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I own several 1200w gold/platinum rated PSUs. When I eventually liquidate my GPU farm I'd like to reuse those PSUs for a BTC ASIC farm. Why pay $300 extra plus the extra shipping costs?

I think most folks are actually guardedly optimistic.


I think post around 124 sums up a bit of the issues:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2190559

From what I can tell, Terrahash got a little overzealous in posting his company information, and posted the wrong address. They were going to sign a lease for one office, but ended up getting a different office across the street (from the same real estate company). Since Bitcoiners can be a paranoid bunch, they researched this immediately, and discovered his error. Since then, they've been distrustful of him. Although he's not directly selling anything or taking anyone's money, the day will come when we either need to A) Pay up, or B) send him our already-purchased Avalon chips for assembly. People are *understandably* cautious about this.

Well...

I've been following it since they made their press announcement (a few hours before they showed up here), and I don't think it's a scam. I think they bit off a bit more than they were ready for, but I also think they have it mostly figured out.

They haven't yet asked for money, which bolsters my opinion, and the rep is fairly responsive, if a little defensive. Then again, he got jumped pretty much in seconds.

I think that a lot of the people who have been here a while have gotten badly burned and think everything is a scam unless proven to a degree that you'll never see in a criminal trial. Not that a healthy dose of skepticism in this field is a bad thing, but I so far see no evidence of a con. Somewhat amateurish from the business side, but that's kinda the hallmark of a new industry. It's very rare to see a lot of really highly organized businessmen in this sort of field. You more likely get really smart geeks who know hardware and software, but aren't great at pr and the machinations of business.

I am not betting on any particular horse yet, but the three that I think have the highest likelihood of coming quickly to market are Knc, Terrahash, and Steamboat.

And before one of the "older" guys jumps me for my post count, yes, I'm a newbie. Both to the forum and to cryptocurrency. I lurked on this board for a month before I logged in, just learning. And what I've learned is threefold. One, I got a lot more to learn. Two, there are some really amazingly smart motherfuckers on this forum, and three, there are some people who would find fault with free gold, and they are vocal!

I'm a hard money guy, and I'm not sure what I think of bitcoin and it's variants yet. But they are really interesting, to say the least. Kind of a bridge between traditional fiat and hard money such as precious metals. I think the whole concept has a future, so I'm jumping in. Terrahash's rep (Amir) seems to be acting in a similar vein.

Hi everyone,

I haven't been following this very closely. There are so many Avalon chip assembly threads...

Why does everyone think this is a scam?

Thanks 

Is that a full plexiglass surround? Why in front of the fans?

Probably because some countries customs have apparently been holding Avalons due to PSUs.

why

Neat solution for housing boards. Would like to see an option without the powersupply but with the case.

Wow, after this post their website is no longer reachable! I suspect it is getting hammered at the moment.  

Terrahash, please update your web hosting before taking any orders...

Just got a update from Terrahash via e-mail. Thought i would share this post on their blog.

http://terrahash.com/dx-large-cad-update/

The guy got his shit jumped the day he showed up, and from where I sit, without much merit. He's been quite open, if a bit guarded, and hasn't promised the impossible. As for the copyright date on the website, that's easily explained, as I'm pretty sure I have the same template on a disk somewhere. You just cut and paste your data in, and it's easy to miss a spot. I think they are concentrating more on getting their background shit together, and working on the website as they have time.

I think they are legit. I ain't willing to risk money on it till I see more, but they are one of three that I'm watching, the other two being KnC and Steamboat. I basically think it'll come down to who gets the avalon chips first between Terrahash and Steamboat.

Hi TerraHash!

On your site you're offering an 18GH/s PCB for BTC6.99 with the specification:
Size: 20cm x 20cm
Number of chips: 64
PCI Express power connector
USB mini type B connector
I2C board-to-board, daisy chain connector
USB microcontroller with bootloader for firmware upgrades.

My question is, this is fully functional PCB if it's connected to PC or RPi just without heatsink cooling?

Thanks for answers in advance.

Some companies will turn out to be legit, some won't.  If this company is scamming they are doing the best job of any of the scammer companies.  I think we'll have to wait and see in all cases, though some are more likely than others. 
As to why wouldn't they?  Their names have been all over everything they've done, as long the information that has been gathered is sound any person should be able to sue, or get together with others on the forum and take action.

do you really believe that they are legit? why wouldn't they keep the asic chips for themselves and farm bitcoins completely solo?

Hi TerraHash, can't wait to see you sell out on the first day.  If you or anyone watching this thread closely wants to check my data or update me as things change, you can click here.

Can't wait to see what happens here.

are there any other companies that are offering these services and prices, who approach the forum in a more friendly and consistent manner? I don't think Terrahash is a scam but their attitude is really strange. they seem bitter and resentful about something. I don't trust haters no matter how professional they make themselves appear. if they were decent and logical people, they would offer escrow to the first few customers, wouldn't they? i mean, it makes sense. maybe even send out one half off to a poor person like me, to show how cool they are. but I guess if that doesn't matter to them, then they don't deserve anyone's business. they are not the company they want everyone to think they are. This basically confirms it:
the best descriptive term I can give about the vibe I feel of Terrahash and their unicorn product/service offering is "awry." (something is amiss)

Have a good weekend, Amir. I have been watching you in the Klondike thread as well. So far I am cautiously optimistic. Though I think KnC might beat you to market.

I haven't been in the game long enough to be totally jaded yet.

+1

How the fuck do they not even get the copyright date correct, yet want us to believe in them that they will deliver what they promise?

I predict that they'll update the copyright vitals before they even think about creating and populating a contact page.