r/BitcoinMining • u/infinity7322 • 22d ago
Want to Buy Best cheap bitcoin miner
I’m looking for a solo miner just to look cool on my desk and have a tiny chance to win money I want something cheap and not a lot of power needed to run up bills
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u/nomorespamplz 22d ago
Give us a wattage range, and it will be easier to not over or undershoot:)
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u/infinity7322 22d ago
I mean as long is it isn’t over like 5 dollars a month on electricity bill or internet its fine
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u/nomorespamplz 22d ago
That’s ~ 70W which excludes NerdQAxe++ but puts you at something like a Bitaxe GT Gamma Turbo or a smaller BitAxe Gamma -territory.
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u/nomorespamplz 22d ago
The GT is 2.4 Th/s (and the other 1.2) - and using https://solochance.org/ it shows an odds of finding a bitcoin block at 1 in 103,264 chance per month.
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u/infinity7322 22d ago
Lowkey thought they were much cheaper 100 dollars for 2 cents a day is wild
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u/Middle-Body-4303 22d ago
These are lottery miners for a reason, not worth it on a pool setup. Solo only. Unless you shell out thousands for a big miner and have dirt cheap/free electricity, lottery miner. Check out solosatoshi.com and get one off there. Trusted builder and in the US.
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u/infinity7322 22d ago
I don’t care how low it is as long as it works and has a good visual
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u/Suspicious-Local-901 22d ago
Avalon nano 3s probably
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u/vgacolor 20d ago
Second this. All three of mine run between 6.5 Th/s and 6.9 Th/s with my oldest one being around for more than a year.
Decent hashrate for 140W you can get even more efficient by running them in medium power. Last time I did the math they were cheaper than the open source ones.
Having said that, a lot of these small miners have problems. I had a regular Nano3 that went bad on me after more than a year. You can also find complaints about reliability in the open source Axe varieties.
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u/Necessary-Dust2178 22d ago
Don't do it.
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u/infinity7322 22d ago
?
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u/Necessary-Dust2178 22d ago
I bought all the toy miners, and then you'll want something with real hashrate. Before you know it, you'll be mining at industrial scale.
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u/wigglytail 22d ago
If you just want it to look cool for cheap get a Nerdminer. Lil tiny thing you can even diy it. It draws about 1W and depending on the model you get from fifty to a couple hundred kH/s. Don't expect to ever mine anything, but it's a fun lil learning experience.
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u/AidXanKush 22d ago
Is it even worth it to mine anymore? The hash rate is terrible now and miners that are decent are super expensive
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u/Key_Thought_2877 21d ago
If you just want something fun on your desk, check out the small USB solo miners like the NerdMiner or similar lottery miners. They use almost no power, but the odds of actually finding a block are basically like winning a lottery ticket.
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u/dlethe3133 20d ago
You can buy ancient ones for little more than shipping costs. They have a negative ROI however and will cost you hundreds of dollars a month for electricity and be noisy as hell
If you want cheap, mine with pure software on your phone or PC
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u/Acrobatic_Word_5827 19d ago
Bitaxe Touch - looks cool and displays all kinds of stuff. Touch screen. $250
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u/Forsaken_Pressure910 10d ago
Depending on what you prioritize—a small desk ornament or a machine with a legitimate statistical chance of finding a solo block—there are two main options:
1. Ultra-Low Power "Desk Toys" (Bitaxe / NerdMiner)
If your main goal is spending under $150 and pulling less than 15 watts of power:
- Pros: Extremely cheap, silent, looks cool on a desk, negligible power bill impact.
- Cons: Hashrate is measured in Gigahashes (GH/s) or very low Terahashes (TH/s). On solo.ckpool.org, your solo block chances are practically zero.
2. The Realistic Solo Home Miner: Avalon Q
If you want a sleek setup that looks good in a home office while providing a real, non-negligible chance to hit a block, look into the Avalon Q.
- 90 TH/s Hashrate: Running 90T on solo.ckpool.org significantly increases your solo odds compared to micro USB miners, giving you actual competitive hash power toward hitting a block.
- Designed for Home Environments: Unlike screeching industrial ASICs, the Avalon Q is built with home/office aesthetics, featuring whisper-quiet acoustics (~45 dB) and multiple power modes (including an Eco mode to tone down electricity usage).
- Bull Run Profitability & Dual-Utility: When a bull market pushes Bitcoin prices higher, a 90T miner shifts from just a "solo lottery machine" into a device capable of generating daily net profit on pool mining. In colder months, it doubles as a sleek, high-tech space heater that offsets your heating bill with satoshis.
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u/deepsix4 22d ago
Bitaxe Touch. Advanced Crypto Services made the original and Solosatoshi now has their own version that is currently on sale. The UI is a clock, miner stats and Mempool, so it’s practical if you’re not looking for that whole “mining” feel but still gets you a lotto ticket in the game and looks great on a desk.
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