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Re: BITMAIN AntRouter R1: 1st wireless networking device with bitcoin mining chip
by
Biodom
on 02/10/2015, 17:28:52 UTC
IT only draws 24 watts...

I don't get it this thing SMASHES any repeater on the market as it costs the same.. draws the same BUT MINES for you..

1. consider shipping costs-negative or get from a group-better
2. it does NOT mine-it gives you a chance in a lottery, which with your miner being ~1/100000000 of the network, would work out for 1 block in ~200 years at the current difficulty. However, it also means that for every 2000 sold and being deployed 24/7, one will score a block within a ~year on average (with current difficulty), but the other 1999 will produce NOTHING. I did a rough estimate-numbers could be off, but it is what i got.

#2.. that IS MINING...........................  Mining with a CPU back in the day was like this...  It 100% mines.

It costs $16 to ship it with out the convertor.  

It does everything a repeater does but mines as well.. I need to repeate the wireless signal in my room.. haven't bought one yet, why would I buy anything but this..?  

Other device, repeats interenet signal, costs $40cad, draws 24ish watts..

THis device, repeates interenet signal, costs $40 cad, draws 24 watts, SOLO mines bitcoins.  I don't even want it on a pool.. that is what my S3's are for lol.

i am not saying that you should not buy it, i am saying that you can disregard the "mining" function of it.
I would have preferred $3/year truly "mined" instead of a 1/2000 chance each year, but to each their own.
second, I don't see a separate cord with a plug, so i assume that plug IS needed (device will not work without it).
Edit: probably not as there is a pull away plug-see pictures from cybtc below.