Avalon 8 specs now available

Check it out here: https://canaan.io/product/avalonminer-821/ Hashrate: 11.0 TH/s (RTHS) Power Consumption: Around 1200W, with a variance of +0% to +15% (assuming 93% efficiency at 25 C) Power Efficiency: 0.109 Joules per GigaHash from the wall Chips: 104 A3210 ASICs built on a 16nm process Frequency: Smart Speed Hash Error Rate: Approximately 2% during chip validation PSU output pins: Not applicable Network Connection: Via AUC3 + AUC3 I2c to AvalonMiner Controller Controller: AvalonMiner Controller AUC3: You can daisy-chain up to 5 devices with each AUC3 Operating Temperature: Ranges from -5C to 40C Air-intake Temperature: Also between -5°C to 40°C Cooling: Airform Cooling with 1 rear fan at 6000 RPM Fan: 1 x 12038 PWN Noise Level: 50-60db

Me likely a lot! Now just need for them to set a price and project a date when we can get them from their distributors.

Would love to get this Brand "A" miner instead of Brand "B"...! The A-Team!

This is far below what they forecasted last month (14 TH/s @ 1300W). I was hoping we might get a little more, not 20+% less. I love Canaan, but this is making me re-think my purchase plan for next year.

other plan is to what...buy S9's at double the price?

Not bad, but not good enough. I suppose I should reserve judgement until we know pricing though.

Nice spec and power draw but all depends on the price. Not ordered Avalon before so if you were ordering a lot would you take their own sorcerer power supply or get your own in country?

I'd buy my own personally...rather have overkill than underkill.  YMMV

If the price is right these units will sell out pretty darn fast. I'm hoping it'll be competitively priced against the S9 which is in pretty crazy price territory right now. No complaints about specs otherwise, hoping it'll have the usual Avalon quality.

Competitive against the old S9 price or the new?

Fair. The price increase on the S9 definitely impacts calculations: S9 14000 GH/s @ 1372 Watts @ $2725 => .098 Watts/GH and $.195 price/GH 821 11000 GH/s @ 1200 Watts @ $2150 => .109 Watts/GH and $.195 price/GH Basically, at $2150 for the Avalon 821, you're paying approx the same cost per GH, and it's only slightly less energy efficient. Anything less than that would be a win over the latest batch of S9s.

I'll buy one.

The prelim specs I was given were 10TH for 1000w. I really wish that is what the final number would have been. People would have been able to run these easily on 110v at home.

Are these usually good to go on the release, or are there "issues" with the software/components that need to be addressed?  Should I buy one from the first batch (if I am so lucky), or wait until the quirks are worked out?

I'm guessing/hoping these might be the same as the 741 in terms of what you'll get for Hashrate, with any luck 11 will mean 11.5 or more. Either way I'm pretty excited and glad to see at least for the time being there are no integrated PSU's. Huge bonus here is that they are using the same AUC3 set up and cables so if you have spares from your 741's or need to get your hands on some for the EOL 741's they'll be available. Can't wait to get an order in

Aren't the new Avalons coming with built in power supplies? -M

No, that was just the special 761 they made for China only.

Mikez_nj, where did you find the Avalon 821 price to be $2,150? On their web page, they are only selling in bulk for 60 units, but without price disclosure. https://canaan.io/shop/

I think he was just speculating on what the price might be based on the increased S9 price we saw today.

If they price these comparably with S9s, I am going Canaan.  We've got to let our buying power do the talking and break up this monopoly.