answer my comment-I don't think that you can.

I think Bitmain needs to have a talk with some of his assemblers-it looks like 1-2 connectors are not firmly attached (until it clicks!) in almost every machine. Mine had two totally out.
A minor thing, but as you said-you have to unscrew a bunch of screws and also move some board to get to the pesky connectors.

I think that you intentionally distort the comparison here. Spondoolies ALMOST have the Sp-30, they are 30-45 days away (maybe even closer) while KnC collected the pre-orders in November and still did not deliver until late June (at best), which is full seven months later. In addition, KnC played a clever mindtrick by saying that first batch will be delivered in Q1/Q2 (in some older documents or comments they even said spring). Calling this a possible Q1 product was an exaggeration because they certainly knew that it will NOT be done in Q1. I also find it appalling that they keep making these legalese tricks-like we are not consumers, for example to get from under the consumer protection in EU law.
Whatever they will come up with-good for them, but I will not play the game on these terms.

Finally, I got it, before that number of $600 that you cite was a complete mystery.
I know that any business that pays a person more than $600 in one tax year has to give out form 1099, but that's all. I was not sure that purchasing something qualifies as well.
Such purchase does qualify as expense on a yearly tax report, but that's trivial.
I am not sure what exactly you gain by NOT having your RK-box booked as an expense which could be used to offset the revenue, but i am not a tax expert.

enjoy $650 to $560 trip for your BTC, courtesy of ghash controversy...

They will not have any advantage because they were never interested in designing the most efficient machine, they were interested in taking money for pre-orders to do OTHER projects (aka datorhall).

Not to argue one side over other, but as of right now one Sp-30=12.72-13.64 RK-boxes (at $7500-8000 plus $600 PSU plus $500 Rpi=total of $8600-9100).
So, you pay premium now for sure. i think that Rk-box is overpriced because it is aimed at "home" market. I feel that spondoolies had proven themselves as very able engineers.
Besides, I would probably switch mostly to colocation-too much trouble "hosting' these beasts at home, at least during summer.

My dream for a miner: the one WITHOUT fans. Can it be done with large enough heat sinks?

on the BB-middle board: you have to remove #6 or both #6 and #7 board(s) to gain better access; it is very tiny-push it "in" and it pops out.

More like $230 per three months for 2Rk-box vs 5XS1, so $38/mo per RK-box or or slightly more than $1/day.
this advantagee disappears if you provision s1 at $240.

All i am saying essentially is that RK-box should be priced wayyyyyy better.

My 8X12 "mining" room was heating up to 34oC, 92oF with 3 ants and one S2; I had to keep the door open and point the S2 exaust toward the door frame-it helped because at ~35oC s2 will shutdown sometimes. Air conditioner could not cope since it is 100oF outside, so equipment has to go (at least in part). looking forward to heating with miners in the winter and reducing the gas bill 

hey, you got them this price idea  . 0.7-0.8 BTC would be better.
Did someone go through the whole ordering process?
Is shipping included in the price?
My understanding that it comes with microSD, but no rasp pi.

2RK-box=5 S1 in productivity
2RK-box=$1044 without pi and PSU, or slightly less than $1600 with.
$200 for 5X500W S1 power supplies plus $280X5=$1600 (the exact same number).

hence, limited advantage over S1 yet as it is the EXACT same price per same productivity with a small edge going to Rk-box in electricity consumption (~$500 for 5 ants for 3 mo vs ~$274 for 2 Rk-boxes at $0.12/kwh
No advantage if you can get 5XS1 for $240 each

I don't see a VAST improvement in price so far

some hedge funds are frontrunning the gov, as they learned to do EVERY TIME. Don't worry, there will be others who will frontrun the frontrunners in the opposite direction. Too bad it will not be me.
Edit: haha, rebounded like a rubber band from $551 to $585

Boom-and it is at $562 (9.6 BTC instead of <8.00)
Edit: $551

Is rasp pi included or not if purchased from rockminer site? If not, do i have to load software on a microSD card, then buy rasp pi, then what? What cables are needed? USB, ethernet?
I understand that some of us already went through this, but some explanation is in order. For example, rockminer site does not list WHAT is included in order.
Goods description is a basic selling info (included:...., not included, but has to be obtained....)

If purchased separately from your site, how many boxes Rasp pi can drive-1 or 2?
I would need rasp pi, but I have plenty of power supplies, but this option does not exist.

Thanks, but it is, like 45 days from now for the hearing and who knows what the hearing will decide, but thanks for your suggestion.
Sell off from what level-that is the question. We are significantly below the trend already.

hey, i am hurt about it because i communicated with them on saturday night and was given no indication that I have to do it in BTC that very moment and when I was about to go to the bank on Monday am and was checking the forum-boom, they had sold it.

"Callum decided to call his father-in-law the "Exorcist" because every time he came to visit he made the spirits disappear"

Didn't you hear the news, they sold all remaining Sp-10 to Taras [LNU].

yes, no difference between EVGA1300 and Enermax-a complete mystery. I think that it is something in BB because I pretty much tried everything else I can think of.
If somebody wants it in US, hashing very stably at ~905-906GH/s with a chance that you will be able to "fix" it-I am open to a fair offer from a person with a history here.
At least you will not overpay for 1Th which could very well be 0.9TH in reality as "edgar" and others can attest.