What would be a good entry level hardware?

[Dylancrobinson]

Im looking to move up from 2 laptops and sneaking bitcoinplus...
If i were to spend 400 cdn dollars on mining hardware would i be better off building a lil shitty machine or buying some off the shelf mining box?
Most of the sites selling the designated mining hardware make it seem like a great idea but thats kinda their job, so if anyone could give a lil advice or dos donts that would be swell

Thanks a Bunch

[Evomind]

That's a good question. I'd like to get something similar as well for mining.

[Galahad]

As the coins get harder and harder to mine, how likely is it to cover your costs of hardware through mining anyway?

Won't the hardware just become obsolete in a short period of time and then you'll need another computer?