Topic: bad news for bASIC - not shipping til mid Jan at best - page 11. (Read 25500 times)

BFL knows GD well they won't be shipping products during the holiday shopping season. It's just BS that they offhandedly peddle misinformation to paying customers.

Removed, I was half awake.

I hadn't seen that quote before.  Where did he say that?

Then what do you make of this official quote?


So they might get the chips this year. You think they just plug the chips in and that's a finished product immediately ready to ship? Admit it. There is zero chance of BFL shipping an ASIC in 2012.

I certainly do. BFL reps don't tell the truth...see the above email received from Debbie. If they STILL don't have chips in early Dec how are they ever going to ship in late Dec? That's just unrealistic nonsense.

So you believe a random web article's dates vs the dates given by BFL themselves?  Did you ever consider the possibility that the article could be incorrect?   

But, but they promised to deliver before block halvingday.......ooo i see..2016 ..

I think there is a mistake. It should be "early 2014".  They need to add a lot of "clock buffers" and that requires a lot of time. Currently, they are testing their phantom chips and they are of good cheer.

Actually BFL will not be around till then either.

"... in early 2013 they will start shipping to over a thousand customers who placed advance orders."
source: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/508061/custom-chips-could-be-the-shovels-in-a-bitcoin-gold-rush/

ZTEX GmbH ships their FPGA boards without power supplies and yes, there have been a few complaints by people who did not read the specs, but they do not have to replace boards because the customer is hooking up power supplies that spike over 12V.

MeSarah is looking for problems again where there are none...

I believe the author of that post clarified that it was for an order in the 8000s, which would place it in mid-September sometime.

For the millionth time, they're quoting a date for customers that are ordering TODAY. Please stop purposely obfuscating the argument by swapping estimated initial delivery with estimated current delivery.

And I checked the bASIC forum again, and I'm becoming more and more positive that my assumption is correct: bASIC has nothing. Nothing at all.

"People have brought up the subject of the pci-e vs. molex connector and it's a valid question, this will be one of the first decisions TheSeven will make once he is brought into the loop and receives the engineering packet"

"I received a couple of packets of information from the design team, including rudimentary diagrams and datasheets on stuff like heat sinks and BGA packages.
All kinds of stuff which I am sifting through as we speak - we will have some of the most requested information live as soon as possible."

They refuse to answer any direct questions about whether they have their ASIC chips in hand. They don't even know how they'll power the device yet. They just offered to show everyone a block diagram of the device. They just hired new staff because the concept of power consumption was too confusing for their other hired guns. They're just now looking at datasheets for components. They have nothing.

It's looking like a photo finish between BFL and Avalon.

I would be more confident in saying that about the other companies. Surprisingly BFL is the only company that has issued some grain of proof that they have made progress on ASIC-based devices (besides possibly regurgitated information). Even a few month ago they showed the preliminary PCB designs. Two versions of the new cases have also been photographed and posted as well. Yes, I know they don't have ASIC chips, somehow you always will mention that, but I do believe they have provided more proof than other companies.

I am pissed that the chick would even have the nerve to try and sucker me for my money by throwing in the words that they "are planning on shipping at the end of the month"! I keep thinking about how when they still need some of your money they will insist that the product is coming sooner than when someone is asking about the product they've already paid for. Hence the December/January shipping date I got, vs the later date others have been given when they've already paid in full.

The article should be renamed to "Custom chips might be on the shelves in a Bitcoin gold rush."

@ Nolo
Hilarious, that covers like 2 entire quarters of a year. That is one hell of a spread for a release date...

I'm not sending any ASIC vendors another bitcent until I see some evidence of progress...and that goes double for BFL. I haven't a clue what's going on with that weirdo company.

lol, it's probably just ONE guy in his pajamas manufacturing the illusion of an entire company.

Exactly.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/508061/custom-chips-could-be-the-shovels-in-a-bitcoin-gold-rush/

According to this article they will start shipping in "early 2013".

I can't possibly understand why you would be confused.  Isn't it as clear as glass to you?

They'll either be shipped in/on October, November, December 11th, end of December, January, February, or March lol

We plan to begin shipping at the end of this month and in January. If we don't hear from you, we will assume that you want your original order to stand as originally submitted.

Thank you,
Debbie


I received this email earlier yesterday regarding an upgrade to a Little Single I haven't paid for yet. The reason why I haven't done it yet is because I'm so freaking confused from all of their dates they keep releasing about when they will actually ship. I think someone is full of shit if you ask me. Just sayin

that what happens when you second-guess.
i was going to preorder with avalon.

oh well.