Title: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: tminer on November 12, 2012, 07:57:17 PM hai everyone
can anyone answer me? 1. is butterflylabs is now properly delivering this BitForce SHA256 Single machine? or is it a scam? please help 2. if i buy this can i use this machine in mining pools or if i have to use it myself for generating blocks [ if so please explain its working and how to do initial settings with it] 3. is it profitable to use this after the reduction in bitcoins/block from next month ? Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: SgtSpike on November 12, 2012, 08:00:07 PM 1) Not yet.
2) You will be able to use it in pools. 3) Yes, it is still profitable. My estimate is a breakeven point of about 6 months if put on preorder today. Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: MineForeman.com on November 12, 2012, 08:40:39 PM 3) Yes, it is still profitable. My estimate is a breakeven point of about 6 months if put on preorder today. Hi, Out of curiosity how are you estimating that. I realize that it is impossible to be spot on without knowing how many units have been ordered or the delivery times (or even what Butterfly labs competition are offering). I have been trying to do my own estimate, I was just wondering if you had a better source of information that I could look at. Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: SgtSpike on November 12, 2012, 08:54:29 PM 3) Yes, it is still profitable. My estimate is a breakeven point of about 6 months if put on preorder today. Hi, Out of curiosity how are you estimating that. I realize that it is impossible to be spot on without knowing how many units have been ordered or the delivery times (or even what Butterfly labs competition are offering). I have been trying to do my own estimate, I was just wondering if you had a better source of information that I could look at. Of course, that's not including any additional orders placed and fulfilled within that 6 month time period, which would inevitably also affect ROI. Still, I believe it is a happy future for investing in ASICs at this moment. I could be wrong. Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: 2GOOD on November 12, 2012, 08:54:50 PM I think tminer is asking about the current Single, not the ASIC.
Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: MineForeman.com on November 12, 2012, 09:13:32 PM Butterfly Labs says that 20,000 chips are enough to fulfill all current preorders. Ask and you will recieve! That is a vital bit of information I was lacking. Dont suppose you have where you found it? I will try to find it myself but I am lazy :P . Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: SgtSpike on November 12, 2012, 09:24:02 PM Butterfly Labs says that 20,000 chips are enough to fulfill all current preorders. Ask and you will recieve! That is a vital bit of information I was lacking. Dont suppose you have where you found it? I will try to find it myself but I am lazy :P . Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: tminer on November 13, 2012, 08:47:20 AM I think tminer is asking about the current Single, not the ASIC. yes u are correct, i am asking about Single, not the asic. is butterflylabs shipping this product properly now, or scamming people? this is the product i am talking about. see below. and in their site they say "Now available:". but order now button goes to a pre-order link!!!! http://butterflylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BFL-Single_Enclosure.png http://butterflylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BFL-BitForce-PCB-diagonal1-300x174.png Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: JoelKatz on November 13, 2012, 08:52:15 AM I could be wrong. Three wildcards that can mess up the math are:1) The reward drop might affect the exchange rate. 2) The reward drop might cause some existing miners to stop mining. 3) The difficulty increase may cause some existing miners to stop mining. Personally, I don't think these three factors will be all that significant, so I think your reasoning is about as good a prediction as it is possible to make. Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: SurReality89 on November 13, 2012, 08:57:29 AM yea i think it makes perfect sense to have some expectation for the exchange rate to increase when the reward splits.
Title: Re: BitForce SHA256 Single Post by: 2GOOD on November 13, 2012, 08:59:50 AM According to this (https://forums.butterflylabs.com/entry.php/43-Just-to-Be-Clear) they are shipping FPGA (BitForce SHA256 Single) orders on time.
for more information you can write them an email at office@butterflylabs.com just keep in mind they are not very fast with replies ;) |