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Bitcoin => Mining speculation => Topic started by: lama82 on September 11, 2014, 05:28:43 PM



Title: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: lama82 on September 11, 2014, 05:28:43 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: byt411 on September 11, 2014, 05:30:39 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?

None.

Please watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: ChuckBuck on September 12, 2014, 02:42:08 PM
The days of mining with your CPU and video cards are over.

It's officially the ASIC era, even with alt coins.  KNC just started shipping their scrypt miner Titan, so even the shit/scam coins network hash rate and difficulty will skyrocket through the roof.

Pick the easy way out, and just BUY and HODL BTC.


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: eoakland on September 12, 2014, 07:58:07 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?

you can still CPU mine...go to ypool.net.  you won't earn much, but at the same time it's a good way to get your feet wet without it costing you an arm and a leg.  or you may just want to try doing it with an inexpensive asic.  the r-box, goes like 40gh/s and cost like $40. 


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: DrG on September 12, 2014, 08:55:32 PM
If the laptop is your only computer do not even think of mining as you'll be out a PC during RMA downtime.

If you're still in the warranty period you can try mining a CPU based coin but you're looking at making somewhere between 1 and 10 cents a day at the most.  May be good for learning about mining an altcoin but definitely not worth the risk considering the minimal rewards.


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: eoakland on September 12, 2014, 09:44:28 PM
If the laptop is your only computer do not even think of mining as you'll be out a PC during RMA downtime.

If you're still in the warranty period you can try mining a CPU based coin but you're looking at making somewhere between 1 and 10 cents a day at the most.  May be good for learning about mining an altcoin but definitely not worth the risk considering the minimal rewards.
+1  thanks for pointing that out DrG.  i neglected to mention that load/impact it has on the PC. 


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: beaknuke on September 12, 2014, 09:45:30 PM
u make more money with a faucet website then a laptop miner (except cloud mining tbh) 


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: redsn0w on September 12, 2014, 09:49:05 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?

None.

Please watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs

I think this is an excellent video ;) . Good work for the creator...


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: eoakland on September 12, 2014, 10:08:02 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?

None.

Please watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs

I think this is an excellent video ;) . Good work for the creator...

hey Red, are you the guy that comes out with all that jailbreaking Apple software ?  if so, thank you.  =)


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: redsn0w on September 12, 2014, 10:10:23 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?

None.

Please watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOzih6I1zs

I think this is an excellent video ;) . Good work for the creator...

hey Red, are you the guy that comes out with all that jailbreaking Apple software ?  if so, thank you.  =)

I've sent you a PM.


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: LightningBlade on September 13, 2014, 01:40:19 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?

Only cpu coin. Monero..


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: NeuroticFish on September 13, 2014, 01:48:52 PM
With a laptop? None. The risk to fry the laptop is too big.


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: rammy2k2 on September 13, 2014, 07:15:52 PM
Which currencies can i mine with a regular laptop?

u are about 2-3 years late for that


Title: Re: can i mine with a regular laptop?
Post by: -ck on September 14, 2014, 12:36:24 AM
He wasn't interested in the first place. His other posts are all in some altcoin promotion so perhaps it was all indirect advertising. Locking the thread.