As many miners switch off their older (but p2pool compatible) miners due to inefficiency & electrical costs, I can't help but wonder what the future holds for p2pool unless a manufacturer steps up with something to rival bitmain or a dev steps in who can fix the broken bitmain firmware for use with p2pool. I can't hold my breath long enough for that to happen, & the more I think about it, the more I dislike bitmain - both their broken firmware & their empty block producing crappy SPV pool with zero support......

Spondoolies - rescue us please?

Spondoolies have left the building. Their next generation is for farms only unless they come up with another product (which might happen).
The Avalon A6s will work well with p2pool but as per the last generation they're pricier than the bitmain product.
Yeah, I said that more out of jest/desperation than seriousness......

Like you say, the A6's are just not worth it, unless the
BTC rate starts to skyrocket......soooooon
