Black Arrow 28nm 100Ghash Bitcoin ASIC from $0.49/GH/s

[Atomar]

Messing around with your firmware is the best way brick your computing device however, the X1 is already a brick so the point is moot.

Yup. You'r right! Took 30sec. to brick my X-1 :-(

BUT: I got some really great help on eCoinTalk !! Tech logged in and fixed my Problem! :-)
It was the damn Firewall who screwed up the downloaded files for V 1.8.
He then restored V 1.7 and everything is good now :-)

I will let the miner run on V 1.7 for now. When I get the LCD I do have to upgrade though.

[elemental]

so not a single X3 has shipped out yet? And BA promised by end July 2014. 

A few have,a couple guys on ecointalk have them

One direct order from BA, for an X3.  Order number #10x late September 2013 IIRC, delivered 5 August 2014.
A ways to go yet, it would seem...

Whut?? I have order #1x and still have not received any X3.. so seems unlikely, I paid really early and still waiting no replies at all

...I thought as much, the received X3s are only by certain people, they don't seem to be sticking to the order sequence.  They're obviously not shipping out in any great numbers or the forums would be full of people saying they've got their devices!  Don't you think?  It's all just very suspicious and I am beginning to think that I should not hold off in pursuing legal avenues to recovery any longer.

Of course, MS claims to have been sent a number of X3s although they don't appear to have received them yet...?  But in any case, it makes no difference to those of us who ordered direct from Black Arrow last year!

[elemental]

Black Arrow seem to have a problem with people logging in to their site (again).
Or is it just me?

[abdullahadam]

Status update posted on their site
https://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/bitcoin-miners-progress-update-06-august-2014.html

News
Date added: 06 Aug 2014 ​Bitcoin Miners progress update - 06 August 2014
Prospero X-1
This month we have manufactured and have shipped Prospero X-1 miners and during the latest shipments they included LCD, touchscreen and WIFI.
Because of manufacturing issues we have not been able to clear all X1 orders yet but we're working hard to clear all queue in the following weeks.
Prospero X-2
Has been put on hold due to lack of human resources.
Prospero X-3
First units have been shipped to our resellers 3 weeks ago for testing. However, this showed that the inductor heatsinks were not stable and hashboards can get out of the socket during transportation. It took us 1 week to fix these issues. Since last week we have begun shipping of X3s and now we are ramping up assembly and shipping.
Rent-A-Minion
Will start in the following few days.
Compensation
We are working on a new design in an attempt to lower the BOM and increase the compensation offered. This design is almost finished and we plan to manufacture the prototype in the following days.
ASIC exchange plan
We are increasing the number of ASICs offered to our loyal customers who wish to exchange their order to Minion ASICs:
-Each X3 preorder can be exchanged for 120 Minion ASICS
-Each X1 preorder can be exchanged for 7 Minion ASICs
-Each $45 paid for Rent-A-Minion service can be exchanged for 1 ASIC
Note that customers who choose to exchange their orders for ASICs forfeit the compensation announced previously.

[thonglor]

Good news! They're still alive and shippin'! 

[abdullahadam]

Unfortunately no concrete information has been given as to the number of orders shipped or their approximate order date they have shipped

[abdullahadam]

Text was updated to refer to DHL as being the issue,and  link to gallery added

Prospero X-1
This month we have manufactured and have shipped Prospero X-1 miners. During the latest shipments they also included LCD, touchscreen and WIFI.
Because of several manufacturing issues we have not been able to clear all X1 orders yet but we're working hard to clear all queue in the following weeks.
Prospero X-2
Has been put on hold due to lack of human resources.
Prospero X-3
First units have been shipped to our resellers 3 weeks ago for testing. However, this showed that the glue holding our inductor heatsinks was not strong enough to withstand the DHL shipping and hashboards can get out of their socket during transportation. It took us about 1 week to fix these issues as a new component was required to be manufactured for our cases. Since last week we have begun shipping of X3s and now we are ramping up assembly and shipping.
Rent-A-Minion
Will start in the following few days.
Compensation
We are working on a new design in an attempt to lower the BOM and increase the compensation offered. This design is almost finished and we plan to manufacture the prototype in the following days.
ASIC exchange plan
We are now increasing the number of ASICs offered to our loyal customers who wish to exchange their order to Minion ASICs. The dispatch for this option is next day.
-Each X3 preorder can be exchanged for 120 Minion ASICS
-Each X1 preorder can be exchanged for 7 Minion ASICs
-Each $45 paid for Rent-A-Minion service can be exchanged for 1 ASIC
Note that customers who choose to exchange their orders for ASICs forfeit the compensation announced previously.
Please contact our customer support should you wish to go ahead with this option.
Pictures
We have posted some pictures from our assembly factory here: http://ecointalk.net/gallery/album/60-30072014-upd...

 https://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/bitcoin-miners-progress-update-06-august-2014.html

direct link to first of new photos: http://ecointalk.net/gallery/image/615-20140730-120117-resize/

[HardwareReviewer]

Now, after communicating with XBtec, I am leaning towards BA again being the scum of the earth.  But not the whole organization.  It seems that a single or small group of people inside BA sold the list. 

