[CLOSED] SP20 - most efficient miner - ~0.5W/GH - 2 units min!

[Dr Charles]

order paid for, thank you!

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[windpath]

We'll email each participant tomorrow.
You can also go ahead and order the SP20 you reserved here:
http://www.spondoolies-tech.com/products/roadstresss-sp20-special-holiday-gb

Thanks for all participants.
The GB is still open.

Sweet, paid.

[MrTeal]

Wait, how do you get credit for your reservation fee?

[Guy Corem]

Wait, how do you get credit for your reservation fee?

You don't. 60% will be donated, 40% will go to RoadStress as payment for organizing.

[Dr Charles]

Wait, how do you get credit for your reservation fee?

you don't... the reservation fee doesn't apply to purchase price.

its just that, a reservation to be able to purchase at a certain price point

[MrTeal]

Wait, how do you get credit for your reservation fee?

you don't... the reservation fee doesn't apply to purchase price.

its just that, a reservation to be able to purchase at a certain price point

Well that's lame. OP should probably update the first post then, as the cost of the miner is not $500 and you cannot get two SP20's for $1000

[Dr Charles]

yes it is cost of the miner is $500 if you pay the reservation fee to be eligible to purchase at that price haha It would be nice to get a little extra off with the fee though

[RoadStress]

Sigh... I really want to, but I just can't. Even with the low prices it just doesn't make sense. Curse my expensive power.

But there is nothing available right now with a better power consumption. And nothing with a lower price. You just can't get anything better than this.

[sjc1490]

Order #3934 paid.

TX ID: https://blockchain.info/tx/3c691725e01776841744bccc16693737afc380d09095d8433062ba0660acb823

Thanks, sjc1490

[sjc1490]

Wait, how do you get credit for your reservation fee?

you don't... the reservation fee doesn't apply to purchase price.

its just that, a reservation to be able to purchase at a certain price point

Well that's lame. OP should probably update the first post then, as the cost of the miner is not $500 and you cannot get two SP20's for $1000

It was explained early on.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=903286.msg9925485#msg9925485

[Guy Corem]

Wait, how do you get credit for your reservation fee?

you don't... the reservation fee doesn't apply to purchase price.

its just that, a reservation to be able to purchase at a certain price point

Well that's lame. OP should probably update the first post then, as the cost of the miner is not $500 and you cannot get two SP20's for $1000

Well, now that we published the link, you can "cheat" and buy direct, as long as the GB run.
It's unfair towards RoadStress.

[windpath]

Well, now that we published the link, you can "cheat" and buy direct, as long as the GB run.
It's unfair towards RoadStress.

Also, it's both disappointing, having sent my reservation fee, and unprofessional...

[MrTeal]

Sigh... I really want to, but I just can't. Even with the low prices it just doesn't make sense. Curse my expensive power.

But there is nothing available right now with a better power consumption. And nothing with a lower price. You just can't get anything better than this.

Well, the S5 does actually have better efficiency (if they hit their 0.51J/GH at the wall spec) unless you downclock the unit to ~1TH/s, at which point it's more expensive per GH/s than the S5. I won't get into that debate here though, as I actually do like the SP20 more.
I can only mine profitably at the current price of BTC until about 90B difficulty though, and I really have to massage the numbers to come up with a scenario where difficulty doesn't at least double before I pay off even a $500 (and $7 ) purchase price.

[Dr Charles]

Also, it's both disappointing, having sent my reservation fee, and unprofessional...

In a sense I agree but without RoadStress setting the GB up and most of us submitting a reservation fee then we wouldn't have access to this opportunity at all

[Guy Corem]

Well, now that we published the link, you can "cheat" and buy direct, as long as the GB run.
It's unfair towards RoadStress.

Also, it's both disappointing, having sent my reservation fee, and unprofessional...

We do expect future participants to pay the reservation fee.
From past experience, once the link was up, there were some people that didn't.
RoadStress selected small, but meaningful reservation fee, a bit more than half percent, on purpose.

[MrTeal]

Wait, how do you get credit for your reservation fee?

you don't... the reservation fee doesn't apply to purchase price.

its just that, a reservation to be able to purchase at a certain price point

Well that's lame. OP should probably update the first post then, as the cost of the miner is not $500 and you cannot get two SP20's for $1000

It was explained early on.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=903286.msg9925485#msg9925485

Yes, and it is probably partially a miscommunication but I did ask if the deposit was refundable. A sentence that it isn't a deposit probably would have been appropriate, especially given the advertisement that the cost of two units is $1000.

[vortexz]

come on dude, just enjoy the great deal !

[Guy Corem]

Sigh... I really want to, but I just can't. Even with the low prices it just doesn't make sense. Curse my expensive power.

But there is nothing available right now with a better power consumption. And nothing with a lower price. You just can't get anything better than this.

Well, the S5 does actually have better efficiency (if they hit their 0.51J/GH at the wall spec) unless you downclock the unit to ~1TH/s, at which point it's more expensive per GH/s than the S5. I won't get into that debate here though, as I actually do like the SP20 more.
I can only mine profitably at the current price of BTC until about 90B difficulty though, and I really have to massage the numbers to come up with a scenario where difficulty doesn't at least double before I pay off even a $500 (and $7 ) purchase price.

I do want to get into it here.
Beside the obvious which is proven working design, you'll get the SP20 7-10 days before the S5. Do the math.

[sk8erskid420]

So now that the product page has been posted, when is payment deadline? Because I didn't think this would be posted until the 28th. I'm not at home with access to my BTC wallet until after Christmas.

[Guy Corem]

So now that the product page has been posted, when is payment deadline? Because I didn't think this would be posted until the 28th. I'm not at home with access to my BTC wallet until after Christmas.

No problem. The sooner you'll pay, the sooner we'll ship.