For the last month or so, the speculation has been that Bitmain was replacing used S5's with "as yet unreleased" S7 miners. It could be that it was actually S5+ miners rather than S7's. While the S5+ has it's advantages, it's really a repackaging of the S5 technology, and nothing like the previous increases (e.g. S5 over S3).
If the actual replacement has been s5+ miners, then that suggests to me that the S7 will be even later than many had expected/hoped. Right now it's hard to see what will motivate Bitmain to actually release an S7, assuming it has actually got the ASIC work and other engineering completed. It's possible folks have been assuming Bitmain is further along than they actually are.
Just my $.02.
If the actual replacement has been s5+ miners, then that suggests to me that the S7 will be even later than many had expected/hoped. Right now it's hard to see what will motivate Bitmain to actually release an S7, assuming it has actually got the ASIC work and other engineering completed. It's possible folks have been assuming Bitmain is further along than they actually are.
Just my $.02.
yeah more then possible more like it is true.
In fact they may not release the s-7 until nov this year.
The S5+ surprised me on releasing. It is a way to get rid of ALOT of old chips. So makes me wonder if they have a stockpile of chips, or just can produce them cheap at this point.
I think it will be a bit till next chip. I think it will be based more off when it makes the most financial sense for them, not when we need it. Also other companies could push it to be launched to.
It for sure would not make sense for Bitmain to release a new chip until all their new batches of S5 and S5+ have ROI'd for them in their farm, which is difficult to put a time table to when we don't know for sure how long they've been running S5+'s. Even then they probably wouldn't release a new chip until they've
Personally I look forward to the new hardware coming out because that means the current S5 used market should see an influx of hardware and the price should drop to a point where I can justify buying a few.
also by selling s-5's and s-5's longer and longer and longer the result is many many many many of us will not want to switch our s-5's or s-5+'s when the s-7 comes out.
If it is Dec 1 and 250ph of the now 500ph net work is made up of s-5/s-5+ the switch over to s-7's is slower. and bitmaintech stays ahead of the wave.
Simply all good business from their viewpoint.
I don't know I know a lot will get one no matter what. I like playing with new gear. I would have done it on SFards but it was entering the lotto getting those. But 5 of those would have been nice.
I think S5 will have a lot keeping it but eventually it will go to where S3's were and they trickle down. I do think Bitmain will sell main site S5's. And China and it's own will be using S5+'s. Maybe we even see S5+'s on main site a few weeks before next gen. I think somehow Bitmain will sell it's old gear and put new gear in it's data centers.
