I dont if this is a stupid question or not. But whys the difference between the older S9 and the S9i they just released? Heard its possible as bitmain is moving out of China that they are selling their S9 as new and hence the s9i, any truth to this ?
A lot of speculation on a new Antminer on the way so could be cleaning house... Talk of an S11 on the way for quite sometime now.
A few watt differences in more efficient as they use less wattage/miner than the S9s.
Antminer S9 14 TH/s = 1340 Watts
Antminer S9i 14 TH/s = 1320 Watts
Antminer S9 13.5 TH/s = 1320 Watts
Antminer S9i 13.5 TH/s = 1310 Watts
Antminer S9 13 TH/s = 1300 Watts
Antminer S9i 13 TH/s = 1290 Watts
Could be a way not to piss many people off who just paid a lot more a few weeks ago for the same miners - who knows.
Theres gotta be a good reason theyre considerably cheaper. Wouldnt higher efficiency and power savings make them more expensive?