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Board Hardware
Re: BFL Chip Credits? Why?
by
k9quaint
on 16/06/2013, 19:19:46 UTC
What is the purpose of these?  Is it a promotional aid? e.g. they expected to sell at $50, so they price to $75, then give away effectively enough "coupons", such that their sale price is $50?  Or, are they really giving something back to the early orders - is it possible to get a Cash Alternative? Or, say use 3 coupons, such to get a free chip?

They tried to sell at $90 and couldn't. Then they tried to sell at $75. Then they added the coupon discount.
At $50, the economics are better but still pretty grim with 100 days of difficulty growth before the chips are delivered. Then a week or two for the boards to be populated and shipped.

I think you can only use 1 coupon per 1 chip.