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Title: Re: Any Hard drive mining based coins runnable through Raspberry pi? Post by: dsattler on June 16, 2015, 06:09:29 AM Wow, that's very cheap for an intel pc. And it comes with a legit windows licence pre-installed - unbelievable!
:o Title: Re: Any Hard drive mining based coins runnable through Raspberry pi? Post by: dsattler on June 17, 2015, 06:07:32 AM Wow, that's very cheap for an intel pc. And it comes with a legit windows licence pre-installed - unbelievable! Yeah I don't know how LEGIT the windows really is but they are all over the place from china for a similar price.:o You could order a sample and report about it here, that would be really helpful! Title: Re: Any Hard drive mining based coins runnable through Raspberry pi? Post by: altcoinhosting on June 17, 2015, 06:12:51 AM Wow, that's VERY cheap indeed.
Altough i've heared people getting scammed by aliexpress. I always use DX.com for my china purchases... But if you stick to paying with paypal, you can always charge back in case you package goes missing in china... Probably an OEM version of windows, but if it's just to run a miner, i guess that won't make any difference... Title: Re: Any Hard drive mining based coins runnable through Raspberry pi? Post by: altcoinhosting on June 17, 2015, 01:52:44 PM -snip- Aliexpress uses escrow they don't receive money until you confirm the goods -snip- I learned something new today ;D. One of my friends did claim he was scammed on aliexpress, but i never asked him for proof. Maybe he didn't know he could dispute the shipping or something... Title: Re: Any Hard drive mining based coins runnable through Raspberry pi? Post by: Bizmark13 on June 22, 2015, 04:39:39 AM It is very cheap but there are some differences between that PC and the usual PCs that you might see on a store shelf. For example, it doesn't use a normal OEM version of Windows 8.1 but rather, it uses something called "Windows 8.1 with Bing". According to ZDNet, prices for this version are probably close to zero for OEMs (link (http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-fights-android-and-chrome-os-with-dirt-cheap-windows-8-1-pcs-and-tablets/)). It also has a few minor restrictions compared to the normal version of Windows 8.1 and is supported by their Bing search engine.
Secondly, while the processor is an Intel, it is an Atom which is typically found in tablets and mini PCs and runs at a low clock speed (1.33 GHz). Its performance is similar to a high-end Pentium D from nine years ago although obviously it's far more energy efficient. You can usually find brand-name tablets with Atom processors and running Windows 8.1 at around the same price point as well. For example, there is the HP Stream 7 at $99.99 and the Toshiba Encore Mini at $84.99. If you cracked one of these open, you would probably notice that their internals are very similar. I'm not very familiar with hard drive mining coins but I know that with BURST, it's usually recommended to go with USB 3.0 if your hard drive is large (i.e. over 1 TB). I went over the specs of the mini PC posted by the OP but couldn't find any mention of whether the USB ports are 2.0 or 3.0. |