(Review/Guide) Hotmine X5 upgrade kit for Antminer S1/S3/S5

[HagssFIN]

..you have to have the MicroSD card in the slot all the time?

Yes.

[ica7000]

Has anyone received a reply recently?  Have all the parts except the x5 boards.  Am eager to build this.  If anyone has the x5 or x6 boards would be willing to buy at a good price.  

I've sent a request but haven't heard back yet.

[bcn2048]

it took almost two weeks for their replay after a couple of emails we exchanged before

they said that X6 upgrade cost 825 usd  and it could take 8 weeks to be delivered, becacuse they are waiting to get more orders, which is understandable

but after my last email to them - no response

[coinmuse]

it took almost two weeks for their replay after a couple of emails we exchanged before

they said that X6 upgrade cost 825 usd  and it could take 8 weeks to be delivered, becacuse they are waiting to get more orders, which is understandable

but after my last email to them - no response

If they want to get more orders together, I'm game.  I emailed them from their site and waiting for a response.  I realize this could be used to upgrade my C1s, and I have a pile of them.  So I could put in a big order for these if they work in an Antminer C1.  They should.  I think they are all the same boards and the C1s just had the water cooling blocks instead of the fins. 

[allinvain]

Does anyone know if/when they will actually offer these for sale?

[coinmuse]

Guess not.

[jekecoin]

it took almost two weeks for their replay after a couple of emails we exchanged before

they said that X6 upgrade cost 825 usd  and it could take 8 weeks to be delivered, becacuse they are waiting to get more orders, which is understandable

but after my last email to them - no response

If they want to get more orders together, I'm game.  I emailed them from their site and waiting for a response.  I realize this could be used to upgrade my C1s, and I have a pile of them.  So I could put in a big order for these if they work in an Antminer C1.  They should.  I think they are all the same boards and the C1s just had the water cooling blocks instead of the fins. 

I will buy 1 too if I can

[bcn2048]

it took almost two weeks for their replay after a couple of emails we exchanged before

they said that X6 upgrade cost 825 usd  and it could take 8 weeks to be delivered, becacuse they are waiting to get more orders, which is understandable

but after my last email to them - no response

If they want to get more orders together, I'm game.  I emailed them from their site and waiting for a response.  I realize this could be used to upgrade my C1s, and I have a pile of them.  So I could put in a big order for these if they work in an Antminer C1.  They should.  I think they are all the same boards and the C1s just had the water cooling blocks instead of the fins. 

any luck ?

[allinvain]

Well I think it's time to give up on this. It's a dud. To the trash bin S5s and S3s they go.

[darkclown]

I received an email from them recently.

As of 10/19, they quoted price of X6 kit of $950 USD, prepayment, with a 6 week lead.

No mention of the X5 kit.

[percy_tc]

I would intrested in 1-2 kit as well. This looks such a fun to built.

[bcn2048]

I received an email from them recently.

As of 10/19, they quoted price of X6 kit of $950 USD, prepayment, with a 6 week lead.

No mention of the X5 kit.

are you going to place an order ?

btw still no response from them...

[darkclown]

I received an email from them recently.

As of 10/19, they quoted price of X6 kit of $950 USD, prepayment, with a 6 week lead.

No mention of the X5 kit.

are you going to place an order ?

btw still no response from them...

I don't think so. That's a big ask, to prepay for a 6 week lead. A lot can/could happen in that time.

[cameloid]

I was ready to pre-pay (in any form, be it BTC or USD), but after 2 weeks of conversation they ended up saying that they were "unable to serve an order". Kinda strange business model, to say the least.

[percy_tc]

"Thank you for contacting Hotmine.

....

Price:
Miner X6 1.1 KW, 7.2 Tx (specification in the attachment) - 1350 usd.
Upgrade Kit X6 1.1KW, 7.2Ths - 950 usd.
Upgrade Kit X5 0.6KW, 3.6Ths - 650 usd.
Boiler 2.2 kW, 14.4 Tx - 2700 usd.
Power unit supply 2.4 KW - 180 usd.
Power unit supply 1.2 kW - 90 usd
....
"

[bcn2048]

"Thank you for contacting Hotmine.

....

Price:
Miner X6 1.1 KW, 7.2 Tx (specification in the attachment) - 1350 usd.
Upgrade Kit X6 1.1KW, 7.2Ths - 950 usd.
Upgrade Kit X5 0.6KW, 3.6Ths - 650 usd.
Boiler 2.2 kW, 14.4 Tx - 2700 usd.
Power unit supply 2.4 KW - 180 usd.
Power unit supply 1.2 kW - 90 usd
....
"

finnaly, they replied to me (same prices)

correct me if I'm wrong, but If I understand right, they said that you must order 10 units minimum for international delivery, this is not applied for customer pickup in Ukraine

[allinvain]

Does anyone have any of these upgrade kits in hand?

[greyday]

They got back to me today to say they don't ship to the US currently and don't have a reseller here. If enough of us are interested we might be able to place a large enough order to make it worth their while, though. PM me if you're interested, I'd be good with coordinating (or buying in if someone wants a bunch and just needs a few people to jump in, either way).

[greyday]

I made a thread in the marketplace section to discuss/plan if we get enough folks. Seems the consensus is that a 10 piece minimum will likely be required. Discussion here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2425582.msg24818692#msg24818692

[HagssFIN]

I have slightly updated this review and there is now also a nicely formatted version available (.pdf document). 

Nicely formatted version (February 17, 2018) available for download here (Mega.nz cloud service):
https://mega.nz/#!c0FhDK6Y!pTfZtThRodoOKWTxeF9R1yd3ee4J4f6We0uGF6nLcrY