Hey steamboat, I remember there being some mention of K1 boards being sourced. Any information on that? I'd buy a few more chips if there were plans for the K1. Those are easier to produce en masse right? Less stuff on the board? No PSU required?
Depends on what you mean. In terms of density, ie; hashing power/production time, almost certainly not. You have to produce sixteen K1 boards to equal one K16.
For populating boards and getting these chips out the door, the K16 is the best compromise between hashing power, production time, and not pricing many people out of the mkt.
The K1 is more of a hobbyist toy, and the design is simple enough that most hobbyists can probably pull off their own assembly.
If not, there are a few threads by people who are intending to sell complete K1 units, chips included.