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May 09, 2013, 05:00:20 PM
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http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/weve-got-a-butterfly-labs-bitcoin-miner-and-its-pretty-darn-fast/
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May 09, 2013, 05:13:46 PM
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50 watts, 80C.
Minteresting. I wonder how many chips are under that heat sink.
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May 09, 2013, 05:29:12 PM
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I really think they have a big cash flow problem!
Instead of sending to their first customers,
they send the devices to media -->  more preorders.

I would not be surprised if the system collapses soon
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May 09, 2013, 05:31:47 PM
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Quote from: k9quaint on May 09, 2013, 05:13:46 PM
50 watts, 80C.
6 month MTTF? Fan at "Hair Dryer" levels?
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May 09, 2013, 05:33:27 PM
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Quote from: k9quaint on May 09, 2013, 05:13:46 PM
50 watts, 80C.
Minteresting. I wonder how many chips are under that heat sink.

Yeah, 80C with the fan at "hair-dryer" levels worries me. If this 5 GH/sec box is hair dryer loud, I am not going to be very thrilled with the noise of the 60 GH/sec and 30 GH/sec boxes I ordered for my one bedroom condo. Sad
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May 09, 2013, 05:36:31 PM
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Perfect. Noisy, running hot, and a larger power draw than posted. Could make a nice heater.
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May 09, 2013, 05:40:36 PM
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So instead of 1watt per Ghash it draws 10watts per Ghash ? Huh
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May 09, 2013, 05:41:17 PM
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Quote from: k9quaint on May 09, 2013, 05:13:46 PM
50 watts, 80C.
Minteresting. I wonder how many chips are under that heat sink.

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That's 10x the initially advertised power efficiency and 0.83x the initially advertised total hash rate.

Quote from: ice_chill on May 09, 2013, 05:40:36 PM
So instead of 1watt per Ghash it draws 10watts per Ghash ? Huh

exactly that
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May 09, 2013, 05:41:53 PM
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Quote from: ice_chill on May 09, 2013, 05:40:36 PM
So instead of 1watt per Ghash it draws 10watts per Ghash ? Huh

Maybe the fan draws a few watts?
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May 09, 2013, 05:42:49 PM
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Quote from: JohnnyBrown on May 09, 2013, 05:41:53 PM
Quote from: ice_chill on May 09, 2013, 05:40:36 PM
So instead of 1watt per Ghash it draws 10watts per Ghash ? Huh

Maybe the fan draws a few watts?

Fans are in the order of 1-3 watts
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May 09, 2013, 05:45:06 PM
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Quote from: ElectricMucus on May 09, 2013, 05:42:49 PM
Quote from: JohnnyBrown on May 09, 2013, 05:41:53 PM
Quote from: ice_chill on May 09, 2013, 05:40:36 PM
So instead of 1watt per Ghash it draws 10watts per Ghash ? Huh

Maybe the fan draws a few watts?

Fans are in the order of 1-3 watts

Never mind, still quite unexpected though.
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