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Re: is it even worth trying to get mining this late in the game?
by
flyfisher
on 01/04/2013, 12:31:57 UTC
You'd just burn electricity and your laptops out.

You could try Litecoin, but Bitcoin is definitely out.
How exactly does the mining work? Is there a way to generate them faster than with a laptop. I guess the question is what would you need in order to mine coins, and if you can't mine anymore of them, is there any way to work for them through current owners of them or can they only be purchased? I'm still pretty new to this forum and I'm still waiting for my wallet to finish downloading.
 Also on a side note is there like a key chart for some of the words and phrases used. I'm trying to read other topics in the forum to better understand the system and how it works, but some of my understanding is mutled  Huh due to a small language barrier so to speak.
Check out electrum, you don't have to download the blockchain.(google it)
As for being unable to "mine the coins",, it's still possible,, just impracticable with the stated hardware. Go big or go home. Smiley