mining controller for yoli evo

[driver]

Hashfast is now offering an upgrade of sorts to people they did not deliver their babyjets to on time . They are offering a Yoli Evo board , power supply and cooler . They say you need to supply your own controller . So basically they are giving you a unit that does not operate and has no case instead of your babyjet in a case that would be ready to mine . Not sure this is a good thing . Does the Evo board work better than the babyjet ? Will the Evo board ever be delivered or is it just another thing they do not actually have and will deliver if and when they ever make one?

 So what controller is this and how would a person hook it up ? Where would a person buy it at ?  Why don't they just give up a controller with the board ?

[Flashman]

Not that I feel very comfortable in giving you any encouragement to buy from HashFast (However long you're expecting to wait, triple it)

But, I believe you need the following:

i) Something that runs cgminer AND
ii) has a USB port.

Which could be, desktop PC, laptop PC, netbook PC, raspberry pi, beaglebone, heavily modified and hacked home router ....

Several possibilities there.

In general, I'd recommend trying to find a cheap $50 used laptop or netbook with 1GB RAM minimum, this should be the easiest and most flexible, while sucking minimal power.

[driver]

thanks . A old laptop I have . runs xp so it should work.

 Actually I had already asked for a refund and got their standard " fill this legal form out and send it back " BS . I refused to sign it as something is just wrong with that . why not just give up a refund . I since then found this upgrade option they did not tell me about . I already waited since January . Not sure if I want to wait another 3 months plus whatever they add onto that . the way I understand it they already have Evo boards built so maybe they can deliver when they say .
 got any idea if that evo board is as good as a babyjet or better ?

 I know mining is now a waste of time for profit with bitcoin but I would like to play around with one instead of the refund . thought I would use it for mining other coins and perhaps someday they would go up in value and a few bitcoins would be good just to help it be paid for or close anyway.