Ahh the bitpay session expired. :/

Is there a way to reinitiate it?

Still showing as "in progress".

Should I pop by the bank to pay it or have they not got around to cancelling it?

Got an order pending payment.

Is it still worth it to pay?

OR would it be cancelled?

Checked out using company vat.

Total: $ 10,145.50

That's about £6200.

Now I have an order number - pending payment. 

will keep trying to call through to see if I could reach them.

- Need to know if I can still checkout the 3TH / s that's in the online basket.
- If so also need to know if I can collect in person.

The first batch sold out. I still have one in my cart.   

There is $150 shipping cost in which case one would most likely be liable for VAT - alternatively a return ticket to Stockholm is under £50.

Tried to call the to see if pickup is available. The number doesn't seem to go through.

I've now got a close friend willing to put in 25% - which is around £1.5k.   

I'm hoping ideally when it comes to the time I could collect it from them in person.

A trip to EU can't be all that bad.

Currently there seems to be fewer than 400 machines left in the first 1200 batch.

- Would anyone in the UK (ideally) be willing to poll in some money for one unit?
- Assuming present exchange rate, $10k is equivalent to around £6.1-6.3k.
- I would be able to put upto £1.5k cash forward at the most - however I would be far more comfortable if more people could chip in.
- Assuming the $10k poll is divided into 20 parts, each would be equivalent of $500 or 150Gh/s.
- I've got one in my basket but would be more comfortable to spilt it with others.
- My location has negligible electricity cost. Meaning low management cost.

Alternatively if there is someone else looking to do this - we can host at yours. 

Surely you can checkout here?
https://www.kncminer.com/categories/miners
 

This is getting old. Wish they'll give some news.

Takes 4 months to break even.

I mean in for a penny in for a pound - better off getting a 10-20 a chip board from a dev.

 

1.99BTC each.

 

Definitely.

Guys any idea when Avalon's blueprint is due?  

Hoping someone could manage a high-density PCB.

Hey guys, Anyone in the UK interested in setting up a avalon chip group buy?

  I know guys are doing it all over the EU - however would feel better if some local chaps could go for batch together.

If someone could come up with a orginal design with 40-50 or even 80-100 chips per module. 

Just a matter of time before Avalon release their spec.

Design a miner from the avalon chips (0,282 GH/s) 

How difficult it is to make an Avalon based DIY ASIC?

Do forgive me for sounding like a newbie - I tend to think of DIY as plug&play as long as you could find the right components & firmware - and I really want to know what would be the biggest challenge towards making a 50Gh/s + miner based off Avalon?   Because it possible to buy Avalon based ASIC chips, it should be in theory possible for DIYers to make miners today -  but is there anything preventing it from being done today?

What you could find today:
240 or 320 Avalon chips (282MH/s Avalon chips)
TP-LINK WR703N
PDU (should be easy to make?)
Extra parts: connector, fans, PSU, cooling

It's said that "communication protocol, reference board design provided in early May" for the DIYers - so basically the only thing the DIYers are waiting for is:

Control Unit (very challenging part?)




 

I've got a feeling I've over-simplified by a large margin - and left many important difficulty out - and would appreciate if someone could point some direction!

Can't wait until they have the 250GH/s demo unit.

Look this is BFL all over again - almost a year later. FPGA are easier to do - because there are already chips out there.

ASIC? Well you know the score.

I'm saying if they need upfront cost - they should be upfront about it!  No shame about it. Show us a working prototype and we'll get behind it. Be straight - if you need 10k per 250GH/s unit - say it.

Don't go about this saying its about loyality, and peddle people FPGA that will be obsolete once it ships.