Quote from: Sonny on February 05, 2014, 08:21:56 AM

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Quote from: chocomav on February 01, 2014, 02:05:59 PM

I was also interested in doing scrypt mining and came across an english company called Alpha Technology (http://www.alpha-t.net) that has a Viper Scrypt Miner that is supposed to hash at 5Mh/s. They have taken preorders and have sold out. I don't know anything about the credibility of the company and missed out on the pre-orders, but it should be interesting to keep an eye out on other bitcointalk members who did participate in the pre-orders to see what their experiences are when the miners start shipping this spring.

I'd be careful going with scrypt mining companies right now; at least until some have proven their worth. We have enough problems with the BTC ones. It's safer with Scrypt to simply build your own rigs.

Very much agree.
It is just too risky for you to make pre-orders from a new unproven manufacturer....

Furthermore that's preferable to wait for the first customer reviews, just my friendly reminder.

*Trustworthy* customer reviews. People keep spamming with their own alt accounts.

Well, if the whole thing is real, the manufacturer should send a few samples to trusted forum members.

Take this as an example. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=421921.0
The OP on that thread sent out 3 units.

Quote from: asiabtc on January 18, 2014, 11:01:24 PM

here is the name list for 3 pcs free review samples:
gmaxwell
Beastlymac
bobsag3
pls confirm your name, tel, address again by PM.

I am sure gmaxwell is not his alt account lol. Cheesy

On this note, be careful if others offer to send free samples. Someone in the past here did that to get people's addresses, then extorted them (threatening to mail them drugs and report it to the feds if they didn't pay a certain amount of BTC).