Bitmain · 2021
The secondhand-market staple — cheap to buy, needs cheap power.
The S19j Pro was the workhorse of the previous cycle and is now the secondhand market’s staple: abundant, battle-tested, and cheap to acquire. Its economics are a pure function of your power price — at industrial rates it struggles; on cheap or stranded power it still clears margin.
It suits miners with sub-market electricity (hydro surplus, flare gas, home solar arbitrage) and anyone learning fleet operations without flagship capital at risk. Buy from reputable refurbishers; these units have lived hard lives.
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