ANTMINER S2 Discussion and Support Thread - page 65.

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Quote from: hurricandave on June 01, 2014, 03:44:10 PM

So many people bitched and moaned about the PSU that came with the S2, Comment after comment about sell it without the crappy PSU, because I am just going to replace it anyways.

Now you can purchase an S2 without the Enermax PSU and people wanna cry about that.

Bitmain was purchasing PSU's most likely a thousand at a time, probably around $15-$25 each, and same for the case that many people didn't care for.

  If you don't like the current price, wait till the end of the holidays and see if it moves in your favor.

  Buying a PSU on your own is on your shoulders as to what it costs. There of cheap ways of getting one and $$$ ways of getting one. You would have been leary of what comes with it anyways.

If you don't know what to do without a case, look at the GPU rigs, there are a ton of great ideas to use that are nearly free to duplicate.

Not a DYI'er; then wait ...........the next gen is coming. If you had BTC a week ago, its gone up in value and your ROI well........................?

I never said anything about PSU. And making a case for AM S2 would take 1 hour, it's not a problem. I just like how Am S2 looks and I would like to buy it in the way as they were being sold before

That's all. I will wait for AM S2 batch 5 announcement or S2 kit price reduction

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I'm curiously waiting to see if they release a new U3 or form of single USB miner with the new chip. That would give a low cost way to test the potential of the larger new units.

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Quote from: hurricandave on June 01, 2014, 04:00:54 PM

including the screws would be stupid,

That's made me smile.

But surely bitmain cant complaint now. BTC is hiking now as hell so they double or triple they money.

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Quote from: s1lverbox on June 01, 2014, 03:52:22 PM

Soon Bitmain will deliver bag of chips, screws, resistors etc. for the price of working mining rigs and we should DIY that and celebrate because he delivers.

Good thinking.

No, including the screws would be stupid, but if he did, people would moan over that too!

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Quote from: mindtrip on June 01, 2014, 03:34:12 PM

I am bald I picked up my S2's Before 1.) They sold out 2.) Eliminated the $400 off coupon 3.) this over priced do it yourself kit is the only option Huh

"I am bald" is the only thing I understood here...

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Quote from: hurricandave on June 01, 2014, 03:44:10 PM

So many people bitched and moaned about the PSU that came with the S2, Comment after comment about sell it without the crappy PSU, because I am just going to replace it anyways.

Now you can purchase an S2 without the Enermax PSU and people wanna cry about that.

Bitmain was purchasing PSU's most likely a thousand at a time, probably around $15-$25 each, and same for the case that many people didn't care for.

  If you don't like the current price, wait till the end of the holidays and see if it moves in your favor.

  Buying a PSU on your own is on your shoulders as to what it costs. There of cheap ways of getting one and $$$ ways of getting one. You would have been leary of what comes with it anyways.

If you don't know what to do without a case, look at the GPU rigs, there are a ton of great ideas to use that are nearly free to duplicate.

Not a DYI'er; then wait ...........the next gen is coming. If you had BTC a week ago, its gone up in value and your ROI well........................?

Soon Bitmain will deliver bag of chips, screws, resistors etc. for the price of working mining rigs and we should DIY that and celebrate because he delivers.

Good thinking.

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   So many people bitched and moaned about the PSU that came with the S2, Comment after comment about sell it without the crappy PSU, because I am just going to replace it anyways.

Now you can purchase an S2 without the Enermax PSU and people wanna cry about that.

Bitmain was purchasing PSU's most likely a thousand at a time, probably around $15-$25 each, and same for the case that many people didn't care for.

  If you don't like the current price, wait till the end of the holidays and see if it moves in your favor.

  Buying a PSU on your own is on your shoulders as to what it costs. There of cheap ways of getting one and $$$ ways of getting one. You would have been leary of what comes with it anyways.

If you don't know what to do without a case, look at the GPU rigs, there are a ton of great ideas to use that are nearly free to duplicate.

Not a DYI'er; then wait ...........the next gen is coming. If you had BTC a week ago, its gone up in value and your ROI well........................?

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I am glad I picked up my S2's Before 1.) They sold out 2.) Eliminated the $400 off coupon 3.) this over priced do it yourself kit is the only option Huh

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Quote from: Biodom on June 01, 2014, 11:56:56 AM

Quote from: MrFeiLong on June 01, 2014, 10:52:45 AM

Hi !! I wanted to buy few AntMiners S2 in a few days but I see there's no AM S2 still available. Does anyone know will they be still available to buy? Or is bitmain planning to sell only those silly S2 kits with HUMONGOUS price? I will be very grateful for answer.

And btw, in my oppinion they made a huge mistake with giving 2260$ price for those kits. There's no PSU which costs a lot + case etc. Not smart move.

Gosh, I like a bargain like anybody else, but if bitcoin will keep rising as this, mining equipment will be expensive when calculated in $$, as S2 is.
The same 2260 price is 3.40BTC right now, but it was 4.05 BTC ($2309) on May 26 and ~3.2 BTC for group buy.

