Re: Bitmain's Released Antminer S9, World's First 16nm Miner Ready to Order
Whether we like it or not, S9s are still very profitable to buy and run. I've been hearing arguments about difficulty increase for a year now. True, the BTC price jumps helped. But until BTC price drops to USD 2500 or the current difficulty triples without any increase in BTC price, S9s will keep running (approx calculations). Focus on getting a good colocation to place your miners or build a colo yourself. Your machines will run for a very long time if you keep colo costs low.
Also, regarding the newer machines that have come/are coming to the market. I'm excited to see competitors, but I really want to get a few hands-on reviews from regular guys like us, before deciding to stop supporting S9s.
Eagerly waiting for the GMO machines...
Also, regarding the newer machines that have come/are coming to the market. I'm excited to see competitors, but I really want to get a few hands-on reviews from regular guys like us, before deciding to stop supporting S9s.
Eagerly waiting for the GMO machines...
..and I think that most who started with 1 miner was for the sake of fun and mining more than an investment and immediate ROI or get rich, with that temptation of buying more after few month and start looking at solutions for power and keeping the miners cool
If you take care of your miner they will last beyond the ROI. My initial 2 S9 are running since 1.5 years non stop and never had any issues so far (touch wood
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