Why would anyone buy A5 over D3? Compared to D3, A5 shows much less hashrate/$. If one were to buy X11 miner, seems like D3 is a better choice unless electricity is very expensive (should not really be mining with high elec anyway). Am I missing something?
You are not really missing anything... I mean for less than 10k, you COULD hypothetically buy 3 D3s, with a 45 GH/s hashrate...
The only thing in the pro Innosillicon column (besides wattage) is that the D3s are currently sold out.. Of course this will change, but the last batch sold out quickly. If the next batch sells out as quickly as the last batch, you may not get an opportunity #birdinhand #mootpoint
Also, there's no gaurantee the price will remain the same the next go around...
But all that's probably not worth the premium. Just thinking out loud...