Ya know what? As much as it kills me to say it but so far I am pleased as punch with the Avalon's I've picked up and gotta say -- I'll pass for now. This is coming from someone who got his 1st s1 on March 14, 2014 and have gotten >95 Ants of all flavors since then so that is not easy to say. Reason: Quality of the s9 and R4 miners.

My s9's from batch-1 through 22 so far have been great as have 2 of the r4's but my 3rd R4 lost a board after just 24hrs. Reports abound of s9 and R4 issues and truth be told, Bitmain blew it with those miners.

Is the T9 better/more reliable? Maybe, but for now Bitmain has lost their monopoly and I for one am glad for it.