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Out of the 11 I've bought over the last month, one had a bad controller, and one was used with some dust on it. The used one runs like a champ so I have no complaints there. It took about a week to get a replacement of the controller, and I was really worried because they had terrible communication, but I was able to RMA it and they even sent some swag. Seems shipping times are back to normal and the payment processing is working fine now.
I always overclock to 375, but you're looking at 50W extra for 10-15 more Gh/s, which might not be worth it if you're electricity is expensive.
Overclocked to 375, your warranty is void? yes? |
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April 02, 2014, 08:28:01 AM |
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Out of the 11 I've bought over the last month, one had a bad controller, and one was used with some dust on it. The used one runs like a champ so I have no complaints there. It took about a week to get a replacement of the controller, and I was really worried because they had terrible communication, but I was able to RMA it and they even sent some swag. Seems shipping times are back to normal and the payment processing is working fine now.
I always overclock to 375, but you're looking at 50W extra for 10-15 more Gh/s, which might not be worth it if you're electricity is expensive.
Overclocked to 375, your warranty is void? yes? Yup. Any overclocking and your warranty is void. |
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April 02, 2014, 08:33:34 AM |
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My first two miners were brand new, the third miner was used before... Had to clean up the fan and the heatsinks because of dust  Seems Bitmain is sending out the miners they have been using themselves. Edit: just received the package tracking number from DHL, expecting delivery on April 4 (The Netherlands). |
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April 02, 2014, 08:37:57 AM |
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My first two miners were brand new, the third miner was used before... Had to clean up the fan and the heatsinks because of dust Seems Bitmain is sending out the miners they have been using themselves. Edit: just received the package tracking number from DHL, expecting delivery on April 4 (The Netherlands). Did you order recently? I've bought 2 Antminers 2 days ago, still waiting for a tracking number. |
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April 02, 2014, 08:44:22 AM |
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The order was created on March 31, 9.00 GMT+1 (Netherlands), so if you ordered before that time.. But it happened before that UPS was at my door eventhough I did not received any shipment notification, so maybe you'll be suprised today or tomorrow haha  |
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jimmyl
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April 02, 2014, 09:28:52 AM |
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And how do you guys get coupons from Bitmain?
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April 02, 2014, 09:44:57 AM |
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If you go to your account when logged in there is a section above orders called Coupons. Click t and if you have any they are show there. You get them from Bitmain for being a regular customer or if there is any problems they are given like compensation for delays or late orders etc.
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April 02, 2014, 10:11:53 AM |
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Out of the 11 I've bought over the last month, one had a bad controller, and one was used with some dust on it. The used one runs like a champ so I have no complaints there. It took about a week to get a replacement of the controller, and I was really worried because they had terrible communication, but I was able to RMA it and they even sent some swag. Seems shipping times are back to normal and the payment processing is working fine now.
I always overclock to 375, but you're looking at 50W extra for 10-15 more Gh/s, which might not be worth it if you're electricity is expensive.
My 2 S1's were brand new, and work fine. As the electricity price here depends on the time of day, I sometimes under-clock them to 325, to save some 'juice'. The last one came by UPS, before I saw the tracking info (after receiving it I checked the web site again, and there it was...  Cheers |
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April 02, 2014, 10:43:03 AM |
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Out of the 11 I've bought over the last month, one had a bad controller, and one was used with some dust on it. The used one runs like a champ so I have no complaints there. It took about a week to get a replacement of the controller, and I was really worried because they had terrible communication, but I was able to RMA it and they even sent some swag. Seems shipping times are back to normal and the payment processing is working fine now.
I always overclock to 375, but you're looking at 50W extra for 10-15 more Gh/s, which might not be worth it if you're electricity is expensive.
My 2 S1's were brand new, and work fine. As the electricity price here depends on the time of day, I sometimes under-clock them to 325, to save some 'juice'. The last one came by UPS, before I saw the tracking info (after receiving it I checked the web site again, and there it was... Cheers How much electricity per watt is considered marginal cause to mine? |
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April 02, 2014, 07:19:25 PM |
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The order was created on March 31, 9.00 GMT+1 (Netherlands), so if you ordered before that time.. But it happened before that UPS was at my door eventhough I did not received any shipment notification, so maybe you'll be suprised today or tomorrow haha Same here. Then it was delayed due bad weather, now ups is messing it up in germany.. |
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April 02, 2014, 07:54:33 PM |
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Out of the 11 I've bought over the last month, one had a bad controller, and one was used with some dust on it. The used one runs like a champ so I have no complaints there. It took about a week to get a replacement of the controller, and I was really worried because they had terrible communication, but I was able to RMA it and they even sent some swag. Seems shipping times are back to normal and the payment processing is working fine now.
