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Quote from: cryptopi on May 12, 2013, 04:59:25 PM

BFL hasn't delivered anything substantial as of yet and in any case it is probably too late to order now

I agree for too long delay...
But I dont get that general idea that it is too late to order now... speaking generally - order from anyone who can deliver. Difficulty will rise, sky rocket first and maybe then continue steady rising at reasonable level, but if you dont have asic... you need to get it quite soon or there´s no any share left for you. So, I think its not too late to order as the alternative is not to mine at all. And it still seems that $2500 - 5000 - 7000 priced 50 / 175 / 350 Gh/s miners will pay back within 2-4 months providing that delivery is aug / sept and maybe oct also fine.

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Want some pi with that?

BFL hasn't delivered anything substantial as of yet and in any case it is probably too late to order now

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Quote from: dementyev on May 12, 2013, 03:55:31 PM

I wouldn't order anything from BFL, they appear to be one big scam. They haven't delivered on ANY of their products yet.

I dont know about scam, but desperate delays... have to say that I have dropped bfl plan. Thank you for helpful oppinions!
Now diy avalon or kncminer. Quite hard to decide!

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Quote from: alfabitcoin on May 11, 2013, 08:07:29 PM

Better invest into asic chips diy.

+1 - That's how I got hooked onto this site. As I could never purchase the chips solo. Group buys appear to be the way forward.

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I wouldn't order anything from BFL, they appear to be one big scam. They haven't delivered on ANY of their products yet.

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If you do order, i would add about 1 year to the delivery time.

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Quote from: gveltre on May 12, 2013, 08:54:01 AM

I think it is too late to order now. By the time you got yours, the difficulty is going to be too high.

If difficulty goes somewhere 170-200m by dec I dont see any problems.

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I think it is too late to order now. By the time you got yours, the difficulty is going to be too high.

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Quote from: bonksnp on May 11, 2013, 11:49:22 PM

When did you order?

April of this year.

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They are probably taking all the loans from pre-orders to test them out to see if they can produce bitcoins before they ship them out (used and burned it)... Grin

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Quote from: judasiscariot on May 11, 2013, 08:19:42 PM

I pre-ordered a 30GH unit and I'm still holding out. The thing with ASICs are to get them ASAP so you can maximize your potential profit. I know I'm taking a gamble, but who isn't with crypto currency?

When did you order?

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No, not now. It would take to long!

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Quote from: JungleBook on May 11, 2013, 08:23:44 PM

Quote from: BtcBling on May 11, 2013, 06:32:35 PM

Hello! My first post... but have been reading some time. Im looking for ASIC miner and it seems that currently only BFL offers those. I know it is unsure when I will receive it... but for me Avalon chip group buy and PCB assembly service from someone seems about same price, about same / unsure delivery time. Asicminer blades are far too expensive when auctioned. WTF I shoud do!?

NO ordered a year ago and they still delaying

Ummm... this is getting complicated, just got newsletter from KnCMiner:
They offer:
So to recap. Jupiter now comes with:
o   350 GH/s.
o   28nm Standard Cell ASIC chips.
o   Shipment in September 2013.
o   6995 USD price tag.

I know there is own thread for them, but was not taking it seriously yet... maybe I should really wait and see what happens and where.

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Quote from: BtcBling on May 11, 2013, 06:32:35 PM

Hello! My first post... but have been reading some time. Im looking for ASIC miner and it seems that currently only BFL offers those. I know it is unsure when I will receive it... but for me Avalon chip group buy and PCB assembly service from someone seems about same price, about same / unsure delivery time. Asicminer blades are far too expensive when auctioned. WTF I shoud do!?

NO ordered a year ago and they still delaying

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I pre-ordered a 30GH unit and I'm still holding out. The thing with ASICs are to get them ASAP so you can maximize your potential profit. I know I'm taking a gamble, but who isn't with crypto currency?

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Quote from: alfabitcoin on May 11, 2013, 08:07:29 PM

Better invest into asic chips diy.

I was considering that, but i'm not willing to burn my fingers when soldering tiny chips, so need assebly.
if i compare that option to bfl it seems likely as unsure as bfl delivery schedule. 1) need to turst that i get chips from group buy, 2) need to trust that PCB design works 3) need to trust that someone manages put chips on board and deliver diy boards... when? 4) and price for 50GH/s is likely same than BFL single. But still considering also diy, but not much time left...

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Better invest into asic chips diy.

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Quote from: cmason on May 11, 2013, 07:50:28 PM

Well, I can (pitifully) mine for free. I don't pay for electricity, and even if I did, I'm just using a Mac Mini 2011 (the model with the dedicated video card) which is very low power. Horrible mining rate, but I have 0.06 BTC, and will soon have 0.11. Not much, but it's free, and if BTC really takes off and scales, 0.1 BTC could be worth a million dollars in 10 years. Once I get off newbie, I may sell some old Mac stuff for BTC.

As for butterfly, when I first saw the Jalapeno, it was hard drive sized, and USB bus-powered. Arstechnica got a review unit of the same model and it was 5 times bigger and had to be plugged in. So, what are the people who pre-ordered a year ago going to get?

Yes, I hope as all of us that within 10 years even satoshi is worth of lot of $ € £ or whatever... but meanwhile I wish to get miner that can produce full btc. That should be possible within this year, but need to start asap.

Im not worried about electricity. I guess some time next year 50Gh/s miner is quite worthless anyway. So, need it asap and do it job before next gen chips.

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Well, I can (pitifully) mine for free. I don't pay for electricity, and even if I did, I'm just using a Mac Mini 2011 (the model with the dedicated video card) which is very low power. Horrible mining rate, but I have 0.06 BTC, and will soon have 0.11. Not much, but it's free, and if BTC really takes off and scales, 0.1 BTC could be worth a million dollars in 10 years. Once I get off newbie, I may sell some old Mac stuff for BTC.

As for butterfly, when I first saw the Jalapeno, it was hard drive sized, and USB bus-powered. Arstechnica got a review unit of the same model and it was 5 times bigger and had to be plugged in. So, what are the people who pre-ordered a year ago going to get?

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Quote from: cmason on May 11, 2013, 07:25:43 PM

I would consider buying something like this, but *only* when they are actually in stock and available with immediate shipping, so that I can make an accurate assessment of whether it is worth it or not based on the price being charged for the product. Otherwise, things can change too much before the product eventually arrives.

Yes, it seems that waiting might be the option

There´s going to happen so much within two - three months...
However, im afraid that at some stage it might be very hard to jump in the mining due to required investment.
It seems that Im already late. No one knows - but if investing now 2500$ can get in and BCT back within few months great.
It seems that by end of this year difficulty is sky high compared to the current. No on knows ASIC prices then.
There must be many in the same situation.

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