The Goldshell Byte is a solid choice for home mining enthusiasts, but the reliability and firmware quality leave a lot to be desired.

The stock PSU died on me after just one week of hashing. To Goldshell's credit, they immediately shipped out a replacement unit without any hassle. However, both the PSU and the miner itself run extremely hot, so I'm honestly not sure how long this new PSU (and the Byte as a whole) will last, especially when running at the HIGH power setting.

Then today, my Byte randomly lost its WiFi connection and switched back to access point mode for no apparent reason. I had to manually connect to it and reconfigure the WiFi settings before it would work normally again. No other WiFi devices in my network ever experienced anything like that. This isn't exactly what you'd expect from a device that's supposed to run 24/7 without any babysitting.

The web interface sort of works, but it still feels like a beta version if you know what I mean? It gets the job done but feels unpolished (FW ver 3.1.2).

Overall, I love the concept and it's great for hobbyist solo mining, but the execution isn't quite there yet. Really hoping for some firmware updates to fix at least the software issues.