Everyone gets into mining for different reasons and not all of them are looking for ROI but instead things like just to get BTC and to have a fun hobby. That is why i gave him the advice I did.
I am actually loving mining even though I only have 100 gh/s. It is fun to setup and tweak. My Gen 1 Avlon I updated the firmware last night and got some help and boom it is now at 83 gh/s from a max of 73 gh/s, running cool and quiet. It was fun.
I love reviewing new products as well and have published some reviews.
It's so much fun and the community is great.
I hope he gets into mining and enjoys it as much as I do.
This is the reason I'm thinking about it.
I just want to tickle my brain a bit, sort of some "self education".
Thought I'd go with a Dualminer, USB hub, fan and a netbook.
Mine Bitcoin/Litecoin at the same time. I think it'd be neat to see how it all works.
For earning BTC? I bought 2 contracts for someone else to do the work for me. I don't have the time nor funds to go heavy with this. But I really do want to learn more about it in a "hands-on" fashion.