Quote from: Exoskeleton on July 23, 2013, 06:20:48 PM

Quote from: CumpsD on July 23, 2013, 02:52:32 PM

And the samples weren't intended for that Wink

Sure they were. The samples were intended for us to do test runs on the assembly of PCBs as well as development of new ones. This would include the assembly only people who are using the avalon gtihub designs as clones. As I stated in my last post, after seeing this final burnin design Im ready to concede that his is about as good as it gets. The full EMC tests he did were the final straw. You can't really compete with that level of professionalism. I'll be honest about this. Most developers would now do well to give up board development and focus on assembly of the three proven designs (Avalon, burnin, Bkk). Having multiple people who can assemble these boards is not a bad thing and should be encouraged. It will help cut down on wait times for everyone. Using leftover sample chips to prove board assembly ability early on is a good use of chips right now.

Quote from: SebastianJu on July 23, 2013, 02:49:25 PM

I believe the bare pcb's were never in stock since burnin makes more money when he assembles the pcb's. And most await assembled boards. I guess the bare pcb's will be available after a timeframe only. At least not before the big rush is over or until he opens his design as open source i guess.

As far as having blank PCBs for sale burnin has always said that they will be available in bulk right away. This can be found in his first post on the first page of this thread. He still makes a good profit on these at 25 Euros each. Its the full open source design that won't be released untill the first miners are shipped. He made this clear in a later post and it sounds fair because he needs a window of exclusivity to recoup development costs and secure a reasonable profit.

My concern was with the fact that when I finally got to see the sales website, the PCBs seem to have been for sale and were already sold out. I was ready to buy. Im hoping burnin could let us know if he will have more of these printed soon and what the time frame on delivery is.

Burnin also was going to offer a built board missing only the chips for an easy semi-diy build (just insert chips, reflow, and go). I did not see this as an option on the website. I was wondering if this will still be offered and at what price.

Yes, he wrote that he will offer bare pcb, but since i was in the shop nearly right after the start and it was "sold out" i think he wont will sell them from the start. So he will sell them, only not from the start. I might be wrong.
As far as i saw he only had these offers: full board, assembled board without heatsink and fans (heatsink can be bought for 10) and bare pcb which was out of stock. Then there were some other offers with watercooling only.

Quote from: thomashrev89 on July 23, 2013, 06:29:25 PM

i got 30 chips, should i order 10+20 or 10+10+10? is there a downside with either?

Clearly the price...