Re: Which ASIC device will ship first? [Poll and Discussion]
I thought Tom has repeatedly said that he isn't assembling the bASIC units himself. He's going to get them from the assembly house, flash and test them, the package them for shipping. Managing inventories should be much simpler than for BFL.
If I had to guess, I'd say his margins are likely to be much lower than BFL's, but that's not really much of a concern for us as customers. If true it might come into play more in half a year when ASIC vendors start slashing the price of their units to keep them moving.
If I had to guess, I'd say his margins are likely to be much lower than BFL's, but that's not really much of a concern for us as customers. If true it might come into play more in half a year when ASIC vendors start slashing the price of their units to keep them moving.
This is my understanding as well. No included case(or PSU?) further reduces bASIC construction times and potential for further delay(see BFL minirig screen). It seems as though Tom's process is about as streamlined as such a complex project can get, though at the cost of margins.
Speaking strictly for myself, as someone with multiple nekked mobos running on desktops, DAMN the case...just put the working board in a box and ship me that suckah!
