The Solo Miner model updates too quickly.

[Emma.aurora]

I've gone from the 601 to the 4.8T, then to the 9.6T, and now the 12T. I can't keep up. Which model have you updated to? Which model do you think is the best?
   This is my newly acquired 9.6T:  https://z-m.cc/16/3946

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[flapduck]

Yeah, this is starting to look more like the smartphone market than mining gear. New SKU every five minutes so everyone feels like their hardware is "old" before it's even finished its first dust cleaning.

The way to stay sane with these things is to ignore the model number hype and look at two boring numbers: hashrate and watts. More specifically, watts per TH. If the 12T is basically just a 9.6T with a slightly bigger power brick and marginally better efficiency, it's mostly a marketing bump. If the 12T is genuinely a big jump in J/TH, then it's interesting - but that still has to be weighed against the extra cost, your power price, and how long you expect to keep it running.

I'd stick with the 9.6T you've already got, treat it as your workhorse, and let the 12T prove itself in the wild a bit before even thinking about it. The "best" model is the one that keeps hashing quietly in the corner for years without drama, not the one with the newest number in the name.

[Somegory]

Many people will end up regretting ever purchasing this miners because they thought they would hit a solo block soon, I am already seeing people complaining about why they haven't hit a block yet, I don't purchase solo miners with the intention to hit block in a week, month or year, it might never happen, this is why solo mining is not for everyone.

Solo mining is best for people who already have their ways of earning Bitcoin, and storing for the future, but at a side they are also running few solo miners too, because at the end of the day if all you have is solo miners and you don't hit a block after several weeks have pass you will be pained.

I am not trying to stop anyone from solo mining but the high expectations from this little machines are insane.