ASCI if you can wait!
Have any been shipped out yet?
Batch #1 of the Avalons shipped 300 units and the majority of them have been delivered. And even with those couple of hundred who are currently using ASICS have shot the difficulty up,
Yes, it is my understanding that Avalon are the
ONLY ASIC provider that have currently shipped... Period!
From reading various message boards it seems the general consensus is that other ASIC rig providers are just looking to use funds from orders to create machines for themselves, whether that is paranoia or not who knows,
until other companies ship there *could* be come truth in the accusations.Agreed. IMO, the fact that Avalons have been shipped is a huge reason that people may still have faith in the other companies. But I'm not believing anything until I actually see legitimate proof. That stupid 1993 quality video of their offices that BSL released has only increased the possibility of them being a scam, I think.
And not only that - to add insult to injury Avalon prices are a COMPLETE NONSENSE! 75 BTC even at today's rate of about $75/BTC makes roughly $7K. AND they're sold out.
Looking on eBay - they go for about $10-15k (talking about the 60GH/s model).
At those prices it's no wonder people aren't rushing into buying them.
AND also BFL have delayed theirs yet again ... makes you wonder - trying to limit the competition? Or just use the hardware for them for a while? (e.g. confirming what was said earlier)