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But i find it funny that the old technique, that is used by Asicminer or Avalon is nearly as good pricewise like the newest asic-tech that comes on the market.
Only some thoughts. Correct me if im wrong.
KNCMiner says: 500 W 175 GH/s that means: 2.86 J/GH
Burnin/Avalon says: 40 W 5.56 GH/s that means: 7.19 J/GH
So on the long term, when difficulty increases and power requirements count, the new techniques should be better.
But nobody knows if KNCMiner meets its power requirements or will ever deliver.
However we are pretty sure that we will get something from Burnin/Avalon in time.
All ASIC developers (AVALON, BFL, KNCMiner) try to sell their products at prices as high as they can.
Much more than the actual costs.