they were patched to run at 80w.
January 04, 2012, 03:20:52 PM
It's a little too expensive for me at this point. I'm interested, but I hope they eventually come down in price.
I'm not sure if your math skills are bad or if you just haven't taken the time to figure this stuff out but the BFL singles make sense from every angle I can see.That's why I bought 11.
And now they're designed to run at 80w. What's your point?
January 04, 2012, 03:06:31 PM
I, for one, am waiting for the rig box just because I'm pro like that 
BFL please accept the preorder for that so I can give you my 25k ASAP.
I imagine with a rig box you could bank some serious coin on silk road. BFL please accept the preorder for that so I can give you my 25k ASAP.
January 04, 2012, 03:04:08 PM
I was feeling nervous about the lengthy delay in the order fulfillment coming up against the PayPal 45 day deadline for order dispute. So I asked BFL for a refund via PayPal - I just got it back, no questions asked. That might make others in the order queue feel more confident that BFL is a reputable company.
January 04, 2012, 02:54:09 PM
It's a little too expensive for me at this point. I'm interested, but I hope they eventually come down in price.
I'm not sure if your math skills are bad or if you just haven't taken the time to figure this stuff out but the BFL singles make sense from every angle I can see.That's why I bought 11.
I wouldn't think that any sane FPGA developer would overclock or overdrive his chips beyond their ratings, so it must have just been a fail of BFL to read the max power draw from the spec sheet.
Or, they could be custom FPGAs from the ground up, (I doubt this, for obvious reasons), and they simply couldn't predict the power usage of a custom design.
EDIT: I might also note, according to the pictures, these look like they might have metal packaging on top, similar to a CPU. From what I understand, this chip packaging is wildly expensive, so I wonder if that is what it is?
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