Update on the shipment, for those that want it.
It has been given a release by customs in Amsterdam (both PSU and miner).

We cannot disclose information about the shipping of customer products. However I can confirm that more units have been shipped than just this order and the X-1 to MS.

This is regarding the packing slip posted earlier. It is the shipment of an X-1, not just a PSU. I felt like people might like to know about the shipping updates, as this was asked.

Update on the shipment.
Arrived at Sort Facility in Hong Kong.

Update on the shipment.
 
Processed at HONG KONG
Clearance processing complete at HONG KONG - HONG KONG

Update on the shipment. (Packing slip posted earlier)
Customs status has been updated. Shipment has been given a release by customs.

I can't give more details about the order of that shipping picture I just posted. However it has just left the DHL facility in Shenzhen and arrived at the sorting facility.

Thanks for posting it here for me. Was just about to do it myself.

1. Yes.
2. It is still being worked on, but progress is being made.
3. Shipping is scheduled this week.
4. It is planned to be further discussed shortly.
5. The surprise has not yet been released.

Just to let everyone know. We are not ignoring compensation. We have promised things and we will fulfill our promises. However we want to do it properly. For that reason we first want to get shipping running and get back to business as usual. However we will do the right thing.

30 May 2014

Minion ASIC
We have dispatched all Minion orders.
Prospero X1
The first Prospero X1 miner was sent to the first customer.
The first version has included a Raspberry Pi. This is a temporary solution until we will have the clearance from our engineering team that the control board is bug free and passes the endurance test.
The X1-Miner was produced at full spec and contains an aluminium case. It does not contain the LCD. However, we will equip the miner with LCD and Touch Screen once the control board will be incorporated.
Mass production in under way and shipping will start from the beginning of next week.
Prospero X3
The technical issues discovered with the backplane PCB were not fully resolved.
The 3 teams pursued different avenues with the same goal and encouraging progress was made. One team will be completing a brand new design by tomorrow. The 2nd version of the PCB will be also ready in the next 2-3 days. The other teams continued the debugging process and replaced some of the components with view to stabilise the performance.
Note:
There are no Prospero miners X1 or X3 which are hashing on any of our facilities. Our first priority is to deliver the miners to our customers.

22 May 2014
 
Prospero X3
We experienced a few serious technical issues with the backplane PCB which unfortunately delayed the completion of the Prospero X3. Our engineers spent the whole week debugging the problem without finding yet a working solution. We solicited expertise from 3rd parties and we are now having 3 different teams working on the issue around the clock. Please note that we are not in the position to estimate a completion time. It is possible that the fix could be solved as early as tomorrow or as late as next week. We decided as a safety measure to start redesigning 2 extra versions of the backplane PCB. The first complete bug free version will be used in production.
Deadline delays are never welcome news therefore we decided to offer the following optional packages available immediately which might be suitable for a minority of anxious customers who are able to build their own miner based on the Minion chip:
Option 1: Replace each Prospero (2 Thash) including the compensation package (1Thash) with 50 Minion ASICs (up to 7 Thash)
or
Option 2: Replace each Prospero (2 Thash) including the compensation package (1Thash) with 20 Hashboards (each PCB includes 2 x Minion ASIC, heatsinks, power chips, inductors, capacitors) – 4.5 Thash. Note that due to the lack of a backplane these boards have not been intensively tested therefore further rework might be required (e.g: add some capacitors); should this work be required we will only provide documents on what needs to be done. The customer will be responsible of executing it and purchasing the parts.
Note: Opting for any of these options will not cancel your 25% discount for your next Minion orders.
We would also like to ask from help from the technical community to help speed up solving the issues that we have encountered or to design a new backplane. The solicited work will be rewarded accordingly (money, products, etc.)
Prospero X1
Prospero X1 miners are not affected by the issue mentioned above and we should start shipping next week once the cases will be delivered.
Note: To avoid any further delay we have the option to deliver the case-less X1 if any of the customers will choose so.
Please contact out customer support should you choose any of the options above.

I will be up to 3 or 4 AM to get things done, and waking up early again. Nobody can not have any sleep at all for weeks.

Please read the entire post. They will be shipped as soon as we get them in stock.

Quick update:

We have noticed that there is a concern about the LCD displays. Because the LCD display is not an essential component we will not let it delay the production of the miner. If the LCD displays are not in on time for shipment we will ship the miners without the LCD display. Once we have them in stock we will ship them to everybody that would like the LCD. The people who prefer to not receive the LCD display will receive a gift card that matches the price of the LCD.

Haha. I chose on what I will respond and when, but mainly stay in the back ground a bit.

Tempestb, all the posts made in this thread are being read by me personally .

If a delay occurs for X-1 customers we will start hashing with our own X-3's for those customers. Bitcoins mined on their behalf will be transferred accordingly.

Bitcoin Miners progress update – 09 May 2014
1. The Minion has arrived.
a. Has been tested at 120Ghash. The power measured at the wall was 150Watt. This includes the 8% loss of the PSU and currently 20% on the DC/DC converter. This translates on 0.92W/Ghash at the chip level. We have asked the ASIC designers to come to our office to study how to further improve the power efficiency.
b. The expected loss on the DC/DC should be around 10%. We have identified We identified that part of the power used is lost by the inductor. A new customised inductor is scheduled to arrive in one week.
b. We decided to write a software application which will produce a full report to include details on voltage, speed and efficiency at all ranges. Estimated time to completion is up to 3 weeks but this additional feature will not affect the shipping schedule.
c. We believe that further overclocking is available, further tests are scheduled after we complete the assembly of the 200A board tomorrow.
2. All Minion orders have been shipped today.
3. Most of the X3 and X1 PSUs have been delivered are now in stock.
4. The majority of the heatsinks have been manufactured.
5. The first lot of X3 cases has been received. (Aluminium alloy)
6. The control board assembly has just been completed. This is behind schedule and we are not confident at this stage that we can write the LCD driver in useful time for first shipments. If this is the case we will release firmware updates to enable the LCD functionality.
7. The first batch of LCDs was delayed 1 day and is now due to arrive tomorrow.
8. Unfortunately we have been told that the X1 case will not be delivered in time. If the X1 miners will not be ready at the same time with our X3 miners we made a contingency plan to start hashing with our own X3 units for our X1 customers affected by this delay. Bitcoins mined on their behalf will be transferred accordingly. Full details will be announced directly to customers, therefore please do not flood our customer support with tickets regarding on how to receive Bitcoins.
9. Our main PCB assembly factory failed to initiate the assembly 2 days ago as scheduled. We were forced to switch the assembly production with another local factory which is now scheduled to start the assembly tomorrow.
10. X3s are scheduled to start shipping early next week.

Pictures: http://ecointalk.net/gallery/album/20-09-may-2014-progress-update/

Please remember that testing is still ongoing. All figures published are as they come in.

Sorry indeed non-technical people will be left in the dark a bit at the moment.

The basic principle is that the chips running with 140A are running slower than the chips running with 200A hash boards.
As soon as the further testing is done we will post it on the forums with the final speed and power consumption specifications.