Hmm, of course I'd need an M-board to host it or it'll sit until the October shipment.

Any "naughty" M-boards not up to spec in that batch that just need a little TLC like capacitor swaps or something minor? Had to ask while we're on the subject. <Promise not to forget to discharge it first.    > I'll be more than happy to take that naughty board & give it a good e-spank.

Hi Dave,

Please put me down for a couple of "bad boards" too!

If they even partially hash they're still better than nothing. I used to be a Sr. E-tech & I have access to a full lab that we could hook it up to an o-scope & other fun tools.

Now...if only you could take the plunge.

 

needcoins: Being totally serious here; no one here takes BTC for Paypal (or viceversa) seriously due to the Chargeback scam where people get their BTC then tell PayPal: "Charge it back, I never got my goods." The seller's screwed with no recourse.

If you really need BTC quickly, you should sign up at btcquick.com

I was ready to buy BTC the same day once I got everything verified. In fact, it was probably faster than doing the BitInstant $ => Mt. Gox BTC method many use. As a newbie, you'd be limited to $250 worth of BTC purchases a day (if they're in stock) on btcquick.com

You mean like this?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/The-Block-Erupter-Blade-Fried-cat-blade-10g-Bitcoin-Miner/1114058606.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/The-Block-Erupter-Blade-5G-Bitcoin-Miner-Price-1699-USD-ACCEPT-BTC-16-BTC/1143248803.html

The 5GH/s Blade isnt' even available outside China yet (still too overpriced; if it was this price 2 months ago I would've been interested). I'd have to say that these are cut down or partial AM blade clones as they haven't announced them or listed them on the AM site, and Gen2 chips are supposed to arrive in Oct/Nov.

Hmm, why would you buy when they're charging almost double KnC's price for comparable equipment *and* KnC is much further along then them?

I'm told my 50GH/s unit is "Complete": http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMining/comments/1j71eq/so_im_told_my_upgradable_50gh_1k_asic_clone_order/

No updates since.


Stay away! Until you hear of someone receiving an ASX unit, don't send them a Satoshi!

He was being sarcastic. Were you trying for irony?

Yes, but Pele might take your land & the coqui frogs will drive you nuts! 

Hey Phoenix, what island are you on? If you're on Oahu, we've got all the major islands covered except for Maui because I'm at the top of the island chain.  

Yeah, I'm finalizing my Solar PV install with Haleakala Solar. Gonna have to try to deal with our gnarly electricity rates somehow. I also bought mining shares with ASICMiner to hedge against hardware depreciation & mining power loss due to network growth. May have to shift to pure mining pool shares once I build up enough BTC & if it becomes too expensive to run my mining gear on order.

BTW, I was interested in KnC or BitFury. If you feel like selling a share or some shares I'd be up for committing $1.5-2K to help pay for one of your miners. I'd help with electricity, of course. I was going to do my own pre-order on a Mercury soon but since you have a early pre-order I wouldn't mind helping out on the costs you're already committed to. No pressure, just something I thought of right now.

You can buy them now if you buy directly from China:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/ASICMINER-Bitcoin-Miner-5GHS-new-version-Contact-me-before-you-pay-Limited-quantity-Old-customers-first/1112611704.html

But at $1.5K (w/ S&H) for 5GH/s? I would've gone for that about a month ago out of desperation but not now. I have a feeling that AM is going to have to discount that quite a bit in the near future with everything getting ready to ship soon. Their Gen2 chips are supposed to arrive shortly, however.

Actually, what am I doing? I'm an AM shareholder, so please feel free to buy all the AM blades & USB dongles you want.

Sorry, in your own words you may be trusted, but that's not a very good price with the prices going down, net. difficulty going up daily & all the ASICs coming online. This poor complete newbie would be paying 9 BTC for 10 BEs @ 0.9 BTC each (used no less).

If you're going the USB BE route, you should be able to score a brand new one on ebay or BTC Guild for $60-70 or 0.6BTC. Still a bad deal that may never make ROI (unless BTC really takes off). TBH, in your price range your better off saving up a little more. You'd be better off angling for an Oct. delivery of a 25GH/s Bitfury unit for $1300 (12.1 BTC) which easily blows away spending ~$1100 for 3.3GH/s now. [Also, you'll be able to upgrade the Bitfury over time by installing $500 25GH/s modules which max out at 400GH/s. This will help you to deal with the inevitable network difficulty rise].

Word to the wise: those USB BEs prices are going to continue to drop like a rock from the 2 BTC initial price they were originally introduced at.

Basically: Please don't take advantage of the noobs here...that's what ebay is for!

Hi Phoenix1969,

I saw that you're in Hawaii & you have a few KnCs on order. Glad to see I'm not the only one in Hawaii that sees a BTC groundswell starting to build. I'm still debating between Bitfury or KnC for my next order.

Too bad there aren't more Hawaii folks doing mining; we could make our own Hawaii pool. 

I can't wait for BTC to destroy them. When I get enough BTC I will *never* *ever* use PayPal again (unless I unload some electronics via the wife's ebay acct).

Screw you Paypal & your stupid fees & a-hole rules that benefit them & screw over every customer. G'luck trying to get your money back in dispute resolutions. WTF do we pay you guys such usurious rates for, if not dispute resolution?

I hate to ruin your misconception but if you net $31K USD annually, guess what?

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

Congratulations! On a global basis: You're in the 1%!

It's likely 99%+ of the members on this board fit this criteria.

Perhaps you guys meant the 0.01% & the 0.001%. Many live like the two brothers in Trading Places.  

Thanks for the update guys. Missed that little nugget of info amidst all the labrat controversy going on in the BF US thread.

Yes, but it's August so I was hoping someone had a shipping update or better yet their lucky hands on working units.

Aw, why do you have to ruin my fun?  

In all honesty, I still have a valid point about what I mentioned about cutting your losses on equipment. Say you already made 2x ROI or more, you can consider selling used equipment still in demand while they still have high resale value so you can reinvest it in mining hardware. By doing so you've locked in future returns which as we all know are uncertain but trend downwards for older hardware.

You could even just re-invest it in BTC that'll probably do better then the Jally going forward, which will continue to lose value and mining power in a world where 400GH/s are starter units!

I don't mean to be crude or smug but you *can* think about selling them before they lose too much value. You invested $ & time into them and it's ok to sell older hardware to "cut losses" when the iron is still hot in order to lock in gains in your investment.

You can sell it to me if you want before it becomes a doorstopper. I'll pay you up to $1.3k immediately PP or BTC if you want to unload it before it becomes just a coffee warmer, ya poor fellow.    

So word is that Bitfury units are starting to show up on US shores.

http://thegenesisblock.com/bitfury-400-ghs-bitcoin-mining-rig-hits-us-shores/

Any updates from the lucky rat b'tards that scored the 1 day preorder window for August orders? I missed it. By hours. 

So close to committing to BF's chip vs. KnC but it'd be good to hear if they're starting to arrive to forum members. Please share your experiences - avg. hash rate, unusual error rates, ideal temps, etc., etc. - below.

Thanks!