[In stock] Gridseed 5-chips USB miner - $259 - page 6.

seeds

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Quote from: SummersideGuy on February 20, 2014, 01:59:51 PM

Can these be run under Windows OS, I was told that Linux only and I would like to know if this is the case. Is there a faq or howto somewhere for setting up these devices under multiple scenarios

It can run under Windows OS for sure. I've personally tested these under Windows using CPUminer with the miner connected to the computer directly. And I also tested mining under the control of wiibox, under Windows too.

bearsworth

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Quote from: cryptohead on February 16, 2014, 03:48:05 PM

Don't want to change the subject, I advise any prospective buyer to use escrow and mainly to use common sense.

I do have a separate point though: price/profitability.
I know you guys are mining just for the sake of the network and in "ars gratia artis" terms. But these will never break even mining at 3Mh with 90W power consumption, at 0,1$/KW, which are all very optimistic.
And don't tell me you will be also mining SHA, because at that hash/power consumption it will lose you money from day one.
At a 3% difficulty increase you will be 1500$ in the red after ~500days. Do you need to wait that long to find out you've lost 1500$?

And we all know that once ASICS get in, the diff will explode. Bitcoin has about 25-30% steady diff increase. But the first Bitcoin ASICS, whoever got them first were sold at a price that could be recouped in 30 days or less. Gridseed, as it is priced right now does not break even!

My point and message to you, seeds is that your price is too high. Especially in the current Crypto market.
Please price it at a level at which the miners can make a buck, at least a small one.
I'd buy if this would have a max 90 days breakeven time.

How did you calculate 500 days again? Are you scrypt or bitcoin mining? Asics for scrypt are not going to make it explode like bitcoin because its mostly energy savings rather than hashing power at the moment.

SummersideGuy

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I am a meat Popsicle

Can these be run under Windows OS, I was told that Linux only and I would like to know if this is the case. Is there a faq or howto somewhere for setting up these devices under multiple scenarios

seeds

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Quote from: solidminds on February 19, 2014, 03:07:13 PM

Could you put the waiting list online so people can check if they made it in the waiting list for the second 100 batch?
Hope I'm on it

You are definitely on the list. However I'm not sure if there will be any problem when passing the custom since the miner doesn't have CE mark. Do you have any ideas?

WillianSP

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I'd like 1 (one) can you pm me? I'd like to get information about shipping to Brazil and payment with BTC. Thanks!

icet208

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so are you taking any more orders? Sent you PM...waiting for response

Xenophis

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I will be placing an order for LA3M the beginning of next week when I have my BTC readily available. Definitely looking forward to owning some of these.

darkjed

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Quote from: klintay on February 19, 2014, 07:50:52 PM

I can confirm that i have received tracking information, thanks for the super fast shipping Seeds. Will post pics here Wink

Ditto!

klintay

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I can confirm that i have received tracking information, thanks for the super fast shipping Seeds. Will post pics here Wink

solidminds

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Could you put the waiting list online so people can check if they made it in the waiting list for the second 100 batch?
Hope I'm on it

seeds

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Quote from: squall1066 on February 19, 2014, 01:12:03 PM

Quote from: seeds on February 19, 2014, 11:31:56 AM

The first 50 units were shipped.

squall1066, klintay, darkjed, darkfriend77, anarchyx, I'll send you the tracking number soon.

Received my tracking number.

You know what? I have just thought.... I have no idea how to power them? It say's 12v switching power supply, What exactly makes it "switching"? Can I just use a ATX PSU, And a micro USB power? Whats that?

I better start reading up on what I need, Anyone help me.... Roll Eyes

It's something like this:
http://www.parts-express.com/12v-dc-29a-348w-regulated-switching-power-supply--320-315

You need a power cord in UK standard to connect this to the wall. Than a bunch of power cables like the 3rd pic in the above link. That's all for you to power your miners.

Please note that I didn't mean I recommend the above link. That's only a reference.

Or simply use 10 of this for each miner:

squall1066

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Quote from: seeds on February 19, 2014, 11:31:56 AM

The first 50 units were shipped.

squall1066, klintay, darkjed, darkfriend77, anarchyx, I'll send you the tracking number soon.

Received my tracking number.

You know what? I have just thought.... I have no idea how to power them? It say's 12v switching power supply, What exactly makes it "switching"? Can I just use a ATX PSU, And a micro USB power? Whats that?

I better start reading up on what I need, Anyone help me.... Roll Eyes

seeds

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The first 50 units were shipped.

squall1066, klintay, darkjed, darkfriend77, anarchyx, I'll send you the tracking number soon.

Maidak

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If anyone would like I can offer free escrow with tips appreciated for him good luck on your sales OP!

WillianSP

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How about shipping one to Brazil? How much BTC? 3 business days? Track Code? Thanks!

poochone

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5 with control board

sneakgeekz

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Thanks Seeds, I hope I made the wait list for 10 pcs with control box.

imtiax

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I have just sent you a private message regarding me buying 5 pcs.

Also just for verification purposes can you please upload a picture of the units with your username on a paper?

The pictures you posted above can be from anyone.

Not trying to be a pain, just making sure.

Pistachio

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Quote from: SummersideGuy on February 17, 2014, 03:22:56 PM

Quote from: darkjed on February 17, 2014, 03:20:56 PM

Quote from: SummersideGuy on February 17, 2014, 02:23:17 PM

Maybe someone can answer this for me as I know very little about these devices: do you need the wiibox controller for these to work or can you run them right through a usb hub to your PC, if you can run them through your PC without the box what software's can you use. Currently I use CGMiner for Scrypt

From the looks of it the wiibox is just a small linux device running minerd, There have been people that ran these on windows pc, and there has been some Raspberry Pi development. But things are still in the experimental area since this hardware is so new. It's one of the reasons I want a couple, see if I can get these mining on a Pi with a self modified version of cgminer.

I was just told that on another forum thread, I was also told though they dont work with Win64bit at the moment no driver support yet, alas I run Win64 and do not have any plans for dualbooting

They run on Win8-64bit with minred. You have to reset them every few hours and that's were the wiibox is probably helpful. The hash rate fluctuates wildly from 200kh-400Kh. I have one that runs pretty stable for almost 24 hours at a time and another that needs to be constantly reset every 6-10 hours.

seeds

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Quote from: howardb on February 17, 2014, 05:52:35 AM

Do you have these in hand yet? Or is it all still "when the manufacturer delivers"?

I have them ready to ship.

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