First Impressions: Hands on With the Bitmain AntMiner R4

First Impressions: Hands on With the Bitmain AntMiner R4

In the days since Bitmain announced the AntMiner R4, we have wondered whether the machine really performs as advertised. After some hands-on time with the R4, our first impression is that it seems to achieve the balance of power, performance and noise output Bitmain was shooting for. AntMiner R4 First Impressions. The R4 and the new APW5 PSU look like....


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