The first Bitcoin Solar mining device coming soon - SolarMiner USB2 machine

[repairguy]

No offense, but we are here to offer people a great product, we are here to contribute with our hard works and heart.

Really, because it seems you are trying to play on peoples ignorance to sell them a product that will never break even.

[RickJamesBTC]

Ahh, now the negativity comes out. Sorry buddy, but the repairs and upgrades I listed will save someone far more money than your box ever will. blah blah paying huge money to fix later on? vs paying huge money for no benefit with your solar usb charger? ha.

[drtek]

No Deal for me. Reason: No actual mining hardware. We need tech-guys to fill the USB-Miner gap asap!

[jimmothy]

And also, I loose 10-12 hrs per day of mining(no sunlight)  Does this product make sense to anyone??

You won't lose your mining hours. Batteries are large enough to power the FULL mining continuously even without solar panels, before batteries are running out, before you rest in midnight, plug it into the wall for the rest of midnight hours.

Please bear in mind that this device is not for replacing your normal power supply completely, it's been designed to reduce your electricity cost to the minimum so that you are more likely to make a profit from mining.

This statement is ridiculous.. Are you honestly telling me I am going to save money by buying a $1000 dollar usb hub that will allow me to save on electricity half the time? So basically cutting my electricity cost down from $20/year to $10/year (assuming sunlight 12hrs every day). ROI is ~100 years for this device no matter the hashrate. Why would anyone who is seriously concerned about efficiency spend it on this novelty instead of buying extra hashing power.

[sidehack]

If nothing else, it's a start. It's a step in a good direction; the first step is never very efficient or cost-effective but if folks run with it the next steps will get progressively better. Same thing we've seen with GPU/FPGA/ASIC; someone puts up the effort to do it once and folks decide to keep doing it and get better at it because someone else wants it.

[jimmothy]

If nothing else, it's a start. It's a step in a good direction; the first step is never very efficient or cost-effective but if folks run with it the next steps will get progressively better. Same thing we've seen with GPU/FPGA/ASIC; someone puts up the effort to do it once and folks decide to keep doing it and get better at it because someone else wants it.

Solar panels are not new technology

[sidehack]

Yeah, not by a long shot. But has anyone else put out an integrated product geared toward mining? I haven't seen it.

[Bismarckbkk]

There should be units in the future that will have more hash using less power so they could eventually roi but if going solar it would be wise to spend a little more and get a grid tie system.

The cost of batteries will kill any saving that you make from solar.

[jimmothy]

There should be units in the future that will have more hash using less power so they could eventually roi but if going solar it would be wise to spend a little more and get a grid tie system.

The cost of batteries will kill any saving that you make from solar.

If there are more efficient asics in the future then why use this at all? You can get a shitload of electricity for $1000.

[Bismarckbkk]

There should be units in the future that will have more hash using less power so they could eventually roi but if going solar it would be wise to spend a little more and get a grid tie system.

The cost of batteries will kill any saving that you make from solar.

If there are more efficient asics in the future then why use this at all? You can get a shitload of electricity for $1000.

I didnt say you should get it. Solar will roi long tern anyway unless someone invents free energy.

[davedx]

And also, I loose 10-12 hrs per day of mining(no sunlight)  Does this product make sense to anyone??

You won't lose your mining hours. Batteries are large enough to power the FULL mining continuously even without solar panels, before batteries are running out, before you rest in midnight, plug it into the wall for the rest of midnight hours.

Please bear in mind that this device is not for replacing your normal power supply completely, it's been designed to reduce your electricity cost to the minimum so that you are more likely to make a profit from mining.

This statement is ridiculous.. Are you honestly telling me I am going to save money by buying a $1000 dollar usb hub that will allow me to save on electricity half the time? So basically cutting my electricity cost down from $20/year to $10/year (assuming sunlight 12hrs every day). ROI is ~100 years for this device no matter the hashrate. Why would anyone who is seriously concerned about efficiency spend it on this novelty instead of buying extra hashing power.

Who is mining with a $20/year electricity bill?!

[ninjaboon]

This is a really nice idea,how about another set of solar panels to charge the battery untill it runs out

This device is only worthwhile if you live in a hot country

Definitely works here in Malaysia. Looking forward to the whole packing + pricing details.

[ninjaboon]

There should be units in the future that will have more hash using less power so they could eventually roi but if going solar it would be wise to spend a little more and get a grid tie system.

The cost of batteries will kill any saving that you make from solar.

If there are more efficient asics in the future then why use this at all? You can get a shitload of electricity for $1000.

I didnt say you should get it. Solar will roi long tern anyway unless someone invents free energy.

Tesla did it:
http://teslafreeenergygenerator.com/

[Bismarckbkk]

Tesla did it:
http://teslafreeenergygenerator.com/

I hope youre joking

[NullVoxPopuli]

Can we have more pictures, and maybe an example set up?

[Fassade]

Someone news about this product?

[solarminer.james]

More pictures:
This is a set up using cellphone as wireless spot:
14 Antminer U1 miners mine around 22GH/s FREE of Wall Power.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-o3GYWX5X-n4/UyBRjUlsiXI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/-qNO-6w7bZI/w913-h685-no/DSCF0868.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-W-0pIjgWJ3g/UyBRmNtQn1I/AAAAAAAAAEY/eLRm_ihOJhU/w913-h685-no/DSCF0844.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ta3DzdPeNtM/UyBetDODqHI/AAAAAAAAAFU/9GVQ_l-si_A/w856-h642-no/DSCF0864.JPG

[Photon939]

Antminers + Raspberry pi, ~40W @ 5vdc. Assume you use a crappy power supply that pulls 50W from the wall. Assume you have expensive electricity ($0.35/KWh) It would take 5.87 years for ROI on this device. (IE it would cost you the same as buying the power from a utility)

I commend you for going through the effort of designing these machines, but buyers will be restricted for those that may want to dabble with solar energy, not expect any real power savings.

Also are those solar panels epoxy encapsulated? Looks like they're plastic and leather.

[lightfoot]

Note: I have about 2,000 watts of solar on one shed and 900 watts on the other. They're finally putting out power now that spring is coming and I'm moving about 3,000 watts worth of miners out into the shed.

This is enough to balance out the load of 850gh of hashing power while the sun is shining right on the panels, maybe 4 hours a day. That's it. Going 24 hours it would barely cover 100gh with batteries supporting the load.

What you really need to do is this:

Find an abandoned dam
Enter it with a penstock turbine, miners, and a cell phone
Set everything up
Leave

The cell phone would provide the internet, and so forth. That would work.

C

[The One]

One would be better off installing proper solar panels on the roof, if one can afford it, and use it to power your mining rig. Batteries would need to be deep cycle marine batteries as they last longer. Any surplus energy can be fed back into the grid or used to heat up water.