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Topic
Board Hardware
Re: High Efficiency FPGA & ASIC Bitcoin Mining Devices https://BTCFPGA.com
by
Syke
on 20/10/2012, 02:21:12 UTC
If you must write it off over e.g. three years, linearly for simplicity, you can add 27.78 USD to the monthly operating costs for a $1000 miner.  I have re-done your calculations below assuming three years useful life

I think a three-year lifespan for this first generation of ASICs is way too long. I would count on 1 year on average, 2 years at the longest.