Thanx for the info. I realy want in on this. I may have to take some night classes to improve my skills.
It looks to me these blade are the way to go as far as price. also it looks to me that most of the other tech is not shipping yet. or has a waiting list.
I think blades will soon be the new sticks if one wants any chance of keeping up with diff increases and total network hashing power. That is the current view from this extreme neophyte. Would like to hear the thoughts of the experienced miners regarding the long term(2-3 months) viability of a stick mining rig.
sticks have plus marks and down marks.
plus
1) easy setup
2)low cost to buy in for a few
3)small
down
1)low hash
2)messy if you do 100 sticks
3)about 105 stick max for a pc. your mobo is the key to how many you can do.
I think the sticks will not be viable by early spring or late winter.
feb-march.
as for a temp 2-3 month setup with usb sticks yeah you can go for it. just don't bet the farm.
Thanks for the excellent info and quick reply philipma1957. In my view, you are to good info what Canary is to hardware supply.
On top of the big diff jump it looks to me like the price of BTC is going to take a near term hit as the likelihood of striking Syria in the short term fade away.