Quote from: Darthswan on March 09, 2015, 02:39:33 PM

Quote from: MrTeal on March 09, 2015, 02:38:15 PM

Three month lead-time on batch 6? That seems a little excessive, and borders more on a straight pre-order than batch production.

Agreed.

Almost broke my jaw this morning.

I think the June shipping is some form of smoke-screen for the S5 against the next-gen (S6?), thus banish the thought any potential customer may have to hold back until the next-gen is out!

With their track record, bitmain have never done pre-orders, and though their reputation in the industry precedes them, they are well aware of the community's attitude towards pre-orders, and wouldn't tarnish their reputation by doing one on existing hardware. I have to say I hope they have replaced the fan or tweaked /added settings for controlling the fan.