The current eth hash rate is at about 290th
https://etherscan.io/chart/hashratethat is just under the all-time high of 294.9th
Buying a unit with only 6gb that can only mine eth as etc slightly fucked with its algo, means it (a10) bricks if mining goes on and passes 6gb like it did 4gb.
Buying 8gb mining cards don't brick as fast since 8gb takes longer to pass then 6gb. They can be resold
So buying an eth asic miner is not a great choice. Basically you can not do anything with it it has zero flexibility and it does not blow away gpu cards.
if my 3 card 3080 gpu rig does 275mh and pulls 720 watts almost silently it cost me under 2600 to build it.
do I really need a 500mh asic pulling 950 watts loudly?
cost is 4388 if you can get one add shipping and trump tax or vat. well over 5000 more like 5500
no longer 3 year warranty no resale like a gpu resale
500 x 3 = 15 dollars a day or 292 days with free power to break even.
so I can build 2 three card rigs for 5200
and mine 550mh at 1500 watts
vs 1 asic rig at 5500
and mine 500 mh at 920 watts
3 year warranty vs 6 month bs warranty