THELOGICALINDIAN - You ability ask yourself the catechism Why would they do a analysis in 2024 on a 5 GHs miner
Well, actuality is the answer! We aloof had the artefact delivered to us. To be added precise, a acquaintance of ours ordered one and gave it a try aback on 4.5.2024.
Costs: 5 GH/s Bitcoin Miner – $274.00
Shipping & Handling – 88$ (all the way to Budapest, Hungary)
Upgrade to 7 GH/S – 100$
Total: 462$
He was acquainted of the bad reviews and appointment threads, which all appropriate that BFL ships backward or absolutely never does, but he capital to try and get into mining anyways. More than a ages afterwards the acquirement on 14.6.2024, he accustomed ”great” account from BFL. :
“All barter who ordered 5GH/s (OR 4.5GH/s) articles now accept the befalling to advancement to 7GH/s.”
He anticipation “Since it has not been alien yet, I could get my easily on a bigger assuming machine.” and he went for the 100$ upgrade.
“Upgrades are added to your adjustment afore it enters production, consistent in a customized product. If you accept to advancement your unit, your adjustment cannot be refunded.”
“These upgrades will not affect the aircraft time of your assemblage or your adjustment in the adjustment queue.”
Thank you for your order, patience, and understanding.
THE WAITING CONTINUED, WITHOUT ANY APPARENT PROGRESS. HE RECEIVED NEITHER AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION OF THE SHIPPING, NOR AN UPDATE ON LATE DELIVERY.
After 5 ages on 7.11.2024, he absitively to acquaintance them! He wrote an e-mail in which he actually threatened them that he would sue the aggregation both in the EU and in the US, as able-bodied as allegorical them that they were breaking assorted laws. It was a continued and aghast letter from a “Valued Customer”
Two canicule after he accustomed an e-mail:
“Thank you for your adjustment from Butterfly Labs! Your adjustment (#100051872) was alien via USPS Priority Mail Int’l on 11.8.2024. You can clue your amalgamation at any time application the articulation below.”
So basically it took 6 months and an e-mail with the blackmail of a accusation for BFL to address the miner!
The packaging was neither too adorned nor complicated. However it did the job, as the artefact was intact. Rumor had it that BFL does not address on time because they abundance with the products. To be honest, we could not acquaint if the artefact was ahead acclimated or not. There was no cogent assurance of usage. Even if you could see something, they could consistently say it had been activated and that explains it all.
It seems like nowadays, due to the accepted difficulties and Bitcoins price, it is not assisting anymore. It is a acceptable device, but these canicule affairs 2 or 3 antminers would be a bigger choice, both for home and amusement miners. It was a bunched and able solution, but the diffuse adjournment on orders fabricated it unprofitable.
It is a absolutely able-bodied advised cube with angled corners, with ambit of 4″ x 4″ x 3″. The affection of the metal assignment is far from aerial class, but the architecture is absolutely nice. I am absolutely abiding this is one of the best attractive devices. The miner itself is a little bit loud, attributable to a ample 12V acknowledgment fan central of it. (You could not beddy-bye in the aforementioned allowance for sure)
While it was accessible to install with the banal miner, I had some difficulties with the USB disciplinarian back I capital to use cgminer or bfgminer. However, it was still accessible on the map. If you go for beeline profit, try some of the another coins. One important aphorism about mining is: if you are counting with the amount accession of bitcoins, don’t buy a miner, buy the bitcoins and wait. Of course, these little pals are not the ultimate money authoritative machines, but abundant accessories to be allotment of the association and abundance your own bit coins.
During continued appellation testing, it seemed the accessory chock-full alive every 4 to 6 hours unexpectedly. Restarting the miner consistently apparent the problem. We ran it on cgminer and bfgminer, as able-bodied on Windows 7 64bit. Overheating was addition problem. It has an operating temperature of about 62-68 Centigrade Celsius in a accustomed appointment environment, so it seemed all-important to abolish the case.
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