Price changes daily? Three days without any change now. Difficulty is still rising.
If manufacturers will adjust prices effectively upwards (by not reducing it steadily) and basically basing the price on ZERO profits for miners after 4 months of 100% uptime, then I am out of the mining game. I am pretty sure that they have at least 50% margin on S2 (cost of goods=$1000 or even $500, perhaps). I can buy BTC directly if manufacturers are not willing to share the profit.
If manufacturers will adjust prices effectively upwards (by not reducing it steadily) and basically basing the price on ZERO profits for miners after 4 months of 100% uptime, then I am out of the mining game. I am pretty sure that they have at least 50% margin on S2 (cost of goods=$1000 or even $500, perhaps). I can buy BTC directly if manufacturers are not willing to share the profit.
your math for s-2's is wrong…. this is based in usd not btc. so if you buy it today is cost less btc today then it did two days ago.
your math for s-1's is correct since they base the price in btc not usd.
I buy mining equipment always with BTC, then replenish BTC with $$ immediately, so it doesn't matter for me how they price.
I concede the point that today S2 costs less BTC than a couple of days ago, but they state PRICE CHANGES DAILY with no change for three days.
Profitability was affected only marginally.
Edit: no change for more than two days, will be three days by tomorrow morning.
