After researching the market more, it looks like there are some great options coming. Apparently HashFast making their announcement spurred others to let us know what they are planning. This is great news for bitcoin, in that we will see multiple companies releasing cutting edge products. This should allow a greater decentralization to permeate the network than one company might be able to achieve.
It is also great news for the mining community to hear that there are multiple companies vying for our attention. This will keep prices reasonable, and allow for diversification in case a chip design is flawed, or there are delays. (I know, NOBODY expects delays these days)
As the new designs should push each other to price their equipment competitively, and the credentials line up, I would like to add more options. For now this just means Cointerra, which is a manufacturer newly unveiled. If the rumor about Avalon's 20nm chip is true, that would seem an excellent option to investigate.
For hosted mining I will buy from the relevant top producers based on their ROI.
(cost-gain)/cost Spreading the investment as much as possible based on the relative profit margins will minimize any loss due to unexpected problems.
I can't for the relevant information to start rolling in so we can begin to prepare for the next couple months!
