I think that miners has to focus like a laser on what's the most important-highest ROI and drive manufacturers to provide one through the power of our purse (don't get on on sucky deals). If it is a hobby (and I respect this very much), then every new hardware is exciting as well.
The focus is certainly not on the highest ROI, typically there will be a claim about some marvelous power efficiency, then the bottom line will be the miner still draws several hundred watts. Overclocking is FOTM not underclocking, and that's whats driving up the difficulty spoiling it for all. The first thing I want to know about the S3 is can you get a good underclock happening like you could with the S1 and the pencil mod? 0.75v VDD core strikes me as a bit high. ASICminer are talking 0.55v with their 40nm offering.
yeah this gear if it comes at .8 watts at the plug for 500gh is nice . but if I can down clock to 400gh and pull 240 or 200 watts it is every bit as good as the s-1 is.
I have made my mind up to not buy it at the first offering. I have 3 s-1's doing 420gh and 560watts on underclock/under volt pencil mods I think I am waiting for the kits. Now if antminer contacts me and offers me some special deal /discount/ coupon code I may buy it.
Diff has shown it will explode so I am thinking two 25% jumps are coming. I am not sure I want to buy into the teeth of that. I can sit back and wait to see if btc goes up to 700 or 800 usd.
I'm also a bit afraid of the massive 20+% diff jump plus government auctioning 30,000 BTC. For some reason it doesn't feel like the right moment to get in.