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Just bought 5 MH/s HashletPrime

Thank you for the response.
However, I hope you can understand my hesitance to believe that when there is an advertisement for cloud mining in your sig...
I get a real-- not necessarily scammy vibe from them-- but a feeling like it's being pushed so much that the companies are making a lot more off cloud mining services than anything else.

Is there proof of ROI documented?
I've seen the GAW HashletSolo ($400 for 25 MH/s)

Hey all,

So I am looking to get in to mining...
A little late to the party...

One of my buddies started. Invested a little over 2 grand and racked up 1 BTC in about a month.
This is going to decline steadily and quickly from what I have read. That's for SHA256

I understand difficulty goes up over time, and that seems to make it very difficult to actually calculate a ROI.

I was looking at Scrypt on CoinWarz.

Oh, a preface... My rent includes electricity. So no matter how high, my rent doesn't change. Grin

So I was looking at the GawMiner Falcon, for example.
It's a Scrypt ASIC running around 27 MH/s.
According to CoinWarz, mining 42s, with a $630 total equipment cost (for ASIC, Raspberry Pi, and PSU), and a 2% pool fee:
I'd break even in 54.42 days, and churn 1 BTC worth in 38.85 days.
As for Litecoins, same parameters, I'd break even in 154 days, 1 BTC worth in 109.77 days.
I am looking at a Hashra 200 MH/s ASIC for $2500 on eBay right now.
If I purchased that and mined 42s, it says I'd break even in 59.72 days and get 1 BTC every 10 days. ($15,279.85 Annually)
Mining Litecoin: I'd break even in 82.8 days and get 1 BTC every 14.8 days. ( Annual $11,014.49)

Getting a 200MH/s Scrypt ASIC seems to be too good to be true...
What am I missing here? What am I not considering/do I not know about?
Is it difficulty that this calc lacks?
I feel like there is a logical flaw in all of this that I do not have the knowledge to know, but there is one present.
I am looking for a ROI. Not necessarily a HUGE one, but nice money on the side.

Thanks! Sorry if this is confusing/makes no sense...
It makes sense to my novice mind.

Hey all,

So I am looking to get in to mining...
A little late to the party...

One of my buddies started. Invested a little over 2 grand and racked up 1 BTC in about a month.
This is going to decline steadily and quickly from what I have read.

I understand difficulty goes up over time, and that seems to make it very difficult to actually calculate a ROI.

I was looking at SHA256 profitability on CoinWarz.

Oh, a preface... My rent includes electricity. So no matter how high, my rent doesn't change.

Now if I purchased a SHA256 ASIC, lets say a comprable price with the Antminer S3+ 453 GH/s, $630 (ASIC, Pi, & PSU) and a 2% pool fee
TEKcoin: 96.65 days to break even, 68.24 for 1 BTC
BTC: 185.44 days to break even, 130.94 for 1 BTC.
So let's say I went with TEKcoins,
and got a 1 TH/s ASIC ($1000)
I'd be looking at 69 days to break even, 30.91 for 1 BTC.

What am I missing here? What am I not considering/do I not know about?
Is it difficulty that this calc lacks?
I feel like there is a logical flaw in all of this that I do not have the knowledge to know, but there is one present.
I am looking for a ROI. Not necessarily a HUGE one, but nice money on the side.

Thanks! Sorry if this is confusing/makes no sense...
It makes sense to my novice mind.

*edited to remove altcoin questions*