The fact that people preorder this things in dozens, so it can be delivered to them after 5 months, really beats me.

5 months is like 50 years in crypto currency time...
agreed. knc probably miscalculated on this offer eventhough i agree they are one of the more reliable asic sellers out there. my feeling is that the difficulty will rise beyond belief by then.
Will it though, who else is putting miners reliably out there which as much power as KnC's first gen models let alone with plans for new devices that compare to their second gen models like neptune?