Quote from: ISAWHIM on March 02, 2014, 10:13:12 PM

Quote from: Syke on March 02, 2014, 03:12:16 PM

Quote from: termonator61 on March 02, 2014, 09:37:18 AM

we're going to round up because you can't buy a fraction of a machine. This means that you need 7 Machines to get a little more hashing power than AMT. So while (BTC1.37 * 7 units * $560) = 5370.4 and that is a cheaper initial buy-in

So the Ant is cheaper. Thanks for confirming my facts.

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, you and other champions neglect a key factor. (7 units * 360 watts) = 2520, more than twice the projected AMT power consumption (1200 watts).

And you forget the most important factor. Delivery date. Order the Ants and they'll be delivered in a few days. Order AMT, and they may deliver it someday. That delivery date more than makes up for the minor electricity draw difference.

Not when you factor in power-supply, labor connecting it all, some form of case... (Last time I checked, they didn't ship with power-supplies.)

some form of case...... LOL!! labor? all of 30 minutes? maybe an hour or 2 if you're clueless. not sure how long it takes you to hook up a PSU and turn it on....

i just picked up a corsair 750W power supply for $85. I'm sure you can get a quality 500W PSU for cheap. Or get an 850 and run 2 ants off of it. Some guys even use server PSU's and run several ants from them.

here's my "farm". as you can see, i don't do cases. Yes, that's an AMT miner. the only thing AMT original on it is the AMT tag and the metal rack the boards screw into.