I know Bitmain receives a lot of crap from people who want cheaper miners, but I'm always surprised they don't charge way more than they do. These D3s, for example, would have sold out nearly as quickly if priced at $5k - yet Bitmain chooses $2700 because they know the pending difficulty increase will decrease profitability. I miss when Bitmain used to release how profitable each of their miners were (by batch, measured in bitcoin) had you started running them 24/7 after delivery based on a reasonable electric rate. It was always encouraging to see that they intentionally price everything to earn more of the corresponding coin than you would have had if you took the same amount of money and simply purchased the coins. I think they stopped doing this when bitcoin was worth way less since the math no longer worked out in their favor. I believe the introduction of the L3+ and D3 are a return to the pricing models of old.

My guess is between 500 and 1500. We'll likely never know, but it wouldn't make sense to build less than that for a first batch. I got quite a few right before starting this thread 😅.

Yeah, I'm not willing to trust Innosilicon with my money yet either. Anyone who was here through the years of Butterfly Labs, KNCMiner, Cointerra, etc... knows that even the most well-intentioned ASIC companies have a slim chance of success when it comes to executing and delivering these miners. Innosilicon's timing worries me as I feel they're rushing to get sales to fund their development before the big players eat up the market.

We get this question A LOT. Here's a guide we like to give people when suggesting a PSU for people who don't want to run the brand new APW3++ (which also supports 110v now):

• Obviously, your PSU must have at least nine 6-pin PCIe connectors. Yes, the 8-pin (6+2) connectors work too.
• Always plan to use 80% or less of the total available power when using a consumer-grade PSU. If you need 800W, then purchase a PSU capable of 1000W or higher.
• Only use PSUs that have a single 12v rail. Mining devices require very high amperage and cheaper PSUs can't provide the full amount over all of their connections. PSUs with a single 12v rail can supply their full output through any of their 6-pin PCIe connectors.
• Only use PSUs that have Gold or better efficiency ratings. Efficiency matters a lot in the long run unless you have free power.
• Don't forget that consumer-grade PSUs do not "turn on" without jumping the right pins on the 24-pin ATX connector. Here's a quick how-to. I prefer to use a PSU tester instead for aesthetic reasons.
• Always be aware of your circuit's maximum amperage as well as how many amps are being used on the circuit in total. Remember, Watts = Volts * Amps, so 800W / 110v =7.27a.

Normally, we'd recommend the EVGA SuperNova 1050 GS, but they're out of stock almost everywhere. The EVGA 210-GQ-1000-V1 is a good substitute though.

I don't think Bitmain accepted Litecoin for their first batch of L3+ that shipped in early May either. I'm guessing they'll add DASH as a payment option soon. Also, these things are still worth it if difficulty increases 10x. That's still less than 6 months to earn your money back at current DASH prices.

Wow, that was fast. I wonder how many they actually sold in this first batch. Remember, many of the orders placed will likely fall out and they typically reopen sales briefly when that happens. They're allowing 24 hours for payment, so I imagine that we'll see more in stock (briefly) tomorrow at around 11:00AM ET.

This could be ridiculously profitable: https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/calculator/dash?HashingPower=15&HashingUnit=GH%2Fs&PowerConsumption=1200&CostPerkWh=0.10

CryptoCrane has just opened sales for the 1st batch of AntMiner D3s to customers located in the United States. Please note, the 1st batch was extremely limited in quantity and is believed to consist of less than 2500 units globally. We have them in-hand and ready to ship immediately.

Update (November 13th, 2017): Currently selling for $1099 each without PSU. Only a few remaining. Shipping within 24 hours to location within the United States only.
Sorry, we're completely sold out at the moment.





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Exactly, the "connection refused" message is normal until the miner actually starts. It in itself is not a good indicator of any issues. Check out the kernel log for more details after letting it sit for 5-10 minutes. Also, make sure your pool settings and network settings are correct.

FYI - It looks like Bitmain is shipping their July 5-15 batch a little early. We have another 100 units that just shipped and are due to be delivered July 6th 10th.

I've noticed a common perception in this thread that the S9 series has a high failure rate. I thought I'd share that our failure rate across 350 units has averaged around 3.9%. Perhaps that is a high failure rate compared to the S7 series, but it's a lot less than this thread would lead you to believe.

If you don't want to wait, you can pick up some from the July batch on Amazon. They're priced really really high - so it may be better to just grab one of the late Sept batches for 40ltc. Most people purchasing from us on Amazon are doing so because they want to use credit cards and also want all of the built-in consumer protections that Amazon offers. Plus, if you need to return it for some reason, you don't have to ship to China.

What is the effective hash-rate?

Great news, thanks!

It was in stock for about an hour. Keep an eye on it if you're interested, they often go back in stock briefly if orders aren't paid on time (within 1 hour).

Dang,

$1445 for the 13.5TH/s and $1378 for the 13.0TH/s

Edit: Plus shipping, as Biodom mentions below.

I miss coupons 

Probably due to the Chinese New Year. They do this each year.

I'm definitely going to try these out. I'm hopeful the decreased efficiency is offset by increased reliability.

Update:
Reliability has been great! Not a single failure from the first batch. Reminds me of the S7s.

Update #2:
We've got another 50 T9s arriving the first week of March. Check my signature if you're interested.

Just received the first batch of APW5 PSUs and R4s. I was a little uncertain about the actual number of 6-pin PCI-e connectors it came with due to some of the images showing only 7 connectors total. I'm pleased to share that there are indeed 14 x 6-pin PCI-e connectors, as originally advertised by Bitmain. The APW5 does appear to be capable of supporting 2 R4s with a single PSU (using 220v power).