Quote from: WEB slicer on April 24, 2014, 11:23:55 AM

Quote from: kendog77 on April 24, 2014, 11:11:50 AM

I'm confused. Did the S1 mine at the advertised speed or not? If the S1 was used but did perform as advertised, I think it's pretty crazy to return it, pay return shipping, and lose out on mining revenue while waiting for a replacement.

read the post and look at the pictures. the issue was damage and poor workmanship. the fins were damaged and both blades were not welded all the way and are separating from the base.

Quote from: cevad on April 24, 2014, 11:16:29 AM

My S1 didnt have any sort of price on the Customs Declaration and just had "computer game gateway" on it - although I wasnt too worried about getting slugged import duty as we have a $1000 limit before that kicks in here in Australia - kinda makes up for being so damn far away from everything lol - not sure why it doesn't have a price on it, I was expecting it to.

i purchase from china and other countries on ebay. i've never paid any kind of import tax. it's just a BS excuse to refund me less.

You still haven't answered the question of whether or not it mines at 180-200 GH. Most Bitcoin Miners are not pretty, so it's all about function.

If you have a working miner that performs according to spec, but choose not to use it because of some bent heatsink fans, you're in the wrong business. If you expect everything to be plug and play, you're in the wrong business.

It's very common to receive mining hardware from China that require some TLC, but most serious miners realize that it's in their best interest to get the hardware working if they can and avoid a costly RMA process.

Looking at the issue from a business perspective, it's absolutely asinine to not use a working miner because of some aesthetic issues.