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Topic: [Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive Manufacturer Trustworthiness Guide [1st Feb 2016] - page 58. (Read 131512 times)
April 20, 2014, 10:06:31 PM
I like this feature... will you do this when you update all manufacturers?
April 20, 2014, 10:03:29 PM
This company's rating has changed in the Manufacturer Trustworthiness Guide.
I like this feature... will you do this when you update all manufacturers?
April 20, 2014, 09:50:20 PM
Changelog 04/21/2014
Company changes:
Company changes:
- VMC held at C due to the boards being sold not being originally designed.
- CoinTerra demoted to C+. Compensation for under hash rate units not sufficiently being provided. Many ongoing legal suits.
- HashFast demoted to D. Promotion to C+ if MPP compensation ships soon.
- BlackArrow held at C+.
- Lightning ASIC promoted to B+. Moved to chip integrators.
- BitMine promoted to C+. Communication has improved, commercial parters are running a separate assembly line.
- OneStringMiner set to C. Promotion to B if no problems until April 26th.
- SpondooliesTech promoted to B. Promotion to B+ if May batch shipping is on time.
- OneStringMiner promoted to C+. Promotion to B if no problems by May 10th.
- Bitmine held at C+.
April 20, 2014, 04:28:54 PM
I hardly feel that Cointerra has made..... "Compensation being provided"
They will give you a discount on future purchases.....That is NOT providing compensation on the product you have already purchased....
Woodser
They will give you a discount on future purchases.....That is NOT providing compensation on the product you have already purchased....
Woodser
It's also a bit deceptive/scammy when they sell in stock 1.6th miners before shipping out their "2th" miners which are all actually 1.6th miners...
April 20, 2014, 04:20:23 PM
I hardly feel that Cointerra has made..... "Compensation being provided"
They will give you a discount on future purchases.....That is NOT providing compensation on the product you have already purchased....
Woodser
They will give you a discount on future purchases.....That is NOT providing compensation on the product you have already purchased....
Woodser
April 20, 2014, 01:17:53 AM
I have to add Bitmaintech to + list, they completed my order and shipped miner in less than 2 days, and i got my miner working and in perfect condition. So they are fast and reliable.
Now did anyone heard of
http://bitcoin-hardware.nl/
http://officialbit.com/
Any experience with them? How reliable they are ?
The first looks like a scam. Now did anyone heard of
http://bitcoin-hardware.nl/
http://officialbit.com/
Any experience with them? How reliable they are ?
April 20, 2014, 01:03:42 AM
I have to add Bitmaintech to + list, they completed my order and shipped miner in less than 2 days, and i got my miner working and in perfect condition. So they are fast and reliable.
Now did anyone heard of
http://bitcoin-hardware.nl/
http://officialbit.com/
Any experience with them? How reliable they are ?
Now did anyone heard of
http://bitcoin-hardware.nl/
http://officialbit.com/
Any experience with them? How reliable they are ?
April 15, 2014, 04:50:08 PM
All,
I've order a prospector - I'm yet to initiate the bank transfer but will do possibly today or tomorrow.
I will make sure to tell you all about how the process goes, how quickly the prospector arrives in the UK, setup, etc - I'm also going to do a video on the setup, and a review generally, so stay tuned.
But the first step, ordering the card, worked fine. I've seen complaints that the shopping card doesn't work but it definitely seemed to work absolutely fine for me.
Stay tuned.
I've order a prospector - I'm yet to initiate the bank transfer but will do possibly today or tomorrow.
I will make sure to tell you all about how the process goes, how quickly the prospector arrives in the UK, setup, etc - I'm also going to do a video on the setup, and a review generally, so stay tuned.
But the first step, ordering the card, worked fine. I've seen complaints that the shopping card doesn't work but it definitely seemed to work absolutely fine for me.
Stay tuned.
Well you would say that given you are an investor.
