DualMiner The Bitcoin/Litecoin SHA-256 / Scrypt USB Miner
The new DualMiner USB miner is one of the first entries of ASIC's into the Scrypt mining domain using the Gridseed, and we here at CCN first reported about these ASICs all the way back in January. Love them or hate them Scrypt ASICs are here. In the case of the DualMiner it an easy to afford and use USB ASIC that also brings a vastly lower watt per kh/s ratio to GPU miner setups. The deal with the DualMiner is it can mine both BitCoin SHA-256 and Scrypt coins (such as LiteCoins) at the same time if desired. With an easy dip switch setting, it will mine Scrypt at nearly double the dual rate....
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Gridseed Blade. Gridseed started the Scrypt ASIC miner race with its first foray into the market with the DualMiner. The DualMiner is a single chip USB miner that performed at 70 kh/s in Scrypt only mode. Gridseed quickly followed it up with the 5 Chip Orb which ran at 360 kh/s Scrypt only. As everyone was buying the Orbs at a speedy rate, they introduced the Blade. I had the opportunity to test and review the Blade Scrypt miner thanks to GAWMiners with the assistance of Holy Scott from HolyBitcoin. Specifications. The specifications are solid. -There are 2 PCB Panels in each Miner. -Each....
The image above is a new USB miner similar to the ASICMiner's Block Erupters. The price tag is $98, with bulk discounts typical of Chinese manufacturers, for dual mining capabilities. This bad boy can mine Bitcoin and Litecoin at the same time! The device offers 60 khash/s for a total energy usage of around 4 watts. A total of 10 dualminer USB miners would run a total of $921.20 and net in 600 khash/s for 40 watts, compared with an HD 7950 that costs $300 and also produces 600 khash/s but using closer to 250 watts. The energy savings could potentially add up over the course of a year and....
Review: The Blizzard 1.3+ mh/s Scrypt Miner by ZeusMiner. ZeusMiner is the company that makes the Scrypt ASIC miner chips for many companies other than itself. It has positioned itself as not only a manufacturer but also as an OEM and re-seller of ASIC Scrypt Miners. Having to manage all three is a new and unique challenge as many companies are only one or two channels in the chain. So far, despite some bumps in the road, like massive demand at rollout, ZeusMiner has done very well. I recently reviewed the GAWMiners Falcon, which is made by ZeusMiner. It is an excellent miner that is well....
Earlier today, KnCMiner updated their website to reveal a Litecoin Mining Hardware tab, right next to their Bitcoin Mining Hardware tab. Under the new tab, KnCMiner reveals information on their newest ASIC miner: The Titan. The Titan is a 100 MH/s Scrypt ASIC that is designed to be used on the Litecoin network. Of course, there are hundreds of other Scrypt-based altcoins that are clones of Litecoin with slightly modded parameters. The Titan can be used to mine on any of those altcoins as well. The Titan costs $9,995 to preorder and shipment is slated for Q2/Q3 of 2014. KnCMiner has also....
ZeusMiner has been a hit in the Scrypt ASIC Miner manufacturer world. They released their miners at many locations in the field. First, they sold units directly to customers. Second, they did OEM manufacturing for companies like GAWMiner and Hashra. Being able to do both spurred huge growth for the new manufacturer. With the growth and large sales numbers, ZeusMiner has been able to surpass the initial reach that Gridseed, the first Scrypt ASIC miner manufacturer to the market, achieved in a big way. ZeusMiner On The Global Scrypt Mining Network and Next Gen Scrypt Miners. ZeusMiner has....