How can you avoid pre-order?  I don't see anyone shipping literal 'in-stock' units.

http://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/prospero-x-3.html

At some point it's going to make sense to switch order to something like this - twice the hashing power at thousands of dollars less.  If you ordered this now, you would probably still come out ahead since you would:

1. Need to make up the cost difference
2. Be hashing twice as fast

1Th/s in March at $8000
2 Th/s in April at $6000

You would quickly make up for that month of not mining at 1 Th/s.

Oops yeah I guess that is true. 

Tomorrow arrival of chips
Overnight ship to PCB Builder
Probably Saturday or Monday Arrival at PCB builder
Build 1-2 days
Ship back to nTek Tues-Weds overnight
Assuming cases have shipped in there somewhere
1-2 days for assembly
12 hours bench testing

So best case scenario is shipping fully functional units next Friday or the following Monday I guess.

I have personally verified that a package is scheduled to arrive at NTek via FedEx tomorrow before noon.  I say 'a package' because I can't verify the contents of the shipment, but I assume it to be the chips from Bitmine.  Sounds like there is still some work to do - Ry plans on overnighting the chips to the PCB builder tomorrow for arrival Friday, then there is final assembly with the cases that are being manufactured - it's sounds as though we might see a few units bench testing before the end of next week.  I'm cautiously optimistic!

I was born in 78 - no 83 in my name or birthday.

Credit Card here as well - going to have to cancel order before 30 day mark I'm afraid, really don't want to have that fight with AMEX...

Hard to believe I am the first one who could pull this - cached address.  Ry - if you are legit, why pull your address from the site?

RevUp Render
Xxxx
Alexandria VA. Xxxxx
Phone: (703) xxxxx
info@revuprender.com


EDITED:  In response to a direct request to do so, I have removed the address that was posted (despite the fact that it is public information that can be found with a simple web search).

I pre-ordered this miner from ntek on Jan 9th and I believe I am one of the first to do so.  I will say, as other have mentioned, that Ry Bruscoe definitely seems to be a real person...I have spoken to him personally and exchanged a dozen or so emails since my order.  They always seem responsive.  I also did some homework, and Rev-Up Render (ntekcomputers parent co) appears to be a real company with established business in the GPU rendering arena.

If this was a scam, I would have to say it is one of the most elaborate I have seen.  But that doesn't mean it's not a scam.  I'm sure people have gone farther lengths for less money.  The reality may be that this is yet another company that sees bitcoin as a lucrative market but cannot deliver what they promise when they promise it.

I have yet to receive my order or an idea of when it may ship (now 17 days past payment clearing).  None of this is meant to bash the company or anything like that - I hope it is legit, since is rather be happily mining than trying to get my money back.  I'm just stating my experience with them is all.

I'll be the first to post here when (if?) I receive my miner.

Feel free to msg me if anyone wants more info.  I'm in the same boat as Bartman at this point, just a little deeper in the water...