I got 7 of these and I was trying to mine. But they just broke. I started hitting this rock and they snapped in half I thought that's mining
2068069
I normally just buy a $40 pick or sledgehammer to hit rocks with. Although far less enjoyable, it is more cost effective than around $7,000 worth of video cards.... (forgive me but I just couldn't resist...)
2068070
NVIDIA is not good for bitcoin mining, better option is ATI, but even these can't keep up with ASIC's. If you are looking for mining, try an altcoin, or get a pickaxe. The TITAN is great for CUDA GPU stuff with Matlab. I have two and set up multiple workers on them.
910779
I had a couple break on me too. I contacted the company from the manual. They needed to see an image so I took a photo and sent them an e-mail with the information. I received replacements in the mail a few days later after communicated with me on the issue. I'd make sure to list how many are broken. I got one more than needed so I kept it as a back-up in case another breaks.
1386512
Yes, they break very easy. they have a score mark that helps break them. They don't always break exactly in half, but close.
1406692
I can only say I smashed four cinderblocks, which are weak compared to rocks. Is recreational rock hitting an anger management tool? Have fun! Sledge hammers could be an option too.
1511787
They will continue breaking. They are Chinese junk. If you are handy, you can take the case apart and hold the motor armature while unscrewing the disk. In the future, don't thread them on tightly! The locking pin simply breaks off when you apply the needed pressure. Keep returning them. I'm on number six.
613943
I think so, mine broke within 30 days, and was a while back, so I don't really recall. I do remember thinking it was weird.
399529
Mine did the same thing and finally one broke. I wound up tossing it after a couple of months. :(
356126
Geez it had to happen. The day after I give a thumbs up, the left grip split at the far left end about a half inch. Darn-it. Gonna have to get some more or another brand. I had really liked these so far.
1055328
Idk I can't remember. I do know they broke shortly after we got them. I would suggest going a different direction.
1224642
They are made of glass. I don't think they'd take any significant impact without breaking.
1474597
Same thing happened to me with the last 3! I bought. They are no longer the quality item they were when I bought my first one a couple years agi. Get your money back!
1384156
Mine broke during this particular exercise. It hurt LOL. I bought the 4 pack from home complete afterwards and haven't had an issue yet.
1749610
i took my daughter's apart for the same reason, the main gear on the motor broke in half... this is a POS, not worth the money. I am trying to get a refund right now
2061725
They are poor quality. I ordered 4. All 4 of them broke and I used them according to their instructions.
515156
I used mine, and one of mine also broke right off. You can't press to hard or they break.
2065431
They should, I used to keep a string (on a usb hub) of these plugged into mining computer with BFGminer running and two block erupter cubes. I also ran same string on a Raspberry later on while it ran a proxy for my Erupter Blades.
649965
Sorry I can't help you. It literally broke in to pieces before we could ever use them. Perhaps I got a bad one but I wouldn't recommend this item.