Butterflylabs dont display power usage on there site

[Anddos]

Why dont Butterflylabs display how many watts there devices uses ?

This is a key factor with bitcoin mining as you have to leave them on 24/7 so its important to know its power usage,why would they not display it?

https://products.butterflylabs.com/homepage/10-gh-s-bitcoin-miner.html

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[dropt]

Probably because if you knew, you wouldn't buy their garbage.

[Anddos]

Well what about if it was 6 months ago,these things would make alot of BTC,but i would still need to know its power draw from the wall,why would they not tell there customers about it before paying for it

[MegaHashing]

I'm running a BFL 50GH/s Single and it's using 242W. You'll also need a PC to run it so add that to your usage, or use a Rasberry Pi like I am as it uses bugger all. If you want to work/live in the same room you run it from you might also want to factor in cooling as it puts out a bit of heat, and the fans make a bit of noise, but not as much as a Multi GPU mining rig IMO.

[crazyates]

Last time I checked, these were the measurements at the wall:

Jalapeno: 35-45W
Little Single: 120-130W
SC Single: 240-250W

Those are ones I've tested directly. I've heard that a typical 500GH MR is ~1200-1300W.

[kushnbeans]

ebay listing shows a 10 gh/s jalep on a kill-a-watt meter - 51.2 watts

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=191025602320&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

[Meuh6879]

Why dont Butterflylabs display how many watts there devices uses ?

because HP or ACER don't provide Wh comsumption of her portable PC or Gamer tower. 

[Gator-hex]

Why dont Butterflylabs display how many watts there devices uses ?

because HP or ACER don't provide Wh comsumption of her portable PC or Gamer tower. 

Because BitFury kicks it's ass. I'm currently seeing 43GH/s for 59W from their 55nm chips.