We are creating an upgrade path for all blade hosted customers that ordered before May 5th (before the price change). You will be able to upgrade from a 5.2MH/s Gridseed Blade to a 13MH/s Black Widow (week 3) for $500!
Here are the rules:
This offer will only be available until May 18th 12 AM Eastern.
It's only available while our stock lasts.
Since we are buying back your old gear, we need to resell it. So at the time of your order, we will take your hosted blade offline.
The Black Widow you will be purchasing will be shipped to you (not hosted) by the Batch 3 Ship Date (June 9th).
Appreciate having options. Here is my thinking on comparing two options on upgrading for $500 from hosted 5.4M Blade to taking delivery of 13M Black Widow, across the next four months. Factoring loss of mining for a month as the hosted blade goes down right away and the Black Widow wont ship until after 9 June and 320 watts of power must be paid to run it. Looking at expenses and earnings assuming earnings dont go down which is probably very optimistic.
1: Stick with hosted blade: No additional cash outlay, no power costs, continuous mining over next 120 days. 5.4M hash earns about $10/day times 120 days = $1,200 total earnings.
2: Upgrade for $500 to 13M Black Widow. Immediate loss of 5.4M hash for close to a month. Once 13M Black Widow arrives, provide 320 watts of power ($72 for three months). Total additional expenses over next four months $572 ($500 upgrade and $72 in electricity). Earnings once Black Widow goes online for three months at $24/day times 90 days $2,160 minus expenses equals $1,588.
With new ASICs coming on-line Id assume earnings will likely go down and then I would rather have 13M.