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I prefer Antminer s7 on Avalon 6.
The new Antminer S7 Plus is much more efficient.

There's not a S7+ version, am i misunderstanding?

And now the latest batches of S7's have the same efficiency as the Avalon6, so not the only reason to stick with S7 is the GH/$, since the Avalon6 has a much better build quality.

The avalon 6 comes at 3.5th/s (thats hoping you have a warm room since they run lower in the cold) and the S7 is 4.8th/s. You can get the S7 plus shipping below $1100 currently. You can ONLY get the Avalon for $1112 in the current group buy and living in the US.

The better deal is the S7. People assumed the Avalon 6 would be able to flex by changing the volts but has not been the case at all.

You can order an S7 Batch 9 with shipping and import fees that will likely cost about $1150 and it isn't shipping for several weeks. A better comparison would be the Batch 8 which will run you close to $1300 shipped with import fees and ships now.

As for overclocking the Avalon. I get 3.8-4 Th at 12.2-12.4 volts all day long.

Not to mention the USA warranty - I had 1 Avalon6 replaced and it was as simple as calling them and sending it to California. Try that with Bitmain. I would also bet that the Batch 8 and 9 S7 have a much higher failure rate than the Avalon6.

Not to mention I get the Avalon6 in 2-3 days while people wait on an S7 for weeks. I make up the difference by the time yours arrives.

USA there is no import fees which reduces the cost. Also long term, 1 th/s more per miner will out perform avalon 6 even getting them 2 weeks earlier.

I beg to differ: check the link below and see the $800 charge for import fees/duties etc. I can supply a bunch more of those links if necessary.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1165628.msg13432585#msg13432585

Also, if you are counting on the Batch 9 getting here in 2 weeks, good luck. If not then you are paying for what the s7 would mine for the Batch 8

Not sure you understand. We do not pay import (i.e. VAT, etc) taxes in the U.S. for bitmain's products. Also, batch 9 has shipped already for some.