Can anyone else verify these cards apart from shills of VMC?
April 15, 2014, 11:02:05 AM
All,
I've order a prospector - I'm yet to initiate the bank transfer but will do possibly today or tomorrow.
I will make sure to tell you all about how the process goes, how quickly the prospector arrives in the UK, setup, etc - I'm also going to do a video on the setup, and a review generally, so stay tuned.
But the first step, ordering the card, worked fine. I've seen complaints that the shopping card doesn't work but it definitely seemed to work absolutely fine for me.
Stay tuned.
I've order a prospector - I'm yet to initiate the bank transfer but will do possibly today or tomorrow.
I will make sure to tell you all about how the process goes, how quickly the prospector arrives in the UK, setup, etc - I'm also going to do a video on the setup, and a review generally, so stay tuned.
But the first step, ordering the card, worked fine. I've seen complaints that the shopping card doesn't work but it definitely seemed to work absolutely fine for me.
Stay tuned.
April 09, 2014, 01:12:36 PM
http://www.woodlaw.com/cases/butterfly-labs-and-bf-labs-inc-bitcoin-miners <--- Add this Link next BFL information and add a new column for those seeking legal remedy information.
Add AMT to this list as well
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-hardware-maker-amt-facing-court-delays/
They appear to be shipping to some customers now but some customers (namely myself and some others on the forum) are still getting no communication and are being ignored. No news on how well the systems work yet though as not enough in customers hands to get a good idea of quality.
April 09, 2014, 08:44:40 AM
http://www.woodlaw.com/cases/butterfly-labs-and-bf-labs-inc-bitcoin-miners <--- Add this Link next BFL information and add a new column for those seeking legal remedy information.
Add AMT to this list as well
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-hardware-maker-amt-facing-court-delays/
They appear to be shipping to some customers now but some customers (namely myself and some others on the forum) are still getting no communication and are being ignored. No news on how well the systems work yet though as not enough in customers hands to get a good idea of quality.
April 09, 2014, 08:43:52 AM
Excellent and much-needed guide for the noobeez out there, thanks.
On a related note, I still can't believe how many people ordered Monarchs and expected them to be on time, it is really baffling to me.
I also think Avalon should be rated lower as I got screwed with my batch 3 order, and there was evidence of way too much pre-mining done with the units before they were shipped, but I suppose that's just my one personal experience of many.
On a related note, I still can't believe how many people ordered Monarchs and expected them to be on time, it is really baffling to me.
I also think Avalon should be rated lower as I got screwed with my batch 3 order, and there was evidence of way too much pre-mining done with the units before they were shipped, but I suppose that's just my one personal experience of many.
We all lost from B3, but they did give us an opportunity to refund so that's our fault.
April 09, 2014, 04:25:16 AM
http://www.woodlaw.com/cases/butterfly-labs-and-bf-labs-inc-bitcoin-miners <--- Add this Link next BFL information and add a new column for those seeking legal remedy information.
April 07, 2014, 07:25:21 PM
Excellent and much-needed guide for the noobeez out there, thanks.
On a related note, I still can't believe how many people ordered Monarchs and expected them to be on time, it is really baffling to me.
I also think Avalon should be rated lower as I got screwed with my batch 3 order, and there was evidence of way too much pre-mining done with the units before they were shipped, but I suppose that's just my one personal experience of many.
On a related note, I still can't believe how many people ordered Monarchs and expected them to be on time, it is really baffling to me.
I also think Avalon should be rated lower as I got screwed with my batch 3 order, and there was evidence of way too much pre-mining done with the units before they were shipped, but I suppose that's just my one personal experience of many.
April 07, 2014, 07:11:24 PM
Dogie, maybe include lketc.com also?
They don't target their business towards the NA/EU almost at all. Consequently, the consumers don't target them. They'll be added if this changes.I would not agree, they work almost the same like bitmain.
