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July 06, 2014, 06:11:21 PM |
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In January and February I had s1s that were roi positive too.
But now they are not because the difficulty has gone up too much.
My point is it mines less now because the difficulty is 16.8 b not 4.3 b was in March. Its hard to pay more than $80 for a s1 now if it can only mine about .13 btc. I would rather buy coins btc on Coinbase than overpay for a s1.
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Biodom
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July 06, 2014, 06:13:29 PM |
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In January and February I had s1s that were roi positive too.
But now they are not because the difficulty has gone up too much.
My point is it mines less now because the difficulty is 16.8 b not 4.3 b was in March. Its hard to pay more than $80 for a s1 now if it can only mine about .13 btc. I would rather buy .13 btc on Coinbase than pay more for a s1.
It will have a value as a heater starting in October. Which heater "almost" pays for itself plus reduces the gas bill?
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samsonn25
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July 06, 2014, 06:14:47 PM |
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In January and February I had s1s that were roi positive too.
But now they are not because the difficulty has gone up too much.
My point is it mines less now because the difficulty is 16.8 b not 4.3 b was in March. Its hard to pay more than $80 for a s1 now if it can only mine about .13 btc. I would rather buy .13 btc on Coinbase than pay more for a s1.
It will have a value as a heater starting in October. Which heater "almost" pays for itself plus reduce the gas bill? Yes this was the good idea they had earlier. Or maybe some people can sneak into the office and use their electricity.
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July 06, 2014, 06:34:20 PM |
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In January and February I had s1s that were roi positive too.
But now they are not because the difficulty has gone up too much.
My point is it mines less now because the difficulty is 16.8 b not 4.3 b was in March. Its hard to pay more than $80 for a s1 now if it can only mine about .13 btc. I would rather buy .13 btc on Coinbase than pay more for a s1.
It will have a value as a heater starting in October. Which heater "almost" pays for itself plus reduce the gas bill? Yes this was the good idea they had earlier. Or maybe some people can sneak into the office and use their electricity. I just made a heater savings calculation My house used 232 CCF of nat gas for ~$200 in january 2014 103100 btu/CCF Antminer (almost all heat) at 190GH uses~400W=1364.85btu/h 1364.85X24x30.5 (average days in a mo)=999070 btu hence, one antminer saves 9.69 CCF in heating/mo or $8.35mo, so 10 antminers (or equivalent kw) would save ~40% of the gas bill. Not bad. even better if you pay higher nat gas price (i see that it is ~30% higher in new England)
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July 06, 2014, 06:41:41 PM |
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The s1 only draw 370 watts instead of 1500 for regular space heater, and the fans are more powerful so would throw more heat around a larger space too.
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July 07, 2014, 01:04:45 AM |
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The s1 only draw 370 watts instead of 1500 for regular space heater, and the fans are more powerful so would throw more heat around a larger space too.
Just mount the S1's in the HVAC ducts and your whole house benefits from the heat ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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July 07, 2014, 02:11:07 AM |
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They make Great Towel Warmers ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) No more cold bathroom floors. Placed properly they can eliminate the frigid toilet seat as well ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
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July 08, 2014, 07:30:38 PM |
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Does anyone know if there is a firm shipping date for S3 Batch 1? ![Huh](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
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July 08, 2014, 08:19:11 PM |
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Does anyone know if there is a firm shipping date for S3 Batch 1? ![Huh](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/huh.gif) I think that Bitmain said that they would start shipping Batch 1 orders around the 14th.
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July 08, 2014, 08:23:11 PM |
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Does anyone know if there is a firm shipping date for S3 Batch 1? ![Huh](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/huh.gif) I think that Bitmain said that they would start shipping Batch 1 orders around the 14th. But I would not call that firm. They start assembling boards, heatsinks, fans, covers tomorrow.
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BITMAIN (OP)
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July 09, 2014, 11:21:16 AM |
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New price for AntMiner S2 1 TH/s Miner Batch 4: 1655 USD each one, shipping cost included.
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July 10, 2014, 05:09:09 AM |
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um.... if there's coupon left, then the bitmain's S2 will be $1255 ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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July 10, 2014, 09:44:26 AM |
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I just made a heater savings calculation so 10 antminers (or equivalent kw) would save ~40% of the gas bill. Not bad. even better if you pay higher nat gas price (i see that it is ~30% higher in new England)
I should pay attention to it here, in Siberia... The winter is getting closer each day... ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
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CryptoCrane
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July 10, 2014, 11:52:41 AM |
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Can you beat a brand new S2 for $1450 on Amazon?
um.... if there's coupon left, then the bitmain's S2 will be $1255 ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) I'm pretty sure all of the $400 coupons expired on June 27th ![Embarrassed](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif) $1450?... I don't know if I'd trust a seller without any feedback yet. I can discount by $110 though now! New price is $1529.99. I also have a bunch of single batch #1 S3s for sale ( and 2-packs), but I would recommend buying directly from Bitmain (minimum order of 2) if you have the bitcoin since they're cheaper than I can offer when accounting for Amazon fees.
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r1senfa17h
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July 10, 2014, 11:57:40 AM |
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Can you beat a brand new S2 for $1450 on Amazon?
um.... if there's coupon left, then the bitmain's S2 will be $1255 ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) I'm pretty sure all of the $400 coupons expired on June 27th ![Embarrassed](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif) $1450?... I don't know if I'd trust a seller without any feedback yet. I can discount by $110 though now! New price is $1529.99. I also have a bunch of single batch #1 S3s for sale ( and 2-packs), but I would recommend buying directly from Bitmain (minimum order of 2) if you have the bitcoin since they're cheaper than I can offer when accounting for Amazon fees. Yeah, mine expired on the 27th too. Do you offer tech support or have a policy for DOA units?
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CryptoCrane
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July 10, 2014, 12:20:39 PM |
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Can you beat a brand new S2 for $1450 on Amazon?
um.... if there's coupon left, then the bitmain's S2 will be $1255 ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) I'm pretty sure all of the $400 coupons expired on June 27th ![Embarrassed](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif) $1450?... I don't know if I'd trust a seller without any feedback yet. I can discount by $110 though now! New price is $1529.99. I also have a bunch of single batch #1 S3s for sale ( and 2-packs), but I would recommend buying directly from Bitmain (minimum order of 2) if you have the bitcoin since they're cheaper than I can offer when accounting for Amazon fees. Yeah, mine expired on the 27th too. Do you offer tech support or have a policy for DOA units? I do offer support upon request, but I've been fortunate and very few people have needed any. Those who have needed help were mostly unfamiliar with networking. I've only had 1 customer claim to have a DOA unit and I refunded him in full upon returning it to me. I was able to get the unit running right away, so I'm guessing it was another networking issue ![Huh](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
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July 11, 2014, 07:42:48 PM |
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So when is the first batch of S3's going to start shipping?
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Mudbankkeith
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July 11, 2014, 07:44:38 PM |
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So when is the first batch of S3's going to start shipping?
soon ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
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