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May 11, 2013, 04:47:32 AM |
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The Block Erupter USB series is the second major product of Bitfountain. Each one mines at more than 300MH/s, powered only by the USB port. See https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=195004.0 for more details.  Hashrate: >300MH/s Power Consumption: USB Power 500mA (2.5W) Cost Price: 1.99BTC each (min. 300 units, or 597BTC) Your best bet to get your hands on these USB Miners early is to join a group buy. Check out the Custom hardware forum ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=76.0) to join group buys to purchase units. You should always read all the terms of the group buy before committing to an order and always insists on escrow. Happy mining, QG |
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QuiveringGibbage (OP)
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May 11, 2013, 10:09:49 AM |
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Who doesn't want a USB powered miner?
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sexcoyote
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May 11, 2013, 10:18:00 AM |
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if they sell 2 or 3 alone I might be interested ....
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theflyway
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May 11, 2013, 10:18:42 AM |
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Me because Id rather keep my 2BTC than buy a USB miner for 2BTC which will return less than 1BTC over its lifespan...
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erem
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May 11, 2013, 10:21:41 AM |
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is this radiator included?
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Foamy
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May 11, 2013, 10:23:27 AM |
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too expensive for only 300mh/s with asics coming out.
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sexcoyote
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May 11, 2013, 10:32:30 AM |
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the cost is the same of fpga...
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gnoll110
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May 11, 2013, 11:26:32 AM |
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too expensive for only 300mh/s with asics coming out.
The way I read their blurb, is that these are ASIC chips, but not Avalon? |
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May 11, 2013, 11:48:58 AM |
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this looks really cool, if it performs as described, not sure if it's worth the money but it is a great concept  |
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QuiveringGibbage (OP)
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May 11, 2013, 12:05:15 PM |
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  More pictures to drool over. QG |
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gnoll110
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May 11, 2013, 12:09:24 PM |
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if they sell 2 or 3 alone I might be interested ....
Hi sexcoyote The manufacture is selling these single chip (I think) ASIC USB miners in minimum orders of 300. This thread is an attempt to put together a buying group to get to the magic 300. QG has set a minimum order size of 4 to keep the shipping & handling per miner down. Cheers |
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koincollector
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May 11, 2013, 12:21:54 PM |
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too expensive for only 300mh/s with asics coming out.
Yea might as well buy a half-descent GPU as at least you could use it for gaming or resell to gain some bucks back. When ASIC's finally arrives i don't see why anyone would buy a USB miner except for maybe novelty purposes. |
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tineron
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May 11, 2013, 12:25:40 PM |
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I think this is a great idea to introduce others to bitcoin.
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May 11, 2013, 12:45:43 PM |
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One Avalon chip costs 0.078 BTC. This device costs 2 BTC while having similar performance. Is the heatsink made of gold?
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BitcoinBoss
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May 11, 2013, 01:41:09 PM |
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in theory, is this device a good idea for laptop mining as i dont have a desktop with a GPU? |
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talexeh
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May 11, 2013, 02:07:06 PM |
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I think this is a great idea to introduce others to bitcoin.
There are a lot of ways to introduce bitcoin mining to others. Spending 2 BTC for one is kinda overpriced. |
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l3t0m
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May 11, 2013, 02:44:50 PM |
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big investment for 300MH/s, and now with ASIC...
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QuiveringGibbage (OP)
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May 11, 2013, 02:51:33 PM |
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big investment for 300MH/s, and now with ASIC...
When do you think it's possible to deploy an ASIC? The USB Miner can be in your hands and running in less then 30days @ 2.5W. QG |
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May 11, 2013, 02:53:21 PM |
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No reason to buy this. It only costs $100 less than a 7950, does 300 less mh/s, and has little to no resale value.
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My name was simply a play on "Blue Engineer" from Team Fortress. I am not affiliated with Microsoft or the Azure project.
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