NEW info. Everyone is lying about ther ASIC project

[cosmicone]

Some funny new sh*t from BFL

An interview with BFL Josh and his fake ASIC box:
http://youtu.be/5ZUPniBo5UQ


A real photo of the ASIC BOX (miner):

Probably my fav post.. the youtube was funny too.. I mean why bring the 'case' only?

[teodor87]

Yeah. That stuff about the android phone was kinda fishy.
I hope they're hones though.

[king_pin]

I'm selling emptiness in a box with an Android taped to it phone for just 1'200$ PM me for more information
 - That's what BFL_Josh sad.
(btw his original nick was Inaba IDK why he changed it)

[Third Way]

They have deplorable customer service. It's the main reason why I may go with a totally different ASIC provider.

Yeah, good luck with that.  

Let us know how that worked out come January.

Well It's JAN 20 and Avalon is beginning to ship. How's that Febuary deadline looking for you?

[lenny_]

ANNOUNCEMENT: BFL just uploaded photos of their mighty ASIC technology:

 

[bce]

ANNOUNCEMENT: BFL just uploaded photos of their mighty ASIC technology:

 

That is indeed a mighty ASIC - one of the best sounding ASICs ever built!  Long live the C64!

[creativex]

I agree...it's entirely possible there could be some delays.

It's also entirely possible BFL reps will lie through their teeth about said delays to hold on to as many pre-orders as possible. This in addition to the falsified initial timeline to ship their ASIC products which effectively stifled competition and brought FPGA sales to a virtual halt. Who'da thunk a company run by a convicted thief would employ such tactics?

[dpcman]

Well, let's have faith shall we?

[king_pin]

I've had faith in them from the beginning, I believed that they will start shipping in March

[constitution]

Well, that's capitalism. Take chances, win big or lose your money.

If BFL does have ASICs, then the people who put their money on the line in pre-orders are going to have a heyday when it first gets released and the difficulty hasn't increased yet. The people who decided to wait will still have a chance to mine, but not until after the difficulty has ramped up.

If BFL doesn't have the ASICs... well. That's highly unfortunate, but hey; you're working with experimental technology that works with a relatively experimental e-currency, you have to expect that things might not turn out according to plan. Invest at your own risk.

I haven't pre-ordered (Although I gave the Jalapeno some serious thought with the low starting price), so I think I'll see how it works when the first people begin to get theirs and think about it.

[Richy_T]

Well, that's capitalism. Take chances, win big or lose your money.

If BFL does have ASICs, then the people who put their money on the line in pre-orders are going to have a heyday when it first gets released and the difficulty hasn't increased yet. The people who decided to wait will still have a chance to mine, but not until after the difficulty has ramped up.

If BFL doesn't have the ASICs... well. That's highly unfortunate, but hey; you're working with experimental technology that works with a relatively experimental e-currency, you have to expect that things might not turn out according to plan. Invest at your own risk.

I haven't pre-ordered (Although I gave the Jalapeno some serious thought with the low starting price), so I think I'll see how it works when the first people begin to get theirs and think about it.

In the meantime, if the current rally is for real, those people who already paid in bitcoins are falling further behind.

[creativex]

30% in a couple weeks is real enough for me. :p

[SgtSpike]

Well, that's capitalism. Take chances, win big or lose your money.

If BFL does have ASICs, then the people who put their money on the line in pre-orders are going to have a heyday when it first gets released and the difficulty hasn't increased yet. The people who decided to wait will still have a chance to mine, but not until after the difficulty has ramped up.

If BFL doesn't have the ASICs... well. That's highly unfortunate, but hey; you're working with experimental technology that works with a relatively experimental e-currency, you have to expect that things might not turn out according to plan. Invest at your own risk.

I haven't pre-ordered (Although I gave the Jalapeno some serious thought with the low starting price), so I think I'll see how it works when the first people begin to get theirs and think about it.

In the meantime, if the current rally is for real, those people who already paid in bitcoins are falling further behind.

This is true...! (though also true for those who paid by any other method, as they could have instead invested those funds into Bitcoins at the time of purchase).

I paid 450 BTC for my two SC singles.

My only consolation is that I know I wouldn't have kept that much in BTC anyway had I not bought the singles.

[creativex]

OUCH!

$7807 for two singles at current exchange rate, that suxxors man.

[constitution]

WoW BFL more and more seems like a scam!
Today I learned, that another manufacturer, has posted real pics of their chip, not like BLF's fake pics.

After a long and anxious waiting, we have finally got our packaged chip samples at hand. Everyone would be busy in the following 2-3 weeks.

The following pics are taken from my cellphone.

30GHash/s of computing power on one table:
http://img3.douban.com/view/photo/photo/public/p1823831858.jpg

Top and bottom side of the chips:
http://img3.douban.com/view/photo/photo/public/p1823831931.jpg

A closer look at our baby:
http://img3.douban.com/view/photo/photo/public/p1823832020.jpg

They still have a long way to go but it seems they are way ahead of BFL.
I'd love some comments from those who give BFL money and were thinking they are so smart, and  those who sad that I'm some troll or been payed to talks smack about BFL.

What exactly is that?

[kjj]

What exactly is that?

That is a QFN package.  There may or may not be a chip inside it, and that chip may or may not be an ASIC, and that ASIC may or may not be useful for mining.  The long plastic tubes are pretty standard for shipping such things.

Seeing the picture is very reassuring, but it shouldn't be, because if you don't think they can deliver, then you shouldn't trust the picture.  And if you do think they can deliver, you shouldn't need the picture.

[constitution]

Dont know if they are liars but they definitly dont have good service.

[mOomOo]

Fingers crossed they will get there... soon... 

[constitution]

Fingers crossed they will get there... soon... 

Hopefully!

[king_pin]

NEW
Deepbit's excuse:
DeepBit Reclaimer ASIC

AVALON's excuse:
We shipped but Santa hasn't delivered yet, he has stolen them planing a 51% attack, but we will give him our 2nd batch too