The reviews of this rig are generally very good.
I am wondering why there is a lack of trust in this seller?
This is a good question. I don't feel like looking up the thread at the moment, but my observation on the last thread posted for "free trials" is that the majority of the posters who trialed seemed to not receive any results and there seemed to be a lack of knowledge on the teams comprehension of pool requirements in terms of configuration.
It isn't clear why or what happened.
It just makes me wary, personally.
Jason
This is the reason for the negative trust:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.44383422In my opinion the trust system on this website is complete bullshit. I'm guessing at some point in the history of this forum it served a very useful purpose, but at least since I've been coming here (a year and a half) I've seen it widely used to air out petty complaints. It blows my mind that someone can come on here and sell a legitimate product (not to mention one that other companies can't seem to ship) and their reputation is tarnished because of "Claims to have developed a magic miner, weasels out of providing any proof of such." Sad that Suchmoon can be judge, jury, and executioner without having a clue about what hes rating.
(normally I'd trim quotes, but I think the history of this quote is useful for posterity).
Yeah, I agree with you on the "trust" system. I've personally ignored it so far. I'll also admit that I'm glad no one challenged me day-one on my firmware with the Z-series units -- I know I wouldn't not have responded well (personal hubris) and likely would have just walked away (risk aversion). Rephrased: It's hard to "break in" to the crypto crowd.
Flipside - I've been approached by numerous folk in private with "opportunities" around customizing firmware and... I would say that I've been reminded that trust is to be earned, not given. My observation is many want to take advantage either as a seller or an end user. I don't want to take over this thread with my personal stories....
If this is a real product with real capabilities, then I wish them the best.
From a personal perspective, $2500 is a lot in this bear market. I cannot fathom what their COGS really are, but if it is a lot less than $2500, I think I would price down to earn customers for the long run to mitigate the perceptual risk for a new entrant.
Jason
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