Pages:
Author

Topic: Block Erupter Prisma Compensation and Buy-back Plan (Read 10598 times)

legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
I have a few of my own unopened replacement units available for purchase on ASICPuppy.net
I apologize if I'm coming across poorly, but I wanted to note that I take issue with the verbiage;

"Running at a max of 1.47 th/s, the prisma averages 0.8 watts per gh, making it one of the most efficient miners on the market."

Considering 0.5-0.6W is "the norm" with Bitmain and SPTech, I thought this was a little bit dishonest.

Claiming that 0.5-0.6 J/Gh is "the norm" with Bitmain and Spondoolies is also dishonest. Unless you significantly underclock the miners and thereby significantly increase the cost per Gh, the only product in that range from either of those companies is the S5.

 the s-5 does .49 to .52  from freq  275 to freq 412  pretty impressive ,but actually  not  as it should scale to  around .40 at freq 275.  so the frozen voltages screw us all in the longterm.

the sp20 has .44 to .65  at 900gh to 1500gh.   my complaint is calling it a 1700gh miner more then anything else.

what i would have liked was an s-5   with firmware/software that allowed volts to go from 9 to 12 volts.  this would have been the best miner ever built.

Now i am waiting for the voltage trimmer from sidehack to see what the s-5 will do.

back to the prisma's here.

 it will be loud gear  and it will use power you need to be in a low cost power area to do okay with it.

 Crazy's rasp pi with minera was a good build ran very well with my prisma.  I was just too afraid of running it. allowed for easy control of the prisma.
legendary
Activity: 826
Merit: 1004
I have a few of my own unopened replacement units available for purchase on ASICPuppy.net
I apologize if I'm coming across poorly, but I wanted to note that I take issue with the verbiage;

"Running at a max of 1.47 th/s, the prisma averages 0.8 watts per gh, making it one of the most efficient miners on the market."

Considering 0.5-0.6W is "the norm" with Bitmain and SPTech, I thought this was a little bit dishonest.

Claiming that 0.5-0.6 J/Gh is "the norm" with Bitmain and Spondoolies is also dishonest. Unless you significantly underclock the miners and thereby significantly increase the cost per Gh, the only product in that range from either of those companies is the S5.
sr. member
Activity: 379
Merit: 250

It's a generic buy-back, not a selective one.

FUCK YOU FC!!!!!!

Hello,
Sorry for the so long delayed reply.

Our Buy-back Plan just aims to Prisma, not inlcuding Tube. Sorry for any inconvenience.


Sounds pretty God Damn selective to me.

scum-bag moron


Yes, there seems to be a contrast in statements here.
perhaps AM would like to prove their commitment to the community and issue the refund in a generic manner to whonesta.
i feel this would be beneficial to all parties concerned.  Roll Eyes



ROFLMAO....  good one..

Well NO generic buy back for me. I got 0.6040288 BTC refund (9.7083 purchase price) on 40 boards, 4 of which were turds. I just received a USED/Dirty replacement unit of which 1 board is dead as a door nail. AM, Friedcat, and Phasebird dropped the ball BIG-time on these two products. I WILL NOT BUY ANYTHING AM AGAIN! The most unprofessional manufacturer BARE NONE!

Anyone reading these threads needs to BE WARNED they are crawling with AM shareholders and shills. Their ONLY interest is to sell GARBAGE in the hopes they can make a profit off their worthless AM shares.

DO NOT buy from this company!
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
I think we've still got about 20 of Novak's USB adapters on hand. Is AM sending USB adapters with the new Prismas, or just BE controllers, or neither?

The units I have in hand are replacements, so I can't speak to what is regularly included. I did receive a number of new BE controllers with the board adapters. The BE controllers have new firmware which allows the following:

1) All 3 UART buses enabled
2) 5 bit address space for each prisma board (combined with 3 uart buses allows for a maximum of 96 boards or 24 prismas per 1 controller)
3) Backup pool configuration

User Guide for new Prisma:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B11fvFT7Sd5bWkc5R2Joek9LNjg/view?usp=sharing
 
legendary
Activity: 3374
Merit: 1859
Curmudgeonly hardware guy
I think we've still got about 20 of Novak's USB adapters on hand. Is AM sending USB adapters with the new Prismas, or just BE controllers, or neither?
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
Do the BE controllers suck less this time? Power adapter is nice, but non-garbage software would be even better. Solving a five-minute wiring problem is less significant than solving something that's continuously problematic over the entire lifetime of the machine (like a heavily broken/noncompliant stratum implementation, for one).

I haven't been informed of any controller updates, so I doubt anything has changed.

I have a few of my own unopened replacement units available for purchase on ASICPuppy.net
I apologize if I'm coming across poorly, but I wanted to note that I take issue with the verbiage;

"Running at a max of 1.47 th/s, the prisma averages 0.8 watts per gh, making it one of the most efficient miners on the market."

Considering 0.5-0.6W is "the norm" with Bitmain and SPTech, I thought this was a little bit dishonest.

