Avalon A7 announced

[HashZilla]

What have minerwares had to say to the people who recieved dirty/used miners that should have been new? I am expecting a NEW miner in the next week (dispatched to the UK), but I will be pissed if it isn’t in new condition. Having bought from the USA and via PayPal there is some recourse that can happen. I just hope they are sorting out the issues for the people who have already recieved miners

I'm wondering if this packaging/potentially dirty miners has something to do with why my package has had a "customs delay" since Thursday. I have fedex looking into it for more info, but I  will just wait and see.

Make sure you have a can of RAID handy when the FedEx guy shows up, we don`t want any infestation here in Manitoba!

[philipma1957]

a follow up I got the replacement today  it was not packed in plastic and did not have replacement cables or dongle.

But I did say the cables and dongle worked fine.  the replacement is hashing as I type.

I made two videos  they suck  but I will give links.

in 10 minutes.


un boxing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONCJYCIqdG4&feature=youtu.be



hook up to working unit



https://youtu.be/qlmGTYCPxAA




gui

[727miner]

Avalons having a solo mining Zen moment before being deployed to the mine.

I'm relieved that they are hashing away happily and have one more to test tonight. I'm a bit disappointed that they showed up used after paying "New" prices for them. I wonder if they still carry a valid warranty if there are any issues?

[Steamtyme]

Make sure you have a can of RAID handy when the FedEx guy shows up, we don`t want any infestation here in Manitoba!

Unless they are a match for our hearty mosquitos... might be a secondary benefit to importing.

[hap0py]

95% sure the units I received from "Miner Warez" are used.  I took an unboxing video which is long, but I will edit/convert and post it soon.

[jonlorusso]

95% sure the units I received from "Miner Warez" are used.  I took an unboxing video which is long, but I will edit/convert and post it soon.

How many did you order?

[cuteman]

I just received 3 741s from MinerWarez this afternoon. The ones I received are definitely used and have some dust in the fans and on the wires (but no bugs from what I can see). They were not in the sealed plastic bags

Did you sent iquiry to them? I wonder what they will repy.

[727miner]

I just received 3 741s from MinerWarez this afternoon. The ones I received are definitely used and have some dust in the fans and on the wires (but no bugs from what I can see). They were not in the sealed plastic bags

Did you sent iquiry to them? I wonder what they will repy.

No, I haven't. I probably won't since they are working fine. If anyone else does, let us know.

[philipma1957]

I just received 3 741s from MinerWarez this afternoon. The ones I received are definitely used and have some dust in the fans and on the wires (but no bugs from what I can see). They were not in the sealed plastic bags

Did you sent iquiry to them? I wonder what they will repy.

No, I haven't. I probably won't since they are working fine. If anyone else does, let us know.

My one just came it was used but slightly used.

I will post unboxing  later today.

here is the gui

the one named bb7d came today

[Greenmine]

How does this affect warranty if you have a used unit ?  Canaan sees it is past warranty date and you're SOL..?

[Elphamyto]

Damn. So there hasn't been a single report of an actual NIB miner from this seller?

[Steamtyme]

How does this affect warranty if you have a used unit ?  Canaan sees it is past warranty date and you're SOL..?

I thought I would pass along a bit of info I was able to get from Canaan, as I find myself in the customs waiting game I thought I would do a bit of preemptive digging.

From what I gathered the units received so far and confirmed through the Minerwarez distributor, are pallets from the bulk order center. Some of these pallets are packed and prepped for circulation within China and do not come sealed in plastic, but should be in a box. There may also be the odd unit that doesn't come with cables as they are not part of the package in China. The lack of cables should be rare as they were going through box by box to make sure that items through the distributor would match the description. To get stock to the distributor we may have received 1 or more of these pallets.

I think Phillipma1957's replacement may fall into that category not sure, but as he stated in the video he did tell them he still had working cables.

As far as used or barely used condition, correct me if I'm wrong but all miners are used in the sense that they go through a burn in period for quality assurance; and yes obviously the added benefit of profiting on a machine for a bit for free, lol. Also not being sealed in a bag may contribute to some dust and what not.

In regards to warranty, Canaan can identify the date of manufacture and the pallet that the item originally belonged to; so they can sort out an official path from them to you. This is done with some numbers on the unit itself, not sure which ones as I don't have miine yet .  With that info they can confirm original warranty dates, via the distributor. If you paid via credit card or Paypal you have the added security if your warranty isn't honored within the allotted time frame, with buyer protection.

[WinMar]

Yes it is good that bitmain has competition. It is amazing how far these asic miners have come.

