New batch coming in a couple of hours, their tweet:
Releasing a new batch of the Antminer S9 #BitcoinCash #Bitcoin miner at 5PM today (8 Jan, GMT+8) here:
/tYUj8M]https://[Suspicious link removed]/tYUj8M Order then while the batch lasts!
I wonder what the price will be, they haven't updated the site from last batch price of $2320
I know this is the S9 thread, but what about the L3+ did they say anything about that? I'm praying they release another March batch soon.
Side note though, I just ran the numbers again, and apparently the 14 TH/s S9 makes ~$750 per month after electricity costs? That makes it more profitable than the L3+, giving it a better ROI time as well even though it costs more and uses more electricity. That's crazy because I was under the assumption that the L3+ was more profitable.
I either buy from this S9 batch, or wait and pray they release another L3+ batch soon, when really it could be months, and if I miss this S9 batch I'm shit out of luck.
I have one of each. Unfortunately one of my S9 boards died, and that is not uncommon. With 2 out of 3 boards the S9 makes the same money than the L3+ It's impossible to know what is going to happen in the future, but I'm more concerned about the Scrypt network getting saturated than about the SHA256 network. I bought a second S9 the other day, I wouldn't buy another L3+ right now.
True. I just wonder what they're going to price this batch at, and if it will be March or April. I really hope the price isn't too much more than the last one.
Correct me if I am wrong, but few weeks ago, the latest batch price for S9 miner was around 2800 USD (I remember, because it was exactly double price of what I paid for one in October - 1400 USD). The latest price today was 2320 USD, so I guess it is correcting as following the price of BTC/BCH.
The last two times the S9 was on sale the price was $2320. The previous price was $2725. Prior to that I believe it was $1410 or so.
Anything over $2000 w/PSU, delivered, is a bridge too far, IMO.
Yes, they make money, but how much longer will they continue producing $30/day? Newer, faster machines are being released by competitors, difficulty will continue to rise, and Bitmain somehow thinks that justifies doubling the price? By the time the March batches deliver you could very easily be looking at a 200 day ROI on a $2600 machine (by the time you include shipping & PSU - not to mention any import taxes you may have to pay).
