My unit arrived a few weeks ago and I recently started testing it (just the way it comes out of the box); everything's very positive so far. I'll write one of my typical detailed reviews once I have enough information and experience with it, later this month probably.
In the meantime you can check those out if you haven't already:
[Review] Apollo BTC - Full Node + Miner in a box
[Review] GekkoScience Terminus R909 home miner
So far, I found out from the log files (and the GUI options) that unlike the other fully self-contained unit I tested (Apollo BTC), it doesn't seem to be based on a RaspberryPi / similar 'full' single-board computer, but instead it runs some light Linux distro on a microcontroller. There are mentions of RISC-V in the syslog and there is no 'shutdown' option in the web UI.
The system doesn't act up or have any issues just pulling the power and plugging it back in, which is quite convenient if you want to use it as a space heater in different parts of your home (e.g. shed, basement, anywhere you quickly and temporarily need some warm air). In fact, it boots up and reconnects to WiFi / resumes hashing astonishingly quickly; something that couldn't be said about the Apollo unit.
I really love how compact it is, while having a really respectable hashrate of over 4TH/s.
In order to be able to have something relatable / baseline, I did get the 'official' PSU as well, even though I have other high-power USB-C power supplies already. It's passively cooled, so heating up a bit is expected, but compared to USB-C laptop power supplies, I have the feeling that it gets warmer (lower efficiency) and last I checked, it was pulling about 138W from the wall, while showing me 126W on the device's built-in screen.
This results in a roughly estimated efficiency of 90%, which is not excellent, but decent for the price and not super out of norm. For reference, a high-quality ATX power supply like a Seasonic Prime 850W Platinum tops out at 95% efficiency, but it costs over 200 bucks - more than the price of the whole Avalon Nano 3.
In the meantime you can check those out if you haven't already:
[Review] Apollo BTC - Full Node + Miner in a box
[Review] GekkoScience Terminus R909 home miner
So far, I found out from the log files (and the GUI options) that unlike the other fully self-contained unit I tested (Apollo BTC), it doesn't seem to be based on a RaspberryPi / similar 'full' single-board computer, but instead it runs some light Linux distro on a microcontroller. There are mentions of RISC-V in the syslog and there is no 'shutdown' option in the web UI.
The system doesn't act up or have any issues just pulling the power and plugging it back in, which is quite convenient if you want to use it as a space heater in different parts of your home (e.g. shed, basement, anywhere you quickly and temporarily need some warm air). In fact, it boots up and reconnects to WiFi / resumes hashing astonishingly quickly; something that couldn't be said about the Apollo unit.
I really love how compact it is, while having a really respectable hashrate of over 4TH/s.
In order to be able to have something relatable / baseline, I did get the 'official' PSU as well, even though I have other high-power USB-C power supplies already. It's passively cooled, so heating up a bit is expected, but compared to USB-C laptop power supplies, I have the feeling that it gets warmer (lower efficiency) and last I checked, it was pulling about 138W from the wall, while showing me 126W on the device's built-in screen.
This results in a roughly estimated efficiency of 90%, which is not excellent, but decent for the price and not super out of norm. For reference, a high-quality ATX power supply like a Seasonic Prime 850W Platinum tops out at 95% efficiency, but it costs over 200 bucks - more than the price of the whole Avalon Nano 3.