Antminer U3: Decentralization continued
Published on October 18th, 2014,
Bitmain are committed to furthering the decentralization of the bitcoin network and providing quality products to consumers. In light of this, Bitmain is proud to announce its latest miner, the U3 USB miner.
The U3 utilises 4 of Bitmain’s latest generation BM1382 chips in high quality, domed case.
Batch 1 will go on sale on Oct. 18th Beijing (UTC +8 Time Zone). The 1st Batch of U3s are priced at 56 USD per unit (excluding shipping), with dispatch estimated Nov. 5th. A minimum order quantity of 60 is required, each extra units added must be the integral multiples of 20.
Specifications:*
Hash Rate: 63 GH/s at 0.75V Max Hash Rate: 63GH/s
* Power Efficiency: 0.8 Watt/GH/s on wall at 0.75V
* Voltage: DC 12V input, 6A
* Chip Quantity per unit: 4
* One 80mm fan
* Noise: ~25 DB at 25 °C ambient temperature
* Hashrate and VDD core voltage can be adjusted via cgminer command line
* USB connection
* 12V AC/DC power brick of 6A
16A, but power line not included
* Certificate Compliance: FCC/CE
Note:1) Power consumption: Quoted figures depend on your PSUs efficiency, the ambient temperature and the accuracy of the power meter.
2) PSU: You must provide your own ATX PSU with 1 PCI-e connector, or a power line.
Features:Scalable: Multiple U3 miners can be maintained by one controller running cgminer due to its USB port.
Hassle free: Setup consists of plugging in the USB and power cables and running Antminer CGMiner.
Cool: U3s remain cool and quiet due to its 80mm fan which quietly exhausts air out the side of the case.
Stable and Accurate: Based on the tried and tested BM1382 chip, the U3 is extremely stable and is able to run 24 hours a day without problems.
Exquisite: The refined design of the U3 allow it to blend on any desk or shelf without standing out.
