ASICS shipping?

[miner49er]

Hi looking all over the web and cannot find any recent info on ASIC status. anyone know if BFL or any of the others have started shipping ASICS? Or more delays?

thanks

[creativex]

Delays. Middle to end of this month is latest.

[Stephen Gornick]

Hi looking all over the web and cannot find any recent info on ASIC status. anyone know if BFL or any of the others have started shipping ASICS? Or more delays?

This is an ASIC created for bitcoin mining.  One of these hashes at about half the level of what an AMD 7970 does:

Under ASICMiner’s business plan they do the mining for you in their own facilities with their own staff.  [and pay mining proceeds to shareholders of ASICMINER]

 - http://mineforeman.com/2012/12/28/asicminer-the-dark-horse-in-the-bitcoin-asic-race-may-have-just-come-in-first

[klondike_bar]

most are delayed, and generally the promises of companies are being scrutinized very closely (and should be taken with a grain of salt)

ASICs are the proverbial upgrade from a pickaxe to a bulldozer in terms of mining speeds. I want to get into mining, but its sounding like GPU mining wont reach ROI, so im waiting for whoever first demonstrates working ASIC units

[Skylineman]

I really hope Butterfly will start it soon!

[mjc]

I really hope Butterfly will start it soon!

We all do. :-)