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Topic: ANTMINER S2 Discussion and Support Thread - page 198. (Read 355820 times)

copper member
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Sorry for asking something that has been asked alot, But there seams to be no answer (not that I can understand)

How can the unit draw 1Kw and only have a 1Kw PSU? This will not last long!!

Can anyone explain why this is a good move in laymen terms please.
legendary
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I asked Bitmain about hosting service for S2 and received the message: "we have a trusted partner who provides the hosting service for our customers, pls contact [email protected]."
Did anyone try this service?

When did he provide you with this reply ? And after how long from your initial inquiry ?  My order is still not updated after sending full payment. I am sure he has provided good service to a lot of you folks  before but  it has been about 1 week now and no response. I am starting to feel I was scammed.

All i am looking for is a single response via PM or email. Is that too much to ask ?

Did you email info@ and webmaster@?
legendary
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still no news from bitmain

we need a updated

At 9pm on a Sunday?
member
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I asked Bitmain about hosting service for S2 and received the message: "we have a trusted partner who provides the hosting service for our customers, pls contact [email protected]."
Did anyone try this service?

When did he provide you with this reply ? And after how long from your initial inquiry ?  My order is still not updated after sending full payment. I am sure he has provided good service to a lot of you folks  before but  it has been about 1 week now and no response. I am starting to feel I was scammed.

All i am looking for is a single response via PM or email. Is that too much to ask ?

Its midnight in China. So let's hope in about 7 hours he pops on and says he just shipped batch 1 out or is about to ship batch 1 out. If not...well we'll have to deal with that later. But dead silence for two weeks except on payment issues certainly doesn't scream good news. Each day it doesn't ship, S2 customers are just bleeding money. And the current price tank doesn't help either...
legendary
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I asked Bitmain about hosting service for S2 and received the message: "we have a trusted partner who provides the hosting service for our customers, pls contact [email protected]."
Did anyone try this service?

When did he provide you with this reply ? And after how long from your initial inquiry ?  My order is still not updated after sending full payment. I am sure he has provided good service to a lot of you folks  before but  it has been about 1 week now and no response. I am starting to feel I was scammed.

All i am looking for is a single response via PM or email. Is that too much to ask ?
legendary
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still no news from bitmain

we need a updated
full member
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I asked Bitmain about hosting service for S2 and received the message: "we have a trusted partner who provides the hosting service for our customers, pls contact [email protected]."
Did anyone try this service?
newbie
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Btw, PBMining (a cloudmining company) is now competing directly with sales of the S2.  At this very moment you can get 1THs delivered today, which you "own" for 5 years with no electricity costs for ~$3,600.

I kind of wish I had those 6BTC back from my preorder so I could buy more hashing power on PBMining.  But who am I kidding, I'm a hardware junkie.



Full disclosure, although I am a repeat customer of BitMainTech, I have a PBMiming referral link in my sig.  But I am also a customer of PBMining.  I currently have 1.19THs with PBMining.

What happens to your money on this "5 year contract" if this little company goes bust or decides to liquidate?

There are always risks involved but you seem to be promoting this one a lot, which makes you look stupid imho.....

J


I'm sort of wondering how anybody is making ANY of the mining work.  I've been running my S1's for a few months now - and no matter which way I run the numbers - it just doesn't work.  The only way I can see to get mining to be profitable is for the machine prices to be like HALF of what they are.

The only other way I see that mining "works" - is if you've got situations where IT guys are basically buying machines on the company dime, putting them in data centers (again on the company dime) - and then pointing the mining output to their own wallets.

Then it's hugely profitable to the person with the wallet - because they haven't paid a cent.

I've noticed that nobody seemingly wants to touch this question with a  ten foot pole.
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we must have some news from bitmain
why no news?
Would you prefer news which might later change because they don't quite know for sure yet, or wait for real news?

Even news that might change later is still news.
legendary
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Monday

Bit main must sent the first batch 1 of s2
hero member
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ok will be final 55nm or 28nm miner?

Has BitMain ever mentioned that they were moving directly to 28nm?  It seems that some Chinese manufacturers are working wonders with 40nm.  Why wouldn't BitMain just move to that process node first before the cost-prohibitive 28nm node?  If anything, BitMain is the low-cost leader, not the cutting-edge tech leader.
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ok will be final 55nm or 28nm miner?
55nm
legendary
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ok will be final 55nm or 28nm miner?
legendary
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we must have some news from bitmain
why no news?
Would you prefer news which might later change because they don't quite know for sure yet, or wait for real news?
legendary
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we must have some news from bitmain
why no news?
full member
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I read somewhere that Bitmain also provide 28nm miners on April but I hope after 15-April for clearer estimation.
BTW, the calculating model of Bitmain for S2 Batch 1 & 2 is strict imo; S1 model is nice: both win-win for us and Bitmaintech.
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einc.io
Anyone also have the same thoughts that the first 2 batches are build with 55nm chips they still have in stock, and the later batches are build with smaller nm technology?
full member
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But still need to see any review before ordering...

Its coming, be patient Tongue Got a 24MP camera and lighting for some better photos, more power test equipment, heat gun and fan tachometer. I really want an IR camera but will have to save up the pennies for that.

Yayyyy, so I asume you in 1st batch and got PSU 1200++ for overclocking (and some undervolt maybe) Cheesy
Cant wait !!!
I'm not sure where I placed, could be end of B1 or start of B2. 1500W PSU ready to check the headroom and overclocking out. Will do soft underclocking, won't touch voltages until we know more.

I was thinking 1500W PSU also.  If Bitmain is using the same chip and their claim of 1000W at the wall is correct, this machine may have some room to run.  I don't suggest leaving the cover on though.

I really need the most efficient way with <50C temperature, please make another review  Kiss
legendary
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Is Bitman on track to deliver S2's before the 1st ?  Additionally I paid for my order , but it has not been updated and Bitman has provided no response so far…not really feeling the "exceptional customer service" that have been mentioned by others in the past.

Additionally I hope the S2's are not defective since it was really expensive to ship back S1 to get replaced. The process has not been pleasant so far, hopefully Bitman provides some kind of response soon

How much longer should I wait for confirmation/response from Bitman before getting really concerned.
legendary
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Cryptanalyst castrated by his government, 1952
Thanks for the reassurance, guys. You're probably right. I'll watch and wait.

Good luck with your S2s - I'm saving up my Satoshis so I can join you eventually.
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