Re: ASICMINER: Entering the Future of ASIC Mining by Inventing It
You are forgetting there are also:
KnC, Bitmine.ch, BTCGarden, Alydian and MyMiner.
KnC, Bitmine.ch, BTCGarden, Alydian and MyMiner.
True enough can discount Alydian late, Myminer and btcgarden had their ipo's canceled other two hmm well I know KnC should have mentioned them the avalon clone seems interesting enough https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=215431.msg3159989#msg3159989
But generally this just adds to the general disdain of mining companies not really hashing still
Thanks for pointing it out
( I do acknowledge the hash rate is rising fast though )
if FC is currently paying $1.50/GH
where does this number come from? I've seen you mention it a few times, but I don't think I've ever seen where you got it. Did FC publish that?
Nope real number is $52/GH based on old gen I assume Vycid just put in a random number for the next gens cointerra is 3/GH though if we assume delivery in January 2013 in my opinion cointerra being labeled better than a BFL monarach on price per GH is kind of suspicious.
friedcat has stated that "final margin cost for 1TH/s is less than 10k$":
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=99497.msg2013118#msg2013118
The point is that Vycid's $1.50/GH estimate is a minimum price, so using this in his calculations is only in favor of ASICMiner.
To me it's very hard to imagine that the cost per GH is less than $1.50. At this price we're talking $15 for a blade:
http://i.imgur.com/Lqepfe3.jpg
Now I'm no expert on the cost of electronics manufacturing, but I'm fairly sure you can't build a board like that including mining chips, PCB, other components, heatsink and labor costs for less than $15.
Not sure if I read it right on the $1.50/gh estimate or the USB miners
Clarification note:
Erupter USB $75/GH
Blade $52/GH
Old Gens
Although BTC Garden had their IPO cancelled, they are still progressing with their own ASIC design and hardware sales. I'm not sure if Myminer are still progressing, but I wouldn't count them out just yet.
Bitmine.ch have moved on from the Avalon clone service and now they have their own ASIC as well: https://bitmine.ch/?page_id=863
Edit: Added Bitmine.ch details