[philipma1957]

Damn. So there hasn't been a single report of an actual NIB miner from this seller?

the one I got today is really close to NIB.

give me a few minutes I will post video


Your video will be live at:


https://youtu.be/GkI7lEe6krs


this will be good in 5 minutes

it is up

[hap0py]

Notice in phillipma1957's video that the two outer pieces of tape were already sliced.  Also the small piece of tape over the tab on the box flap goes over one of these outer, sliced, pieces of tape.  That's the same as with the units I received.  So clearly someone opened the box and resealed it, which I guess is what they told Steamtyme.

HOWEVER,did anyone else *smell* the machines they got from miner warez?  Mine stink.  The same musty smell of a computer that has been running without cleaning for too long.  Inspecting a package doesn't explain that, unless it is the smell of Beijing smog?  The inside of the cable bags doesn't smell.

The camera work in my video is terrible, I'll still upload it later, right now trying to figure out what to say to canaan/miner warez.

[Greenmine]

I'm curious why you guys seem resigned to taking it. Isn't the proper thing to say, "give me my money back or I'm filing a dispute?"  At the least, you're due a credit for the difference between new and used price.

[Logan4el]

How long do you expect 741 will be for sale from now until new model will replace it? Competitors already running their miners at 9 Th/s and 14 Th/s.

[philipma1957]

Notice in phillipma1957's video that the two outer pieces of tape were already sliced.  Also the small piece of tape over the tab on the box flap goes over one of these outer, sliced, pieces of tape.  That's the same as with the units I received.  So clearly someone opened the box and resealed it, which I guess is what they told Steamtyme.

HOWEVER,did anyone else *smell* the machines they got from miner warez?  Mine stink.  The same musty smell of a computer that has been running without cleaning for too long.  Inspecting a package doesn't explain that, unless it is the smell of Beijing smog?  The inside of the cable bags doesn't smell.

The camera work in my video is terrible, I'll still upload it later, right now trying to figure out what to say to canaan/miner warez.

I sniffed the original fully new ------july 23 order
The replacement yesterday very little use  kind of neutral

I sniffed the august 6 order -----  fully new

all of the above from china

the one from minerwarz is not stinky running for weeks in a barn smell  .  do I think it ran a bit yeah  but not  much.

the photo of this one below are bad really  bad


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1673843.msg22086759#msg22086759
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1673843.msg22092519#msg22092519


I purchased my miner with paypal  I have time to do a paypal return.  Since my movie shows it was not new.
If it stops working I would return it.

Am I happy with canaan.io? I kind of I wish the service was better.  In my case they shipped me a complete  replacement for the unit that died in 48 days.  I got the replacement in under 5 days.  They let me keep the dead one  I suspect that  either 1 hash board died or the inside daughter board died.

that means  it has at worst 1 good hash board in it and 1 good daughter board
at best 2 good hash boards.

So for me they have been better then they have been for others.

But to see photos of dusty gear is sad.

Now compare to my s-9  it is preordered comes in DEC 

while this avalon miner will have mined for more then 50 days

my other s-9 dead board awaits a reply to send it in since august.

so canaan.io is far far far far better then bitmain with service.

[jonlorusso]

I received one unit from miner warez today as well. The box was obviously resealed, was also missing the information card and wrapping. Minor details.  I noticed some small amount of dust, caking on the interior and slight scuff marks on the casing. The label was also peeling just like in your video.

Given how hard it has been to get one of these, I'm not going to complain though I think it is misleading for them to call these "new".

[darkclown]

Received mine today from Miner Warez. Took an unboxing video just in case I needed documentation.

Mine looks very much the same as philipma1957's video shows. Like jonlorusso mentioned, I also did not receive the information card and it was not sealed. I did get the two cables and converter as shown in philipma1957's video.

I did not notice any odd smells, however it does not smell like 'new' electronics. More neutral. Looking through the fan area is slightly dusty. More so from looking into it from the rear. Some of the capacitors and mounting brackets show an accumulation of dust/dirt. The silver fins (heat sinks?) look relatively clean. The outer shell is pretty much on par with the mentioned video. A few scratches and the label appears to be lifting a little around the corners.

This is my first purchase in the mining world. I was expecting it to be 'Brand New'. That is what I was paying for. This I would describe as 'used'. Possibly lightly used, but used all the same.

I also received the 1500 watt power supply kit from Parallelminer. These in comparison look 'new' and definitely have a 'new' electronics smell.

I will not be able to test the miner for a couple of days. Waiting on the rest of the Raspberry Pi parts to arrive, so I can make the controller.

I also paid with PayPal, so I'll see how the testing goes.