Interview with the CEO of bitmain

[VirosaGITS]

And now looks like the S6 was "not offered"... so they kept it all to themselves?

Not offered = have chips + could make something S6 shaped + lets just wait. The S*even* has to clear rack space of something earlier to be sold in any volume, but there wasn't enough of an improvement to do that.

They skipped the S6 generation in lue of the S7, the construction / maintenance and shipping costs of the S7 are more economical than the larger rack mountable / form factored units, such as the S4 / S4+ / S2 generation.  The may or may not bring this form factor back in the S8 as it is not nearly as economical for bitmani

Economical isin't much of a importance with them when they just charge the premium to the client anyways. Look at the price/gh of the S7. What more is there to say?

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[pj40]

Indeed, i would love to see a 1800gh/450w unit. I don't really care that its double the KG(weight)/GH ratio. I don't really care that i'd have to pay 20$ shipping per TH instead of 10$/TH.

THAT. Is what i want. Not some AntRouter, not some 1400w unit that does 80dB.

^^^^^^ THIS!  I was hoping they'd release a model with twice the hash of our S5's so we could upgrade a bit.  This S7 is just way out of my league and no way I can drop 8 BTC just for one of them, when the halvening is looming ahead of us.  Guess I'll just mine through winter with my lower power rates and see what Spring brings.

[notlist3d]

Indeed, i would love to see a 1800gh/450w unit. I don't really care that its double the KG(weight)/GH ratio. I don't really care that i'd have to pay 20$ shipping per TH instead of 10$/TH.

THAT. Is what i want. Not some AntRouter, not some 1400w unit that does 80dB.

^^^^^^ THIS!  I was hoping they'd release a model with twice the hash of our S5's so we could upgrade a bit.  This S7 is just way out of my league and no way I can drop 8 BTC just for one of them, when the halvening is looming ahead of us.  Guess I'll just mine through winter with my lower power rates and see what Spring brings.

I have been pushing for this in the S7 thread and this seems to be a thing that a lot of people are wanting, now it just depends if Bitmain is willing to make them for us.

I think it's overestimated on how many want it.  I do agree some do want it.  But I think the S7 had more to do with price then form factor on some skipping it.

I think they will only get bigger and louder for the most part.