Please let us know who has sold this stolen information.

You? 

[abdullahadam]

Please let us know who has sold this stolen information.

BlackArrow, Since you are monitoring this forum, how about some concrete numbers as to how many items have been actually shipped and ACTUAL progress of shipping on a regular basis now?

Even BFL was kind enough to give us this information. 

[Dot99lr]

direct link to first of new photos: http://ecointalk.net/gallery/image/615-20140730-120117-resize/


Great, week old photos! Still never answered about shipping queue, what dates are you up to?

[abdullahadam]

BlackArrow, Since you are monitoring this forum, how about some concrete numbers as to how many items have been actually shipped and ACTUAL progress of shipping on a regular basis now?

We have shipped 15 to 20% of X1s and 4 to 8% of X3s.

Thank you!  Please post this information regularly on your site (at least once a week) we would really appreciate it!
Not sure why you are avoiding telling us the actual order number or date that has been shipped until.  This seems fishy

[21M Bitcoin]

interested know this scheme and will be end like what

[bobsag3]

Now, after communicating with XBtec, I am leaning towards BA again being the scum of the earth.  But not the whole organization.  It seems that a single or small group of people inside BA sold the list.  

Please let us know who has sold this stolen information.

I unfortunately do not know that as they would not tell me, perhaps you should get in contact with them?  Also you should be relaying what is being done about this breach of internal security measures.  Something has happened, whether it was sold or stolen there still needs to be steps taken to ensure the integrity of your team and system.  This has gone beyond silly mining toys and is real people's information and you need to relay to everyone exactly what happened and your steps to correct it.

http://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/important-customer-annoucement.html

BlackArrow, Since you are monitoring this forum, how about some concrete numbers as to how many items have been actually shipped and ACTUAL progress of shipping on a regular basis now?

We have shipped 15 to 20% of X1s and 4 to 8% of X3s.

Thank you!  Please post this information regularly on your site (at least once a week) we would really appreciate it!
Not sure why you are avoiding telling us the actual order number or date that has been shipped until.  This seems fishy

Its been stated about 5000000 times now, order number from either BA or MS has nothing to do with ship date, so its useless.

[abdullahadam]

Its been stated about 5000000 times now, order number from either BA or MS has nothing to do with ship date, so its useless.

Okay so order numbers are useless as you said.

How about "shipped all orders made upto this date" ? (same as BFL did)

[mahowi]

BlackArrow, Since you are monitoring this forum, how about some concrete numbers as to how many items have been actually shipped and ACTUAL progress of shipping on a regular basis now?

We have shipped 15 to 20% of X1s and 4 to 8% of X3s.

Assuming you're shipping X1s to customer for about 3 weeks it will last for another 3 months to clear up your backlog!

[Stedsm]

Now, after communicating with XBtec, I am leaning towards BA again being the scum of the earth.  But not the whole organization.  It seems that a single or small group of people inside BA sold the list.  

Please let us know who has sold this stolen information.

I unfortunately do not know that as they would not tell me, perhaps you should get in contact with them?  Also you should be relaying what is being done about this breach of internal security measures.  Something has happened, whether it was sold or stolen there still needs to be steps taken to ensure the integrity of your team and system.  This has gone beyond silly mining toys and is real people's information and you need to relay to everyone exactly what happened and your steps to correct it.

http://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/important-customer-annoucement.html

BlackArrow, Since you are monitoring this forum, how about some concrete numbers as to how many items have been actually shipped and ACTUAL progress of shipping on a regular basis now?

We have shipped 15 to 20% of X1s and 4 to 8% of X3s.

Thank you!  Please post this information regularly on your site (at least once a week) we would really appreciate it!
Not sure why you are avoiding telling us the actual order number or date that has been shipped until.  This seems fishy

Its been stated about 5000000 times now, order number from either BA or MS has nothing to do with ship date, so its useless.

What about something like "orders paid on or before XXXX are being shiped now,this week?

[eXOBeX]

Its been stated about 5000000 times now, order number from either BA or MS has nothing to do with ship date, so its useless.

Okay so order numbers are useless as you said.

How about "shipped all orders made upto this date" ? (same as BFL did)

Cue the "rant rant rant order placement date has nothing to do with ship date".

If the orders are being shipped in order of paid-for date we need to know the date BA are up to. If they're not in order number order, order date order or payment date order then what's the procedure? Pop-o-matic? Tombola?

[Majixagi]

Shipping seems to be willy-nilly. They aren't even up to mid-November paid orders for direct customers yet, although it sounds like people who ordered after that on Minersource are getting shipments. This is the big discrepancy. In spite of what you want to believe, people aren't so stupid that they are only looking at order numbers when making these statements.

[abdullahadam]

If you were a BA reseller's customer, you'd be happy that your man managed to weasel out an early order for you while the others suffer.
If you were a direct customer, you'd be angry as hell for the unfair advantage given to reseller customers who ordered as late as May and received their units already, while you forked out your hard earned cash months before that directly to Black Arrow AND RECEIVED NOTHING TO DATE

[Stedsm]

Who ordered in May and got an order delivered?