ANTMINER S7 is available at bitmaintech.com with 4.86TH/s, 0.25J/GH

[philipma1957]

It's probably true, look at the huge jump in difficulty recently. We're looking at 8% next.

I'm beginning to believe there is a next gen rig out now for the same reason.

If they do in fact have a next gen rig in operation now, do not expect it to be available to the masses until AFTER the halving.  It's only logical they will take advantage of the gains to be made between now and the halving with a next gen rig.  I would if I were in their shoes.

looks to me they emptied the racks they have of s-7 and put in new gear.

so 100ph using  25-30  megawatts is now 180ph using the same 25-30 megawatts .


They will do this til the ½ ing then sell the s-9 to the rest of us.

[philipma1957]

It's probably true, look at the huge jump in difficulty recently. We're looking at 8% next.

I'm beginning to believe there is a next gen rig out now for the same reason.

If they do in fact have a next gen rig in operation now, do not expect it to be available to the masses until AFTER the halving.  It's only logical they will take advantage of the gains to be made between now and the halving with a next gen rig.  I would if I were in their shoes.

looks to me they emptied the racks they have of s-7 and put in new gear.

so 100ph using  25-30  megawatts is now 180ph using the same 25-30 megawatts .


They will do this til the ½ ing then sell the s-9 to the rest of us.

by the way  I now have 186 s-7 coupons that expires in 2 days.

so if yoy want 5 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 let me know.

[adaseb]

It's probably true, look at the huge jump in difficulty recently. We're looking at 8% next.

I'm beginning to believe there is a next gen rig out now for the same reason.

If they do in fact have a next gen rig in operation now, do not expect it to be available to the masses until AFTER the halving.  It's only logical they will take advantage of the gains to be made between now and the halving with a next gen rig.  I would if I were in their shoes.

looks to me they emptied the racks they have of s-7 and put in new gear.

so 100ph using  25-30  megawatts is now 180ph using the same 25-30 megawatts .


They will do this til the ½ ing then sell the s-9 to the rest of us.

by the way  I now have 186 s-7 coupons that expires in 2 days.

so if yoy want 5 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 let me know.

Aren't the coupons useless with all the S7 sold out ?

[dmwardjr]

Aren't the coupons useless with all the S7 sold out ?

I have 79 coupons remaining myself.  They are good until May 11, 2016

[adaseb]

Aren't the coupons useless with all the S7 sold out ?

I have 79 coupons remaining myself.  They are good until May 11, 2016

But you can't buy any more S7 because its sold out.

[dmwardjr]

Aren't the coupons useless with all the S7 sold out ?

I have 79 coupons remaining myself.  They are good until May 11, 2016

But you can't buy any more S7 because its sold out.

Correct.

But I don't want to buy more S7's.  The price never came down enough for me to even consider it; even with coupons.

EDIT:  I had $80K I was wanting to use towards S7's but they never came down on the price to my liking.  I ended up buying bitcoin on the exchange instead back when it was $365.  That wasn't very long ago.

[alienesb]

It's probably true, look at the huge jump in difficulty recently. We're looking at 8% next.

I'm beginning to believe there is a next gen rig out now for the same reason.

If they do in fact have a next gen rig in operation now, do not expect it to be available to the masses until AFTER the halving.  It's only logical they will take advantage of the gains to be made between now and the halving with a next gen rig.  I would if I were in their shoes.

looks to me they emptied the racks they have of s-7 and put in new gear.

so 100ph using  25-30  megawatts is now 180ph using the same 25-30 megawatts .


They will do this til the ½ ing then sell the s-9 to the rest of us.

Yep I think about the same but they will sell it right before the halving to maximize the price they can get for them.

[dmwardjr]

Yep I think about the same but they will sell it right before the halving to maximize the price they can get for them.

Well, I'm not even contemplating purchasing new equipment until after the halving.  Mainly because we have no idea what the price of BTC will be and what the difficulty will be.  Anyone else who wants to pay what may possibly be a premium just before halving based on the current difficulty and price of BTC at that time can do so if they want to gamble.  Buying the batch 1 S7 when I did at $0.10 power costs did not break even until I sold them on eBay.  It wasn't worth my while with my power costs.  That's why I'm waiting to see what the price of the S9 will be and only purchase if it is a fair price to justify moving to an area of the country with $0.03 per kWh.

[Biodom]

It's probably true, look at the huge jump in difficulty recently. We're looking at 8% next.

