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Product lines:                                                                                                                            Company Site | Bitcointalk Thread Prospero X1, Prospero X3, Minion chips

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Rating: 35	Uses own chips? Delivered miners? Uses preorders?	Yes Few Yes	10/10 5/10 1/20	On time? Quality Issues? Refund Issues?	No Major Yes	1/10 1/10 1/10	Communication Ethics Size	Okay O Large	4/10 5/10 7/10

Last Score: 35

Historically reputable, however current generation sold on preorders is extremely delayed. Refunds and the shipping queue are not being honoured.

Individual Criteria
Own Chips?
Companies manufacturing their own chips invest significant time and funds up front, and so have more to lose if things go wrong.
   10/10 = Yes - designing and investing in own chips
Delivered Yet?
   5/10   = Few units only
Preorders?
Preorders are a recipe for disaster and puts all the risk on the buyer.
   1/20   = Yes - only sells using preorders
On Time?
   1/10   = No
Hardware Issues?
   1/10   = Major - significant issues that severely impact the performance or reliability of the miners
Refund Issues?
   1/10   = Yes - refunds significantly delayed or not being processed at all. Includes stall tactics.
Communication?
   4/10   = Okay - some issues or lack of communication with customers
Ethics?
All companies start with 10 points, and lose points for various infractions. The key is as follows:   
   O    = Other   generic unethical behaviour = -5
Company Size?
   7/10   = Large