any update on this? I cant find any info on hash fast's site about shipments, will we just be getting a refund of what our BTC was worth when we bought after Dec 31st?

Nobody knows if we will get original BTC back, that is the problem. It should be checked with HF explicitly for the informed decision if refund should be asked or not. There's no point in asking for a refund if we will get only fractions of what we've paid in BTC, then it's better to wait for the machines longer into 2014.