I always overclock to 375, but you're looking at 50W extra for 10-15 more Gh/s, which might not be worth it if you're electricity is expensive.
Overclocked to 375, your warranty is void? yes? Yup. Any overclocking and your warranty is void. The warranty isnt worth shit to begin with after RMA costs and time lost mining. Just OC them! |
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April 02, 2014, 09:40:38 PM |
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Out of the 11 I've bought over the last month, one had a bad controller, and one was used with some dust on it. The used one runs like a champ so I have no complaints there. It took about a week to get a replacement of the controller, and I was really worried because they had terrible communication, but I was able to RMA it and they even sent some swag. Seems shipping times are back to normal and the payment processing is working fine now.
I always overclock to 375, but you're looking at 50W extra for 10-15 more Gh/s, which might not be worth it if you're electricity is expensive.
Overclocked to 375, your warranty is void? yes? Yup. Any overclocking and your warranty is void. The warranty isnt worth shit to begin with after RMA costs and time lost mining. Just OC them! ^^this comment is spot on^^If its dead than yeah, no choice. But s1 is reliable as hell so there should be no problem with overclocking. |
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April 02, 2014, 09:45:07 PM |
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Edit: just received a notification from UPS: transit delayed due to bad weather. Wow  |
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April 02, 2014, 10:01:32 PM |
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are the antminers sold out now? will there be new stock? it says sold out on the bitmain site...
please dont tell me there are going to be no more ants for sale. these are the only ones with normal pricing atm. he must be selling boatloads of them.
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April 02, 2014, 10:11:05 PM |
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If the rumors are true of the pboc cutting off accounts that exchange in bitcoin, I would expect Bitmain might have to move to Fiat based. Just speculation on my part but could be why S1 is out, no batch 3 S2's yet or additional U2+. May need time to properly price in fiat and adjust accounts so he and us don't get screwed. Thoughts? Pure speculation on my part.
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April 02, 2014, 10:16:43 PM |
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hmm that sucks. it shouldnt matter really. we exchange our coins to fiat, send it to him, and he exchanges it back to btc again  i hope he gets it sorted. he had a nice buisiness going for himself. question is, what will fiat prices be like..... hope it isn`t to much more then btc pricing |
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April 02, 2014, 10:26:28 PM |
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hmm that sucks. it shouldnt matter really. we exchange our coins to fiat, send it to him, and he exchanges it back to btc again i hope he gets it sorted. he had a nice buisiness going for himself. question is, what will fiat prices be like..... hope it isn`t to much more then btc pricing I agree I just got two S1's in yesterday. But I also trade BTC in addition to mining. With the price as low as it is for S1's and some reports of exchanges saying china banks are cutting off accounts related to BTC, how else could he exchange it? Ie if I get more than 50k in orders a day I am at risk of currency swings since cant exchange at the price as soon as I get it. I don't know if this affects Bitmain currently but if it does I would hedge and look to a solution that helps him and us as customers out. Ultimately I hope the PBOC rumors aren't true or as harsh but appriciate a stance that doesn't leave me or my hardware supplier holding a smelly bag of sh.... |
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April 02, 2014, 10:52:33 PM |
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hmm that sucks. it shouldnt matter really. we exchange our coins to fiat, send it to him, and he exchanges it back to btc again i hope he gets it sorted. he had a nice buisiness going for himself. question is, what will fiat prices be like..... hope it isn`t to much more then btc pricing I agree I just got two S1's in yesterday. But I also trade BTC in addition to mining. With the price as low as it is for S1's and some reports of exchanges saying china banks are cutting off accounts related to BTC, how else could he exchange it? Ie if I get more than 50k in orders a day I am at risk of currency swings since cant exchange at the price as soon as I get it. I don't know if this affects Bitmain currently but if it does I would hedge and look to a solution that helps him and us as customers out. Ultimately I hope the PBOC rumors aren't true or as harsh but appriciate a stance that doesn't leave me or my hardware supplier holding a smelly bag of sh.... IIRC Bitmain was looking for a private party to exchange their BTC. It was a separate thread a month or so ago, so if that went through that may help mitigate the threat of Chinese banks freaking out. Assuming, of course, that the private party doesn't run into the same issue.... |
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April 02, 2014, 10:53:45 PM |
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i was getting ready to order a few as well in a few days.
this really messes up my plans... looking for something else to buy now, but nothing that makes sense to me at the moment. prices are still insane right now, even with the hype settling down and all.
any sugestions?
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April 03, 2014, 12:11:37 AM |
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IIRC Bitmain was looking for a private party to exchange their BTC....*snip*
Doesn't look like they found a buyer yet... https://blockchain.info/address/1QB8Ds5KbGYBLQa5RyDQ2sVUeSKWf7qgkZBut... who'd sell at these prices? |
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