You can connect it to anything, not just Pi. Or use one Pi for multiple miners (not sure what's the limit though, Pi has some issues with too many USB devices). I was able to compile cgminer 4.4 and use it on a regular Linux box that I use with other miners (Zeus etc) but eventually switched back to Pi when I was done experimenting. - Such Moon
Just seems like a such a waste, two machines per 1 Pi that costs $40 at best.
Then if it breaks, you lose two machines and besides, who wants to spend additional for spares?
IF one Pi could run 4-6 machines it would be nice; a dozen would be overkill because of the connection would suffer self-throttling.
I don't get why a miner that's using last week's technology (40Nm) is charging this week's technology's (20Nm) price, especially when most miners now are 28Nm chips.
This company could steal a lot of business from Bitmain if prices were competitive.
I might try a pair out at the end of the month if Bitmain doesn't re-open sales by then.
Waste as opposed to what, each AntMiner having its own built-in controller?
Each approach has its merits, I prefer it to be as modular as possible if the price is right, since I have a bunch of hardware (PSUs, raspberries, etc) laying around. Others may prefer self-contained plug-and-play boxes.
As for spares, at least it's a possibility with a modular approach, what happens if a built-in part breaks in a "black box"? Two weeks offline for RMA if you're lucky to have warranty. But to be fair controller is probably the least likely part to break, so I don't think it's an issue for either one of them.
I bet the prices will change when Bitmain starts selling.
