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Title: Are stick miners worth it? Post by: Reclaim3r on June 25, 2014, 07:09:37 PM I've seen a plethora of USB stick miners enter the market but doesn't the price just make ROI unbearably long? Are they even worth it?
Title: Re: Are stick miners worth it? Post by: TheRealSteve on June 25, 2014, 07:12:45 PM I've seen a plethora of USB stick miners enter the market but doesn't the price just make ROI unbearably long? Are they even worth it? Define the 'it'.[ StickMiners - Where FUN > ROI (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=464496.0) ] ( That thread has a section on ROI (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=464496.msg6540642#msg6540642) if that's the 'it' you were wondering about. ) Title: Re: Are stick miners worth it? Post by: maxl on June 25, 2014, 07:19:33 PM The sticks normally don't make ROI. They are only to test mining and have fun.
A antminer u2 costs about 20$ for 1.6 GH/s that's 12.5$ per GH/s. While other miners cost 1-2$ per GH/s. Title: Re: Are stick miners worth it? Post by: Reclaim3r on June 25, 2014, 08:30:01 PM The sticks normally don't make ROI. They are only to test mining and have fun. A antminer u2 costs about 20$ for 1.6 GH/s that's 12.5$ per GH/s. While other miners cost 1-2$ per GH/s. Well, that explains a lot :) And yet, I see a lot of people have made some massive USB mining farms. I guess they too are also "having fun" :D Title: Re: Are stick miners worth it? Post by: TheRealSteve on June 25, 2014, 08:45:34 PM And yet, I see a lot of people have made some massive USB mining farms. I guess they too are also "having fun" :D http://www.usberupter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/49-usb-port-hub-btc.jpg (http://www.usberupter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/49-usb-port-hub-btc.jpg)admit it - you want one ;) Title: Re: Are stick miners worth it? Post by: philipma1957 on June 25, 2014, 08:54:23 PM The sticks normally don't make ROI. They are only to test mining and have fun. A antminer u2 costs about 20$ for 1.6 GH/s that's 12.5$ per GH/s. While other miners cost 1-2$ per GH/s. Well, that explains a lot :) And yet, I see a lot of people have made some massive USB mining farms. I guess they too are also "having fun" :D I ran up to 127 of them sold most off but I am mining a few on bitsolo.net these sticks are pulling under 35 watts http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/834/9tk6.png Title: Re: Are stick miners worth it? Post by: Reclaim3r on June 25, 2014, 09:32:32 PM And yet, I see a lot of people have made some massive USB mining farms. I guess they too are also "having fun" :D http://www.usberupter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/49-usb-port-hub-btc.jpg (http://www.usberupter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/49-usb-port-hub-btc.jpg)admit it - you want one ;) I have to admit it, yes, I would love to have one :D |