When bitcoin was low and mining equipment cheap, some were not buying. Now, as the price of BTC went up from $340 to $665, people are complaining about the expensive equipment. You buy cheap and you sell high-that's the general idea in anything investment related.

I'm talking only about ridiculous price of S2 kit. Because I don't want to spend extra money for PSU, case and other parts. With those parts, price will rise to at least 2600 $. Price of AntMiner S2 was good. And I'm asking about S2 miner availability, that's all.

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Quote from: Biodom on June 01, 2014, 11:56:56 AM

Quote from: MrFeiLong on June 01, 2014, 10:52:45 AM

Hi !! I wanted to buy few AntMiners S2 in a few days but I see there's no AM S2 still available. Does anyone know will they be still available to buy? Or is bitmain planning to sell only those silly S2 kits with HUMONGOUS price? I will be very grateful for answer.

And btw, in my oppinion they made a huge mistake with giving 2260$ price for those kits. There's no PSU which costs a lot + case etc. Not smart move.

Gosh, I like a bargain like anybody else, but if bitcoin will keep rising as this, mining equipment will be expensive when calculated in $$, as S2 is.
The same 2260 price is 3.40BTC right now, but it was 4.05 BTC ($2309) on May 26 and ~3.2 BTC for group buy.

When bitcoin was low and mining equipment cheap, some were not buying. Now, as the price of BTC went up from $340 to $665, people are complaining about the expensive equipment. You buy cheap and you sell high-that's the general idea in anything investment related.

This happen in nov-2013 asic miner usb sticks were as low as 7 dollars they jumped to 50 dollars.

I have a lot of gear I have been holding and I can now sell at a better price then I could a month ago.

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Quote from: MrFeiLong on June 01, 2014, 10:52:45 AM

Hi !! I wanted to buy few AntMiners S2 in a few days but I see there's no AM S2 still available. Does anyone know will they be still available to buy? Or is bitmain planning to sell only those silly S2 kits with HUMONGOUS price? I will be very grateful for answer.

And btw, in my oppinion they made a huge mistake with giving 2260$ price for those kits. There's no PSU which costs a lot + case etc. Not smart move.

Gosh, I like a bargain like anybody else, but if bitcoin will keep rising as this, mining equipment will be expensive when calculated in $$, as S2 is.
The same 2260 price is 3.40BTC right now, but it was 4.05 BTC ($2309) on May 26 and ~3.2 BTC for group buy.

When bitcoin was low and mining equipment cheap, some were not buying. Now, as the price of BTC went up from $340 to $665, people are complaining about the expensive equipment. You buy cheap and you sell high-that's the general idea in anything investment related.

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Hi !! I wanted to buy few AntMiners S2 in a few days but I see there's no AM S2 still available. Does anyone know will they be still available to buy? Or is bitmain planning to sell only those silly S2 kits with HUMONGOUS price? I will be very grateful for answer.

And btw, in my oppinion they made a huge mistake with giving 2260$ price for those kits. There's no PSU which costs a lot + case etc. Not smart move.

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bitmain always change prices fast they will fix this error real soon im sure.

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if you are going the diy route here is a good psu much better then the 1000 watt and at a very good price.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6852895

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S2 kit will follow the market supply and demand. If noone is buying it, then the price will come down. So if you don't like it, then don't buy it. Wait until the price is reasonable then execute.

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Last S2 coupon for sale 0.1 BTC - expires Monday 2014-06-02 21:47:00

pm if you want it

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Quote from: mindtrip on May 31, 2014, 07:59:45 PM

Quote from: samsonn25 on May 31, 2014, 06:23:57 PM

Agreed DIY Kits are more for the RMA shipping problems because of the s2 design/architecture of unit. Not necessarily for increased sales.

They are between the road of clearing out farms of s1 and reorganizing the chips on new boards.

s2 was an experiment in increased power efficiency with wattage, BUT needed more chips.

s3 should be new and better chip design.

I agree they probably have the new chips going into there S2's in the farm so there selling the guts of them to the community then once they use them all at the new 2TH speed for a while they will open up a board upgrade sale to the community for us to do a self upgrade of our units with a new board and or Power Supply as Bitmain had suggested in the next month or 2 but my gut tells me he has them now and is using them all in his farm

Try using sentences.

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Quote from: dogie on May 31, 2014, 11:35:55 PM

Oh the FUD in this thread is so cringe. If the price is too high, don't buy it! That's it, end of story - it doesn't require repeating 30x.

You don't think it's too high ?
FUD helps discourage others not to buy...
and it's not FUD...I think it's FACT that a 2309 minus enermax 1000 psu should at least be reduced 100-200$ in price..

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Quote from: mindtrip on May 31, 2014, 07:59:45 PM

I agree they probably have the new chips going into there S2's in the farm so there selling the guts of them to the community then once they use them all at the new 2TH speed for a while they will open up a board upgrade sale to the community for us to do a self upgrade of our units with a new board and or Power Supply as Bitmain had suggested in the next month or 2 but my gut tells me he has them now and is using them all in his farm

This is reality for most companies like it or not. It doesn't make financial sense to do otherwise.

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