They won't do p2pool.
They only need to point one 10GH/s board at it and they'll see the current problems with p2pool.
Then imagine 8TH/s ...
Read the p2pool thread for more details.
Still spreading FUD around? I've used p2pool with more than 10GH/s for months and didn't have any problem with it. Unless ASICMINER tests p2pool (probably using a stratum proxy) there's no way to know if it will or won't work well with their hardware.
As I said - go read the p2pool thread ... sigh.
The reason why Josh has sent a Jalapeno to forrestv is coz even a 5GH/s device makes p2pool use up 100% CPU and cause immense problems when it is talking to the other p2pools.
It's also most likely directly related to the issue with Avalons.
Edit: and you even posted (after it) on the page that has the discussion ... I take it reading the posts in the p2pool thread is too boring?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=18313.msg1970271#msg1970271That's not due to the hashrate. It's latency caused by the design of the hardware. ASICMINER gear (being different) may not have that problem. p2pool can pretty obviously handle lots more than 5Gh/s.
Maybe the thing to do is to ask someone who has won an ASICMINER blade auction and see how it worked for them on p2pool.