A little while back, my 80GH/s model just basically exploded. I haven't bothered with trying to get proper compensation because my experience thus far has been terrible. Like everybody else, I am yet to receive my 1.2TH/s model which I ordered in December. And my 80GH/s model which I did actually receive in February, despite being essentially a really expensive paperweight; has been falling apart basically since I got it. The USB ports on BOTH boards came unsoldered, one then the other. The wiring must not have been proper gauge for the voltage because they have burned to a crisp. There were no power surges on that circuit, that I am aware of. It simply began to cook itself. The original configuration was honestly just retarded, I'm sorry. Both heatsinks were about a centimeter apart, facing each other, with fans blowing hot air onto one another.

I remember the first time I looked at it, I thought "I paid money for this? You'd think a $1500 machine would look a little more professional than this". The wires were fastened with electrical tape. There were wires all over the place with no organization of any kind. There was some odd configuration where the boards went into a third party 4-port USB hub, which was plugged into a smaller network card. Neither if which were fastened anywhere; just stuffed in the side. And to top it all off, the case fan was blowing the absurdly hot exhaust, straight onto the power supply. There was maybe 3cm (a little over an inch) of space for the exhaust. Terrible configuration planning, rather poor craftsmanship, horrible quality. Despite my disappointment, I remained polite and understanding, fixed the USB ports myself (because God forbid if I actually got assistance from AMT). I continued to be optimistic about my purchase, maybe to justify spending the money I did and not just being upset with myself.

But then one day, it just flat out exploded. I watched it happen. I moved the boards apart so there's about 2" of space between them so they didn't melt each other. I moved the power supply outside of the case, and took the top & bottom panels off and put it on it's side to allow proper ventilation. I even had two more computer case fans for added cooling, which were hooked up to a separate power supply. It ran like this for over a month, but all of this was apparently not enough. Mind you, I did all this work for an 80GH/s which makes, what? $80 a month (BEFORE added power consumption costs)? Anyway, one day, I was in my office. It was located on a shelf right below the A/C vent for even MORE cooling. I started to smell an odd metallic/static electricity smell. I looked up to see it begin to spark. Then I watched it literally explode and catch fire. The top board is all scorched, half the fuses are blown, and the wires were fried.

At that point, I had so wasted so much energy being upset about my 1.2TH STILL not having been delivered; that I just honestly didn't even care enough to put any more energy into this entire horrible situation I got myself into. This was at the end of March. I just accepted that the $7000+ that I was so eager to invest in AMT, was gone from my life never to return; and gave up. Even now, I still empathize some, because I have started businesses of my own and I know the challenges, but never in my life have I made such a terrible debacle out of any business. If I am going to attach my name with anything, I take all known measures to ensure that it will be something I am proud to be associated with. I am sorry to say this about fellow entrepreneurs because there needs to be more of us in this country, but in my experience; AMT is a poorly run company. It would seem that AMT was ill prepared to handle fulfilling their own claims. It would seem they did not take adequate preparations or precautions when starting their business, to ensure a quality experience for all.

This is flat out irresponsible. You cannot be hasty when starting a business, and it would seem that is what they did. It seems AMT wanted to cash in on the whole bitcoin thing when it was booming, and did not take necessary measures to ensure success. The classic eyes being bigger than the stomach. I am still just accepting that I have a bricked machine that was useless long before it exploded, as well as another $6000 that I will never see. Just letting any potential investors know that you probably want to stay away. I would avoid buying preorders from anywhere. Preorder business model for bitcoin miners just indicate that a few people with a little cash can brand a logo and do some web design, and don't have the funds to purchase the supplies outright and build it ahead of time. Especially in a market like bitcoins. NEVER go with a preorder. Everywhere I look I see situations like this.