johny08 : its basicly exactly the same, except there is no screen, no PSU,no wifi, no fancy brushed steel enclusure....
-_-
And most importantly...no ASIC chips!
Latest article on the sad state of affairs of alpha-t on CoinDesk:
"The Viper has seen several design changes over the course of its development arc, a process that has been both praised and decried by the mining community. CoinDesk will continue monitoring the Viper’s development and provide an update when a delivery date has been formally set."
source:
http://www.coindesk.com/mining-roundup-new-tests-viper-look-inside-bitmains-bitcoin-factory/According to the article Alpha indicated that they believe they will begin shipping units by the end of the month. This, when they don't even have the first batch of chips on hand to test controller integration, etc.
At this point, I'm > 65% sure that the whole Alpha situation is a complete bust and that's being generous.
Likely Coindesk article title for October on Alpha-T:
"Alpha Technologies fails to deliver. Filing for Bankruptcy, customers left in a lurch!"