I'm beginning to believe there is a next gen rig out now for the same reason.

If they do in fact have a next gen rig in operation now, do not expect it to be available to the masses until AFTER the halving.  It's only logical they will take advantage of the gains to be made between now and the halving with a next gen rig.  I would if I were in their shoes.

they have the miner already, I agree.
they will ask you to pay for it in the next 2-6 weeks when btc is still low, collect more btc than otherwise expected; then as halving happens, btc price will start to recover/increase, they will dump or hold newly collected btc into the bull market.

Check out what happened the last time they announced sales-exactly this scenario.

Edit: only this time-no first purchase from me, i would rather buy or hold btc and buy three months later for 1/2-1/3 of the price and perhaps for 1/4 of btc price.

[HerbPean]

Batch 17 is up.

Double fan version.

Shipping may 23.

[smaxz]

Batch 17 is up.

Double fan version.

Shipping may 23.

its two 12038 10k rpm fans, which is a good thing if one fails but probably overkill if they're functional.

hs config looks like its the same newer design. no price break though considering halving is so near.

interesting.

[RichBC]

Batch 17 is up.

Double fan version.

Shipping may 23.

its two 12038 10k rpm fans, which is a good thing if one fails but probably overkill if they're functional.

hs config looks like its the same newer design. no price break though considering halving is so near.

interesting.

Not quite sure what to read into a return to the 2 Fan S7? Perhaps they will be "Second Hand" units that have been replaced with S9?

Rich

[smaxz]

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Not quite sure what to read into a return to the 2 Fan S7? Perhaps they will be "Second Hand" units that have been replaced with S9?

Rich

my bet is that they had some faulty fans and the spare reduces urgency of any return issues.

plus its better to market a "free" fan then drop the price a lot more than the cost of said fan to appeal to buyers.

[not.you]

It doesn't ship for almost two weeks.  There's already going to be a large diff jump happening today and very likely another one again before the miner would arrive. 

[HagssFIN]

Either the one fan -design was no good or they are selling the used ones now, hmm..

[AriesIV10]

--First Topic--

I bought a few Batch 16 units and they run 10-15 degrees celsius hotter than my previous units.  I believe they had to sell this one with the dual fan configuration.

--Second Topic--

I do not see a NEW (S9) unit for at least 60 days for the reason that Bitmain has not sold their Batch 1-16 as of yet.

--Third Topic--

I am buying more today.

[philipma1957]

--First Topic--

I bought a few Batch 16 units and they run 10-15 degrees celsius hotter than my previous units.  I believe they had to sell this one with the dual fan configuration.

--Second Topic--

I do not see a NEW (S9) unit for at least 60 days for the reason that Bitmain has not sold their Batch 1-16 as of yet.

--Third Topic--

I am buying more today.

I have free coupons if you need them.

[elrippo]

--First Topic--

I bought a few Batch 16 units and they run 10-15 degrees celsius hotter than my previous units.  I believe they had to sell this one with the dual fan configuration.

--Second Topic--

I do not see a NEW (S9) unit for at least 60 days for the reason that Bitmain has not sold their Batch 1-16 as of yet.

--Third Topic--

I am buying more today.

I'll skip that and wait for the next gen 

[Sierra8561]

--First Topic--

I bought a few Batch 16 units and they run 10-15 degrees celsius hotter than my previous units.  I believe they had to sell this one with the dual fan configuration.

--Second Topic--

I do not see a NEW (S9) unit for at least 60 days for the reason that Bitmain has not sold their Batch 1-16 as of yet.

--Third Topic--

I am buying more today.

I don't see them waiting 60 days. I wouldn't be surprised if it's 30, they will want to beat BW to market

[broken_pixel]

Do not use Bitmain, they are slacking hard in warranty & communications. It takes days for them to reply to request & if you end up with a bad unit or board, boards you have to pay for shipping all the way back to Hong Kong & wait, wait, wait, wait & wait.

My S7-F1 already has a board that has failed after a little over a week. Now I am stuck with no option but to send the board to Colorado and end up paying 40- 200 bucks for repair or replacement cost. Or wait months to get Bitmain HK to honor the warranty. Time is bitcoin Bitmain HK & you suck on customer support & for not fully quality testing your products before shipping them to customers.

So many people on Bitmains facebook page with bad reviews & issues, plus they wont even reply to any message you send them.