I find the price increase quite reasonable.
Doesn't it negate the discount vouchers sent to early
Topic: BFL just raised prices significantly - and changed the specs - page 2. (Read 5318 times)
Doesn't it negate the discount vouchers sent to early
Hehe maybe the 3dfx reference is apt. But I don't know, the Voodoo 3 kicked ass 
Late '90's Voodoo 5 video card image for the <30 crowd:
Late '90's Voodoo 5 video card image for the <30 crowd:
I've handled every modern GPU there is [>6 series], and that picture just made me .....
Got nothing on a 7900GX2, DAYMN.
Hehe maybe the 3dfx reference is apt. But I don't know, the Voodoo 3 kicked ass
Late '90's Voodoo 5 video card image for the <30 crowd:
Late '90's Voodoo 5 video card image for the <30 crowd:
I just cannot wait for how Josh is going to make everyone "whole" like he promised. There are SO many amusing ways he can do that. "sorry, I did not mean whole on your hashrate you paid for, I am giving you a 50% off coupon for your next purchase".....
and this is why i did not order an asic. way too much drama.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
IF BFL ships in a month. It's still uncertain if they will.
I think they will likely probably finally ship by the middle of next month. But it'll just be a few dozen units at first. It'll take them most of 2013 to fulfill their existing preorders is my guess, if their track record up to now has been any indication.
But hey. It's anybody's guess I guess. You may be right.
Remember 3dfx? From their last graphics card series only a couple 100s ever where build before they got insolvent. I can imagine owning a BFL Asic will be the same in a view years as owning a Voodoo 5.
Wow, "out of stock" on the mini-rig and "order now" buttons on everything else, really makes it look as though they actually have finished products. I clicked through to the checkout page without noticing anything about a pre-order, or having to wait for 250,000 products to ship before mine does. I was on the fence about BFL being an outright scam or just incompetent, after the events of the past wee I'm now quite sure that they are intentionally robbing people.
What a cluster fuck
EDIT: I think my avatar sums it up.
EDIT: I think my avatar sums it up.
and this is why i did not order an asic. way too much drama.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
Avalon batch #1 is investing in Facebook when it was still a hacked up server in a Harvard dorm room
Avalon batch #2 is a winning lottery ticket
Avalon batch #3 is getting IPO shares in google
BFL is a great opportunity to learn what happens when a company goes bankrupt owing you money
Note: I look at the site and the Mini-rig was in stock and now it is out of stock in about 20 secs. Interesting.
Not "out of stock". Impossible to Make. They are just not great at defining things. Sort of like "shipped"
and this is why i did not order an asic. way too much drama.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
IF BFL ships in a month. It's still uncertain if they will.
I think they will likely probably finally ship by the middle of next month. But it'll just be a few dozen units at first. It'll take them most of 2013 to fulfill their existing preorders is my guess, if their track record up to now has been any indication.
But hey. It's anybody's guess I guess. You may be right.
They still claim the jalapeno will be USB powered.
With n+1 USB ports they can do it.
This is going to have interesting implications on ongoing delivery bets linking to the products page for specs.
I find the price increase quite reasonable.
Only if they actually had a product to sell.
Note: I look at the site and the Mini-rig was in stock and now it is out of stock in about 20 secs. Interesting.
and this is why i did not order an asic. way too much drama.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
avalon batch #1 is the clear winner along with friedcat's thing.
avalon batch #2, whenever it ships, looks like double.
avalon batch #3 will be a single or a walk.
bfl will ship in a month or two i guess making avalon #3 a so-so deal.
I find the price increase quite reasonable.
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I bet you people waiting for BFL to ship before you order regret that now.
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You realize this is just to try and stop the early preorder customers from asking for refunds, right?
Lol, I have to wonder if they had to raised prices to cover increased refund request like a Ponzi scheme paying old customers with new customers money?
They still claim the jalapeno will be USB powered.
Common sense will quickly tell you that this company is in serious risk of insolvency. They have zero shipping mining products and it's been that way for almost one year and I've seen estimates of 16-22 employees, new facilities, new equipment, failed chips, respins, etc...
Beat the stampede and get out while you can.
BTCFPGA/bASIC refugee here BTW.
ASICMiner is talking about shipping hardware without pre-orders at all and unlike these guys they actually have a confirmed working product. RUN AWAY.
Beat the stampede and get out while you can.
BTCFPGA/bASIC refugee here BTW.
ASICMiner is talking about shipping hardware without pre-orders at all and unlike these guys they actually have a confirmed working product. RUN AWAY.
This is only the first performance downgrade. There are more to come.
Avalon's round 3 pricing will look like a bargain soon.
Avalon's round 3 pricing will look like a bargain soon.
I LOVE how the "MiniRig" is "Out of Stock". More like so far out of spec it would have to defy physics to hold that much Heat in such a confined space.....
Not to mention that residential power is likely not enough to run it...
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