For those that have yet to buy their ASICs:
I had paid for 720, but that group buy closed because it couldn't be filled. What group buy looks promising?
I just had to ask for a refund and need to place another order.
DABS? If you are in ASIA?
Or can you start your own group buy? I might be interested in helping you with that.
Even if you are not in Asia, but you want your chips sent to someone in Asia to be assembled, then you save on shipping costs. It's a long way from China, to Europe or the United States, then to Indonesia or Thailand, then finally to you.
Of course, you could get the chips sent to yourself, then order the boards and other parts separately to be also shipped directly to you. You'd do the assembly. That would be the most economical (not counting the value of your time.)
So I am in working in China for the next 3 or 4 months and I have a friend here who knows about getting boards manufactured. I will be interested in doing a few for myself and willing to help others who might not want the chips and boards going back and forth over the ocean.