for a free miner you cant complain but for a paid one its different...
I can currently trust spondoolies and bitmain
Bitmain I runed S1 and S3 for months never gave me a problem
Spondoolies I run for months SP-10 and SP-30 without problems
only problem is electricity that its paid for ouch!!!!
Topic: Wow! KnC Neptunes are insanely cheap on Ebay! - page 2. (Read 4678 times)
Looks like it's mostly the new Bonus Miners selling for that price. They intentionally come without thermal pads on the VRMs, plus a 2pin fan jammed onto the 4pin header. So the VRMs cook nicely between 95-110C in a cool environment. Then maybe you'll get "lucky" and that rigged fan connector will pop off unexpectedly and the thing will really burn up. I was posting updates daily about it on the forum, which is now mysteriously offline, lol.
They even cheaped out on the paint job. It used to be silver painted with the black logo, now it's just bare metal with the black logo. The paint was cheap before anyways, even some goo gone would take it off.
They even cheaped out on the paint job. It used to be silver painted with the black logo, now it's just bare metal with the black logo. The paint was cheap before anyways, even some goo gone would take it off.
So what is the difference between the Neptunes and the Jupiters.
I got a few Jupiters and they seem rock-solid.
I got a few Jupiters and they seem rock-solid.
Must be the power draw of the units
each Jupiter module will suck less than 200w when the Neptune will 340-350 depending on the setting.
but the cables remain the same...
one of this toys should come included in that price:
that 1 6pin sucking 400w is plain stupid
that 1 6pin sucking 400w is plain stupid
So what is the difference between the Neptunes and the Jupiters.
I got a few Jupiters and they seem rock-solid.
I got a few Jupiters and they seem rock-solid.
I would likely buy one if
1) did not afraid the fire
2) if KNC had customer support
3) if there was a guarantee on the units sold
4) if I had arctic cooling
5) if I had the psus to power them now so did not have to purchase them now
6) if I could use my existing controller from a JUpiter to run on Neptune
(I think this can be done but have not tried it)
KNC stopped selling miners to retail so we are talking about a non existing company
As this has to be said my KNC November Jupiter that was powered on July 2014 runs non stop
until I sell it ( its for sale on ebay.co.uk currently) and never gave me any troubles.
1) did not afraid the fire
2) if KNC had customer support
3) if there was a guarantee on the units sold
4) if I had arctic cooling
5) if I had the psus to power them now so did not have to purchase them now
6) if I could use my existing controller from a JUpiter to run on Neptune
(I think this can be done but have not tried it)
KNC stopped selling miners to retail so we are talking about a non existing company
As this has to be said my KNC November Jupiter that was powered on July 2014 runs non stop
until I sell it ( its for sale on ebay.co.uk currently) and never gave me any troubles.
I think that price for that type of miner is considered high. :/
Based on some of the comments here, some folks might consider $700 too much!!!
KNC has screwed their customers over and their products by todays standard are energy hogs so that would explain why they are really cheap now
...They will destroy your power supplies, so be prepared to replace the power supply every 2-3 months...
Were you using 120v or 240v to power them?
Also didn't their customer support basically disappear?
They laid them off when they realized anyone with half a brain had already lawyer-ed up. No point of trying to pretend to be caring when 90% of the people you sold products to have retained a lawyer.
I had to send five cubes back as RMAs. None returned. Not even an e-mail to say "haha we're keeping the Neptunes". I should have taken a shit in that box instead.
I have lots of experiences with KNC Neptunes.
They're poorly designed pieces of shit. While I've never had one set fire, don't bother getting one unless you have access to dirt cheap power supplies. They will destroy your power supplies, so be prepared to replace the power supply every 2-3 months.
Also, they use this stupid "cube" design which looks like something I built in grade 8 shop class and is awful to cool. You will not be able to use these in a data centre properly.
Total crap. Garbage. I hope KNC's mine burns down. They've stolen millions peddling shit.
They're poorly designed pieces of shit. While I've never had one set fire, don't bother getting one unless you have access to dirt cheap power supplies. They will destroy your power supplies, so be prepared to replace the power supply every 2-3 months.
Also, they use this stupid "cube" design which looks like something I built in grade 8 shop class and is awful to cool. You will not be able to use these in a data centre properly.
Total crap. Garbage. I hope KNC's mine burns down. They've stolen millions peddling shit.
What a coincidence, my plumber friend was over today and was telling me all about his experiences getting sewer water in his mouth while working on plumbing. I couldn't help but draw a parallel with how I feel towards KNC and their products.
Also didn't their customer support basically disappear?
For sure one can still make some money with these - no?
These were $10,000 when new. Now you can 'Buy it Now' for <$700!!! WTF?
These were $10,000 when new. Now you can 'Buy it Now' for <$700!!! WTF?
Because a Neptune wil only ROI less than 2btc in its lifetime, and this is with $ .10 electrcity.
At $ .17 electricity the Neptune will mine .6 btc lifetime.
You do the math.
Sooo it is better to buy 3 btc for $800 than buy that machine to mine it.
At $ .17 electricity the Neptune will mine .6 btc lifetime.
You do the math.
Sooo it is better to buy 3 btc for $800 than buy that machine to mine it.
Also doesn't KnC have a rep for being a fire starter?
For sure one can still make some money with these - no?
These were $10,000 when new. Now you can 'Buy it Now' for <$700!!! WTF?
These were $10,000 when new. Now you can 'Buy it Now' for <$700!!! WTF?
Because a Neptune wil only ROI less than 2btc in its lifetime, and this is with $ .10 electrcity.
At $ .17 electricity the Neptune will mine .6 btc lifetime.
You do the math.
Sooo it is better to buy 3 btc for $800 than buy that machine to mine it.
At $ .17 electricity the Neptune will mine .6 btc lifetime.
You do the math.
Sooo it is better to buy 3 btc for $800 than buy that machine to mine it.
Why are Neptunes so cheap on EBay? I heard they work fine and are pretty good machines. Is it because the 'bonus' miner is now coming out? For sure one can still make some money with these - no?
These were $10,000 when new. Now you can 'Buy it Now' for <$700!!! WTF?
These were $10,000 when new. Now you can 'Buy it Now' for <$700!!! WTF?
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