This is not how you compare gear prices, besides quality and the other obvious factors,there are two major factors you need to consider when making such a comparison.
1-Price per Terahash 2-Watts per Terahash
Now depending on a few factors , power consumption in many cases is the most important factor and based on that, and assuming the S17E does 64th at 2880w i see no reason why it shouldn't be selling for 3.5k or even 4k despite the fact that the M20s does sell for a lot cheaper, those 500w difference are worth a lot to many people , and to be honest 64th at 2880w is a freaking beast, I doubt any other company will get to that efficiency by year end.
Another reason is that to me, bitmain in the mining industry is like Apple in the mobile phone industry, they always get away with selling over priced products just because of their brand name.
I think my 1 liner resonates with point #1 in your reply. The M20S has a higher hash rate and a lower price than what we speculated the the S17E price would be. Is 4TH/s @ ~500 watts worth it? Probably not for most, but it also hasnt been reviewed yet either. So there is a chance that gap can be closed a bit.
I agree with you that its a beast with those stats. Bitmain was able get away with top dollar because nobody was able to get close to them in terms of #1 & #2 in your post. But I think MicroBT will be a formidable competitor and I think they have demonstrated that with the M10S & M20S. As long as they remain competitors, we all win.
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Re: Pangolinminer & Whatsminer FAQs
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Undifficulty
on 07/09/2019, 17:01:54 UTC
FWIW, they have been pretty responsive with me over email.
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Re: Bitmain to release S17E 64TH
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Undifficulty
on 07/09/2019, 16:45:37 UTC
I think over $3k would be too high considering the M20S are under $3k at a slightly higher hash rate.
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Re: Pangolinminer.com a MicroBT distributor and seller of Hard Goods
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Undifficulty
on 17/08/2019, 15:47:52 UTC
My experience with Pangolinminer was a good one. I received my August batch on time.
On the first day of the batch, they will email you to confirm the invoice to be used for your shipment. The sooner you reply the faster your stuff gets shipped out.
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Re: Any Miners in the northeast?
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Undifficulty
on 13/10/2018, 11:42:27 UTC
@philipma1957,
How it go with this hoster? Is the .04/kWh legit?
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Re: ALLMINE INC - FPGA Cryptominer
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Undifficulty
on 18/08/2018, 13:53:30 UTC
Sold out already? Page says pre-order, Q4 delivery.
The fan can still be spinning and functional, but if the tach signal is not reaching the controller it will still shut the miner down.
I heard there was a way to trick the controller into thinking that the fan is there and running. Havent done it myself, but its required for liquid cooling.