Copied the description from my Prisma 1.0 listing and it was not my intention to mislead. I also sell the SP20, and you'll note the price difference. I think it would be dishonest if I said the Prisma was the most effiecient, but .8 watts/gh is still respectable.
legendary
Activity: 1652
Merit: 1067
Christian Antkow
I have a few of my own unopened replacement units available for purchase on ASICPuppy.net
I apologize if I'm coming across poorly, but I wanted to note that I take issue with the verbiage;

"Running at a max of 1.47 th/s, the prisma averages 0.8 watts per gh, making it one of the most efficient miners on the market."

Considering 0.5-0.6W is "the norm" with Bitmain and SPTech, I thought this was a little bit dishonest.
legendary
Activity: 3374
Merit: 1859
Curmudgeonly hardware guy
Do the BE controllers suck less this time? Power adapter is nice, but non-garbage software would be even better. Solving a five-minute wiring problem is less significant than solving something that's continuously problematic over the entire lifetime of the machine (like a heavily broken/noncompliant stratum implementation, for one).
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
Prisma 2.0 Replacements have arrived! I've shipped the first batch out to those that have sent in their v1 boards.

https://i.imgur.com/9lKKPnWl.jpg

I have a few of my own unopened replacement units available for purchase on ASICPuppy.net

They do look like a machine from the future. Do they work this time? Wink Anyone experiences to share already?

AM tested them extensively this time. I'm going to setup a few this weekend and will share my results. Also, they included adapters with the BE controllers to power off of the fan connector of the Prisma boards, which is pretty neat.
hero member
Activity: 518
Merit: 502
Prisma 2.0 Replacements have arrived! I've shipped the first batch out to those that have sent in their v1 boards.



I have a few of my own unopened replacement units available for purchase on ASICPuppy.net

They do look like a machine from the future. Do they work this time? Wink Anyone experiences to share already?
legendary
Activity: 1973
Merit: 1007
Prisma 2.0 Replacements have arrived! I've shipped the first batch out to those that have sent in their v1 boards.



I have a few of my own unopened replacement units available for purchase on ASICPuppy.net
newbie
Activity: 47
Merit: 0
Round One of Block Erupter Prisma2.0 Auction has begun.

Auction Rules
starting unit price: 0.3BTC
minimum unit price bidding increase: 0.01BTC
minimum quantity: 20
total quantity: 200
ending time: 08:00:00 AM January 25, 2015

To bid, please reply in this post:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.10233572
member
Activity: 67
Merit: 10
For once I have some good news to post.

After a few PM's with Phasebird, he had me send another email to [email protected] on 12/14. I never did get a reply after that but the btc address I setup for this has funds as of 11 hours ago. It's not the new prisma I was originally promised but it's something and I am good with that.
legendary
Activity: 2128
Merit: 1119
Yes, there seems to be a contrast in statements here.
perhaps AM would like to prove their commitment to the community and issue the refund in a generic manner to whonesta.
i feel this would be beneficial to all parties concerned.  Roll Eyes

I too would like to see whonesta get a refund and anyone else who has been screwed over by the completely abyssal sales and support. I would also like to see AM acquire a permanent western team member responsible for dealing with sales and support so this situation does not happen again.







Lets hope they just stop selling pre built miners in the future and stick with the cloud mining thing.
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1185
dogiecoin.com
In the EU can whe ship to someone? Or i whill send this direct to HK?

HK or the US.
legendary
Activity: 1161
Merit: 1001
Don`t invest more than you can afford to lose
In the EU can whe ship to someone? Or i whill send this direct to HK?
legendary
Activity: 896
Merit: 1001
Yes, there seems to be a contrast in statements here.
perhaps AM would like to prove their commitment to the community and issue the refund in a generic manner to whonesta.
i feel this would be beneficial to all parties concerned.  Roll Eyes

I too would like to see whonesta get a refund and anyone else who has been screwed over by the completely abyssal sales and support. I would also like to see AM acquire a permanent western team member responsible for dealing with sales and support so this situation does not happen again.


With someone who speaks native english.  There are some subtle differences in technical / PR discussions that may have a large impact. 
legendary
Activity: 826
Merit: 1004
Yes, there seems to be a contrast in statements here.
perhaps AM would like to prove their commitment to the community and issue the refund in a generic manner to whonesta.
i feel this would be beneficial to all parties concerned.  Roll Eyes

I too would like to see whonesta get a refund and anyone else who has been screwed over by the completely abyssal sales and support. I would also like to see AM acquire a permanent western team member responsible for dealing with sales and support so this situation does not happen again.





sr. member
Activity: 434
Merit: 250

It's a generic buy-back, not a selective one.

FUCK YOU FC!!!!!!

Hello,
Sorry for the so long delayed reply.

Our Buy-back Plan just aims to Prisma, not inlcuding Tube. Sorry for any inconvenience.


Sounds pretty God Damn selective to me.

scum-bag moron


Yes, there seems to be a contrast in statements here.
perhaps AM would like to prove their commitment to the community and issue the refund in a generic manner to whonesta.
i feel this would be beneficial to all parties concerned.  Roll Eyes

legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1185
dogiecoin.com
Unfortunately it seems there's nothing for the EU or UK. We either have to ship to HK or the US. Really not sure how some of these boards are going to survive in tact, especially those fragile coils (which I had to superglue one on).
Pages:
Jump to: