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Re: ntek 1.2th/s miner?
by
jimmothy
on 30/07/2014, 16:31:17 UTC
Now to move onto the next topic. What happened to the unique nTek Computers "Patent Pending" cooling system and case? There is a very simple explanation for that. When most of our customers started to get refunds we had no choice but to stop the current developments and move towards delivering miners that "simply meet the specs." Sadly there is no better explanation than that and nTek Computers has decided to stop any speculation or accusations of scams any further here and now! Yes, what is being shown in the last couple of pages of this thread are similar to the other A1 miners from China. Yes they were made in China. However, these miners were in fact produced using those original A1 chips purchased from Bitmine for a huge amount of $$$BTCBTCBTC$$$ back in January. Yeah, we got totally F'ed on that deal!!!

The simple fact is that the very last nTek Computers 1.2TH (1st batch) miner was sold in the beginning of March. We legally could not disclose the designs for the special nTek chassis and cooling system that is under "Patent Pending" status until after the application was issued to the USTPO. The last sale in March occurred before the provisional patent application was filed. The laws with patents clearly make any prior public disclosure forbidden until after the filing date. Hope that makes clear sense to everyone but feel free to ask any questions. In simple terms, we delivered what was purchased. We did not show the new nTek designed chassis and cooling system until later. It also turned out that the 40 A1 chips do not provide enough heat to require a more advanced cooling system. We are still working to test (80) or more A1 chips inside our single 4U standard sized case.

So basically what you're saying is that instead of developing/building your own miners, you spent all your time and money patenting an idea someone else had? An idea which was not even useful to your design? Are you sure you didn't drop the patent because you didn't own the idea?

Also $1.66/gh?? That is about twice as expensive as bitmain and way less efficient.