Pool or on your own for a newbie?

[crazynoggin]

Pool mine with the 8 gh/s but once you get the higher gh/s miner you might want to consider solomining if you want to take a risk of not getting anything and orphan blocks if you do get something. Playing it on the safe side and going with an established pool might be a much better option if you want to make a likely return on your investment.

Maybe solo mining might be something you would want to try for a month if you can afford the chance of not receiving anything with your more powerful miner that you will be getting.

[garbonzo607]

What's the best pool for bitcoins you guys recommend, or do they all have pros and cons?

[BitcoinBoss]

pool mining is less risky and has more chance of finding blocks.

[garbonzo607]

What's the best pool for bitcoins you guys recommend, or do they all have pros and cons?

[mprep]

What's the best pool for bitcoins you guys recommend, or do they all have pros and cons?

Check the official bitcoin wiki at bitcoin.it. They have a comparison of bigger pools.

[fontera]

If you are newbie, unless you have lots of mining hardware use a pool.

[Cephas]

I just received notice that my Batch 2 Avalon ASIC has shipped. I need to get up and running on this forum so I can ask questions and get advice, including on whether to pool or mine on my own. I look forward to interacting with all of you.