Please read about blackarrow and Prospero X-3, incase you dont know.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=294197.0
http://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/prospero-x-3.html?sl=en

• I had ordered in the first batch, order date was late november.
• I would prefer escrow or paypal money transfer
  
• I am assuming you know, this was a pre-order.
  
• I will ship it the day I will receive it. Current expected ship-date is February 24th.
  
• I wont mind a skype/phone chat.  I am real and so is the order.  I can provide you my bank transfer receipt to blackarrow, my order number with blackarrow et cetra.
  
• Couple of people have asked me why am I selling it ?  Why one ?   I am selling it to fund another bitcoin related venture. I am selling only one hoping to keep at least one of the money making machine.
  
• PM me your price and paypal/escrow preference. (I am from Seattle and we can meet if you prefer.)
  Quote price for device.   + whatever shipping method you choose it.
  

They did  answer my ticket in a day.

I would have much preferred a non-generic update even if it had to be oneliner actual status update rather than a generic, we are on time, and we understand your worry.,  but  they replied is better than not replying.

They have assured me in their mail, that they are on schedule for the promised date.

I think I will be happy if they start shipping by Feb 24th to anyone.  They have a device ready by Feb 24th will give me confidence. And if they could ship me by March first week also , that is enough confidence for me to invest   four times in their next product.

There are couple of consistent posters asking same question, without answers.
 
I opened a ticket though.  (which hasn't been answered yet.)

Today is Jan, 5, almost Jan6,  and from amount of information  BlackArrow has released so far, it seems damn near impossible for them to  finish the first batch device, not saying all the devices but device, by Feb-24 as they had put on website.

• They haven't announced tape-out
• forget tapeout, their FPGA testing were 33% less efficient, it seems.
  I really commend that, they decided to put 33% more chips to make-up the hash-rate rather than giving 33%less.hashrate.
  
• They have showed the heat sink pictures
• Started with 2U but from their own website they have moved to 3U

I have all my eggs in Blackarrow basket. 


I am so secretly hoping that someone will come up with data indicating, Black arrow might finish Prospero-X3, by Feb-24.
May be blackarrow himself will comment on this thread. :|

Its little ironic that I found the right answer on the bitcoin.stackexchange over here : http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5750/how-do-i-post-in-bitcointalk

I also updated the post on stackexchange with the current latest rules for coming out of newbie league.
 
Take a look at it.

Oh btw, today is the 3rd week of me buying my two Prospero X-3.
Apart from confirmation that they have received my money, they haven't updated me or for that matter anyone on the internet about their product that is supposed to come  out in Feb end.

Now I am not sure if BlackArrow is a real company or not.