I thought this thread would already be here when I got home, but I'm curious what the down-low is on these chips.
Here's a copy/paste of the email I got a couple hours ago.
Avalon ASIC 55nm Chips
ready to ship immediately without custom woes.
Avalon has once again partnered up with TradeHill to auction off these chips, starting at 24 bitcoins for a 500 reel count, the auction starts immediately and ends on Tuesday Nov, 5th. For those who do not wish to wait can purchase the chips on our site right now for its buy it now price of 30 bitcoins. As per usual, price is due for adjustment at every bitcoin difficulty change.
For more details on the specification and datasheet of the chips please visit
http://avalon-asics.com/product/a3255-55nm-chip-500-count-reel/people are welcome to request for sample chips before purchasing here
http://avalon-asics.com/my-account/sample-chip-request/new ticket system integrated with store.
Over the weekend we'll be launching our integrated ticket system for support, no longer would you need to play email tag, trying to match payment and order information across systems, now everything will be at the same place offering comfort and ease of use for both parties.
So I create this thread in hopes of getting answers to some questions that come to mind
Is everyone gonna just stay away to try to get a lower bid starting point like with the last Avalon auction?
Are these chips
really compatible with gen 1 design?
Who is planning the obligatory "group buy"? (please say MrTeal
)
Has anyone received sample chips to play with? -->
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/open-source-avalon-gen2-55nm-board-323175 -- thanks form!
I haven't seen much talk about this at all, but I've been trying to slog through that evil KnC thread so I may have missed it.
full disclosure: I actually ordered one of the 60 GH/s units and an extra module for my 3 module batch 2 last friday night and they arrived the following tuesday afternoon, and they work flawlessly and they might just earn their bitcoin back before the end of this year. I realize they may have screwed over many people, but they have never screwed over me (yet)