Apart from their site failures (ok it is everything in chinese and is always down) anyone can pay with BTC and buy directly from them.
Shipping the same like bitmain, with DHL and in 48 hours.
I bought a few of their dragons, and they are serious with good support, unlikely bitmain where noone answers you back.
I would include it as a promising company.
Just my 2 cents.
well the numbers stack up(just) https://tradeblock.com/mining/a/e8dba56cfa
But that website is terrible to navigate in Chinese.
April 07, 2014, 06:54:57 PM
Dogie, maybe include lketc.com also?
They don't target their business towards the NA/EU almost at all. Consequently, the consumers don't target them. They'll be added if this changes.I would not agree, they work almost the same like bitmain.
Apart from their site failures (ok it is everything in chinese and is always down) anyone can pay with BTC and buy directly from them.
Shipping the same like bitmain, with DHL and in 48 hours.
I bought a few of their dragons, and they are serious with good support, unlikely bitmain where noone answers you back.
I would include it as a promising company.
Just my 2 cents.
April 07, 2014, 03:53:31 PM
Dogie, maybe include lketc.com also?
They don't target their business towards the NA/EU almost at all. Consequently, the consumers don't target them. They'll be added if this changes. April 07, 2014, 03:48:19 PM
VMC is also ramping up it's own mining farm: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1DJpsvnM7xTnQbWEhLYyCyfxQyxwupEzCa
Nothing wrong with that, you often need 5-10 machines to properly test firmware with several variations, clock speeds and pools.
Dogie, do you plan on ordering one of the "Prospector" units from VMC for an independent review?
They are simply boards created by using the same reference design for a REV 2 that HashFast gives out to anyone that orders chips from them.
I believe Ken also confirmed that they are using the same Fab that HashFast used to make their boards.
Depending on which side of the fence you are (Pro or Negative VMC) you would say these are just resold boards or believe what Ken is saying.
I believe they are buying parts but the stickers on the boards were a little strange. Might just be what the fab is used to doing though. Up to you to decide if that is relevant.
You do have great guides so if you do purchase one we can compare notes. There's a strange bug when having both fo the units plugged in that crashes CGMiner and keeps saying "Main Board 12V Bad". Just have to reset them and try again until it works. Also noticed that CGMiner crashes with these quite a bit. I'm working with Luke to test out BFGMiner on them as well. I'm using a windows computer and from what I heard linux is much more stable for these boards.
They are simply boards created by using the same reference design for a REV 2 that HashFast gives out to anyone that orders chips from them.
I believe Ken also confirmed that they are using the same Fab that HashFast used to make their boards.
Depending on which side of the fence you are (Pro or Negative VMC) you would say these are just resold boards or believe what Ken is saying.
I believe they are buying parts but the stickers on the boards were a little strange. Might just be what the fab is used to doing though. Up to you to decide if that is relevant.
You do have great guides so if you do purchase one we can compare notes. There's a strange bug when having both fo the units plugged in that crashes CGMiner and keeps saying "Main Board 12V Bad". Just have to reset them and try again until it works. Also noticed that CGMiner crashes with these quite a bit. I'm working with Luke to test out BFGMiner on them as well. I'm using a windows computer and from what I heard linux is much more stable for these boards.
At this moment I don't, because they're 'known' and you've covered most of the setup help required. There shouldn't be any surprises with them, and the software issues will be resolved once the devs get hardware. You'll start to see a lot more cross licensing in 2014 as it becomes more common practice.
VMC is still yet to prove their own silicon though.
Ps, try a Linux virtual PC then
April 07, 2014, 02:16:08 PM
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I believe they are buying parts but the stickers on the boards were a little strange
Please do elaborate.
As for the vmc refund issues, the thing that bothers me is that out of a supposed $300,000 in refunds given there have been a total of zero confirmed cases of refunds.
April 07, 2014, 01:25:00 PM
Dogie, maybe include lketc.com also?
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