Topic: Anybody getting the 21 bitcoin computer? (Read 2804 times)
I find that 399$ for a modded Raspberry Pi 2 is way too much. Except if the miner can have at least a 350 Gh/s chip, it has no value for someone that isn't looking for Bictoin integration. Also mind that even if it could have a 350 Gh/s chip, it would still be really expensive.
Seem like Amazon is also starting to take 21 Computer order. I'm not ordering as it is somewhat too expensive for someone like me. I wish I could give it a try. Just a try. I know it is not a good investment.
It isn't an investment, it has no chance of ROI it is a hobby item or a dev kit.Who knows, maybe in a lot of years it becomes some sort of bizarre collectible item and you can re-sell it on eBay for thousands of dollars. I just recently saw a Sound Blaster sound card which I used to have on my computer as a kid on ebay going for a lot of money because some people like the vintage stuff.
I'm pretending it's a useless piece of junk, because that's exactly what it is.
Very dumb people who think they are investing in Bitcoin might buy one to impress their friends.
And let's be honest, if they have priced it lower, let's say about $200, there would be many people that would have bought it just to impress their friends. Like this at $400, I don't know who would be crazy enough to even do this!
That's pretty cool, considering the blockchain is being modified basically every second of the day.
Close. But actually is more like every ten minutes. You could be a candidate for this thing - you aren't very good with numbers.
You need to chill out, crawl back into the troll cave you came from and retire on the money you are getting to shill Bitcoin. While you at it, get some sleep too, because it's
affecting your brain. If RawDog is against something, you should know it's a huge threat for his masters. So go on and buy what you want... most people buy worthless shit
anyways and it generates no income at all.
That's pretty cool, considering the blockchain is being modified basically every second of the day.
Close. But actually is more like every ten minutes. You could be a candidate for this thing - you aren't very good with numbers.
In a practical point of view, it's better to get a raspberry pi instead of this overpriced thing. The amount generated from the mining chip wouldn't even justify the use of buying such a thing. It's much better to just exchange a few dollars for Bitcoin and use it for development cost. Or just use testnet.
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Why are some people still calling it a "dev kit"? What the hell is a "bitcoin dev kit"? heh, that doesn't even make sense.
It's just some marketers hoping to target the "hipster" wanna-be developers, and make them feel cool by wasting $400 on a device that has absolutely zero use.
In another thread in Hardware someone is memory dumping to let us see what it looks like.
If your interested go check it out.
The marketing seems to be focused at the Developer angle.
No, they're just targeting idiots. For example, they say it ships with a "copy of the blockchain", haha. That's pretty cool, considering the blockchain is being modified basically every second of the day.
I... yeah, whatever.
The marketing seems to be focused at the Developer angle.
Developers aren't this dumb. The marketing seems to be focused on the moron angle.
It is a over priced Geek magnet and "Out of the box" option for lazy people. I would much rather invest in a Raspberry PI 2 than buy this. That said, it is their first attempt at this and it might just fit a niche market. The marketing seems to be focused at the Developer angle.
I would have wanted to see something targeted at the normal consumer and making some sort of profit.
I would have wanted to see something targeted at the normal consumer and making some sort of profit.
I'm pretending it's a useless piece of junk, because that's exactly what it is.
Very dumb people who think they are investing in Bitcoin might buy one to impress their friends.
Let's face it, most bitcoin scams are quite a bit more convincing than this one. This one is widely known as total bullshit. How on earth did 21 convince people to give them $21 million. I'd give a bitcoin to watch the video of that pitch.
What great software? The CLI with a Python 3 library?
That's called Electrum. You can get that for free here -- https://electrum.org/
This is nothing more than a marketing gimmick, Even their Amazon page screams, "I believe I'm awesome at copy write and sales pages".
That's called Electrum. You can get that for free here -- https://electrum.org/
This is nothing more than a marketing gimmick, Even their Amazon page screams, "I believe I'm awesome at copy write and sales pages".
The software definitely has use, did you even read about it or are you pretending it is a node + mining chip and that is it?
I'm pretending it's a useless piece of junk, because that's exactly what it is.
Here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation
There's your "dev kit".
No need for special hardware.the problem is the price of this device ... you can build an atom motherboard+RAM+SSD and 12v 10A supply for less and buy an U3 after this (on the same supply).
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or you can even mine altcoin with your rig already built and settled nicely with your gpu card and be good already there is no need to waste money on somethign which is dedicated only to mining
with my computer i can do much more than simply mining
very hight!
Why are some people still calling it a "dev kit"? What the hell is a "bitcoin dev kit"? heh, that doesn't even make sense.
It's just some marketers hoping to target the "hipster" wanna-be developers, and make them feel cool by wasting $400 on a device that has absolutely zero use.
Seem like Amazon is also starting to take 21 Computer order. I'm not ordering as it is somewhat too expensive for someone like me. I wish I could give it a try. Just a try. I know it is not a good investment.
Is there any possibility of future upgrade of the "computer"? If not it will be obsoleted in no time.
It was obsolete the day before it went on sale. So basically 'no time' is a fair estimate
Is there any possibility of future upgrade of the "computer"? If not it will be obsoleted in no time.
What am I missing with this thing besides the high price tag???
Besides the high price tag, it hashes really slowly. Almost so slow - it is practically stopped. 
wow this thing is like a big paper weight... What am I missing with this thing besides the high price tag???
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