USB Miners

[chynnc]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

[notlist3d]

If you look on Ebay you will find lots of block erupters for cheap.  It is more of for fun on most usb miners don't expect ROI. 

[IamCANADIAN013]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

[minerjoen]

Well there is not much to experience with, most of the usb miners (like that usb stick formats etc) are plug and play (just install drivers and done)
I've used like 20 from that usb sticks and 1 bigger one from 5ghs from butterfly labs.. It was a while ago so i made some money out of it, but since some months u get really nothing anymore out of it. (even if u pay nothing for the power it used, u would not get 1 bitcoin with over 8ghs over 1 year, 1 usb stick give u 0.33 ghs..

Ofc its nice to experience with but i think u can beter get some experience with the crypt/x11/x13 coins what u can make with ur CPU / GPU. Ofc if you want bitcoins at the end u can change ur coins for bitcoins. U will get much more out of it if you follow this website and get the right coins to mine.

[enhu]

I was also planing to buy USB ASIC miner lately but change my mind when i saw some miners hardware to which If would I wouldn't stand a chance. You try to use the mining calculator to check whether you will be profitable or not. else it will just be a waste of $ to buy USB miners.

[Peter882]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

You can buy them on eBay easily, but as you already know, it is pretty much useless for mining now.
But if you are going for mine for fun, go for it and have fun.

[chynnc]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

[beegatewood]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

[Relnarien]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

Unfortunately, even larger ASICS are decreasing in profitability from Bitcoin mining in today's petahash-based environment. According to coinwarz.com, it would take a 1 terahash miner at least 33 days of continuous mining before it can generate a full Bitcoin. And that's assuming that you're not paying for electricity (which you said you didn't), that pool fees are not deducted from your earnings and that the network difficulty stays constant or decreases. There's also the issue of setting up and maintaining the hardware, which you'll need to take care of if you live in a highly urbanized area. You pretty much won't be getting an RoI for a while. You'll prolly earn about $20 dollars worth of Bitcoins running 5 to 10 USB miners 24-7. If for some reason, you are able to convince your sister to plop some cash down for some stronger hardware by showing her  such a paltry amount, you would then need to convince her that she'll be getting back her few hundred dollars with interest in just a few months, barring an unfortunate mishap involving summer heat and an unventilated room.

Mine for fun. But even with free electricity, you won't be making much of a profit unless you're planning on mining with a few good terahashes.

[Dannie]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

It is more likely to never get your investment back with the ASIC IMO.
It probably will reinforce her "idea" that bitcoin is a scam.

[Katarina]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

It is more likely to never get your investment back with the ASIC IMO.
It probably will reinforce her "idea" that bitcoin is a scam.

Agree, so don't using mining to convince her. Use investing instead

[Dannie]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

It is more likely to never get your investment back with the ASIC IMO.
It probably will reinforce her "idea" that bitcoin is a scam.

Agree, so don't using mining to convince her. Use investing instead

Or you can show her the superiority of bitcoin, by showing her you can receive or send a payment to someone on the other side of the globe instantly, easily, with a very low fee.

[zee11224]

If you look on Ebay you will find lots of block erupters for cheap.  It is more of for fun on most usb miners don't expect ROI. 

Hmm sir can we mine altcoins with ERUPTERS i serached on google but they say that you cannot mine altcoins only bitcoin .. so is there any way that i can mine altcoins can we hack it ?

[ranochigo]

If you look on Ebay you will find lots of block erupters for cheap.  It is more of for fun on most usb miners don't expect ROI. 

Hmm sir can we mine altcoins with ERUPTERS i serached on google but they say that you cannot mine altcoins only bitcoin .. so is there any way that i can mine altcoins can we hack it ?

Buy a scrypt USB miner and there you go. You can mine other SHA256D alt coins too, althouh highly unlikely to make profits.

[notlist3d]

If you look on Ebay you will find lots of block erupters for cheap.  It is more of for fun on most usb miners don't expect ROI. 

Hmm sir can we mine altcoins with ERUPTERS i serached on google but they say that you cannot mine altcoins only bitcoin .. so is there any way that i can mine altcoins can we hack it ?

No you cannot.  There is a dual miner i believed it was called that is close design.  But again with this chances of ROI are very slim its more of a project piece.

[chynnc]

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around.  Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them.  I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

Well then, if anyone has something nicer than usb that they're willing to give, I'd take that too x3

[gondel]

Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

[Eric2013]

to conclude, all miners are completely waste of money for guys like u.

[300]

Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

Are you asking whether it's possible to mine altcoins with a USB miner?

If so, then yes. But only if the altcoin is SHA-256-based. Peercoin and Namecoin are both SHA-256 coins, as well as a few others. So these could be mined with a USB miner. But most altcoins such as Litecoin and Dogecoin are Scrypt-based. So you won't be able to mine these coins with them.

[ranochigo]

Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

Depending on the type of algorithm used for that crypto. You can use Bitcoin Usb miners for Sha256 coins and Litecoin USB miner for scrypt alt coins. You might still not be able to ROI though.