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Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

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I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

I'd send you a few if you were closer, cross country and cross border can get expensive for shipping though. Try craigslist or kijiji if you have it in your area. I did a Craigslist search for your area, came up with Hudson Valley. Looks a ways down the road though, but I see antminer u1's and u2's for around $20 bucks.

This is the search I did: http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/search/sss?sort=priceasc&query=Bitcoin%20miner

I'm sure there are ones closer than the ones I found, you know the area better than I would. Ebay might be an option as well. I see some going for cheap on there, might even be able to pick up local.

Good luck.

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Quote from: ranochigo on July 08, 2014, 09:38:04 AM

Quote from: ranochigo on July 08, 2014, 09:38:04 AM

Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

Depending on the type of algorithm used for that crypto. You can use Bitcoin Usb miners for Sha256 coins and Litecoin USB miner for scrypt alt coins. You might still not be able to ROI though.

Interesting. I didn't know they had scrypt USB miners. I thought all USB miners were SHA-based.

Yup, they were out long ago. Slow speeds, but still low powercost. http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/dualminer-sha-256-scrypt-usb-miner/2014/02/26

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Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

Depending on the type of algorithm used for that crypto. You can use Bitcoin Usb miners for Sha256 coins and Litecoin USB miner for scrypt alt coins. You might still not be able to ROI though.

Interesting. I didn't know they had scrypt USB miners. I thought all USB miners were SHA-based.

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Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

Depending on the type of algorithm used for that crypto. You can use Bitcoin Usb miners for Sha256 coins and Litecoin USB miner for scrypt alt coins. You might still not be able to ROI though.

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Quote from: beegatewood on July 08, 2014, 07:42:16 AM

Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

Are you asking whether it's possible to mine altcoins with a USB miner?

If so, then yes. But only if the altcoin is SHA-256-based. Peercoin and Namecoin are both SHA-256 coins, as well as a few others. So these could be mined with a USB miner. But most altcoins such as Litecoin and Dogecoin are Scrypt-based. So you won't be able to mine these coins with them.

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to conclude, all miners are completely waste of money for guys like u.

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Sorry for the question, but is it possible to mine some altcoin and new poped coins with these usb miners?

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Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

Quote from: zee11224 on July 08, 2014, 08:53:36 AM

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

Well then, if anyone has something nicer than usb that they're willing to give, I'd take that too x3

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Quote from: notlist3d on July 07, 2014, 08:18:55 PM

If you look on Ebay you will find lots of block erupters for cheap. It is more of for fun on most usb miners don't expect ROI.

Hmm sir can we mine altcoins with ERUPTERS i serached on google but they say that you cannot mine altcoins only bitcoin .. so is there any way that i can mine altcoins can we hack it Cheesy

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No you cannot. There is a dual miner i believed it was called that is close design. But again with this chances of ROI are very slim its more of a project piece.

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Quote from: zee11224 on July 08, 2014, 08:53:36 AM

Quote from: notlist3d on July 07, 2014, 08:18:55 PM

If you look on Ebay you will find lots of block erupters for cheap. It is more of for fun on most usb miners don't expect ROI.

Hmm sir can we mine altcoins with ERUPTERS i serached on google but they say that you cannot mine altcoins only bitcoin .. so is there any way that i can mine altcoins can we hack it Cheesy

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Buy a scrypt USB miner and there you go. You can mine other SHA256D alt coins too, althouh highly unlikely to make profits.

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Quote from: notlist3d on July 07, 2014, 08:18:55 PM

If you look on Ebay you will find lots of block erupters for cheap. It is more of for fun on most usb miners don't expect ROI.

Hmm sir can we mine altcoins with ERUPTERS i serached on google but they say that you cannot mine altcoins only bitcoin .. so is there any way that i can mine altcoins can we hack it Cheesy

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Quote from: Katarina on July 08, 2014, 07:53:39 AM

Quote from: Dannie on July 08, 2014, 07:51:48 AM

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Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

Quote from: Dannie on July 08, 2014, 07:51:48 AM

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

It is more likely to never get your investment back with the ASIC IMO.
It probably will reinforce her "idea" that bitcoin is a scam. Sad

Agree, so don't using mining to convince her. Use investing instead

Or you can show her the superiority of bitcoin, by showing her you can receive or send a payment to someone on the other side of the globe instantly, easily, with a very low fee.

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Quote from: beegatewood on July 08, 2014, 07:42:16 AM

Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

Quote from: beegatewood on July 08, 2014, 07:42:16 AM

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

It is more likely to never get your investment back with the ASIC IMO.
It probably will reinforce her "idea" that bitcoin is a scam. Sad

Agree, so don't using mining to convince her. Use investing instead

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Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

It is more likely to never get your investment back with the ASIC IMO.
It probably will reinforce her "idea" that bitcoin is a scam. Sad

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Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

Unfortunately, even larger ASICS are decreasing in profitability from Bitcoin mining in today's petahash-based environment. According to coinwarz.com, it would take a 1 terahash miner at least 33 days of continuous mining before it can generate a full Bitcoin. And that's assuming that you're not paying for electricity (which you said you didn't), that pool fees are not deducted from your earnings and that the network difficulty stays constant or decreases. There's also the issue of setting up and maintaining the hardware, which you'll need to take care of if you live in a highly urbanized area. You pretty much won't be getting an RoI for a while. You'll prolly earn about $20 dollars worth of Bitcoins running 5 to 10 USB miners 24-7. If for some reason, you are able to convince your sister to plop some cash down for some stronger hardware by showing her such a paltry amount, you would then need to convince her that she'll be getting back her few hundred dollars with interest in just a few months, barring an unfortunate mishap involving summer heat and an unventilated room.

Mine for fun. But even with free electricity, you won't be making much of a profit unless you're planning on mining with a few good terahashes.

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Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

Quote from: IamCANADIAN013 on July 07, 2014, 11:55:11 PM

I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

If you really want to convince her, you need some real ASIC that can go at least 1 TH/s. If not your profit will be so small that no body cares..

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I've heard that USB miners aren't really useful for mining anymore but I really want to experience what mining is like, even if I'm not really getting anything more than a few satoshis. With them being pretty outdated I was wondering if anyone had one or two left over from when they actually were useful, that would be willing to send them to me. I could probably pay for shipping if need be. I understand that even the cost of the electric needed to use it, is more than I will get out f it, but it is nothing something I will be doing long. Like I said, kinda just want the experience.
Thank you all in advance.

I have 10 of them kicking around. Personally, I still can't believe that they are still selling, and/or that people are still buying them. I get that you want the experience, but even with all 10 hooked up, I doubt you'd see much of anything out of them.

Where are you located roughly?

Well I have nothing to lose but time honestly. I don't pay for electric, so I don't have to worry about that. Also I'm a bit of a show off, my sister thinks all of this is a huge scam. She doesn't get that putting your computer to work can generate something that equates to money. If I can get her on board the cryptocurrency train I'd feel pretty accomplished and maybe convince her to throw down some money with me to get a real miner.
I'm in NY a little outside of Poughkeepsie.

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