00:00Okay, so picture this, a tiny box sitting on your desk, quietly doing the math, and every 10 minutes
00:05it takes a shot at a bitcoin block worth more than your house. That's the whole idea behind
00:10lottery miners, and honestly, they've become the coolest desk toy in the crypto world.
00:15I've been digging through listings for weeks, and I found 5 of them that are actually worth
00:19your money right now – real hash rates, real reviews, and prices that won't make you flinch.
00:24Let's get into it.
00:26First up is the NM Miner official colorful smart TV, and this thing is genuinely charming.
00:32It's shaped like a little retro television, it pushes about 1,000 kHz per second, and
00:37when it's not hunting for blocks it doubles as a silent desktop clock with a colorful animated
00:41display. At $132.38 it's the cheapest way into the TV-style miners, and with nearly 5,000
00:49units sold and a perfect 5-star rating, people clearly aren't just buying it, they're keeping
00:54it. If you want something that looks like a gift and functions like a mining rig, this
00:58is the one.
01:00Next, the NM Miner NM TV smart TV model bumps things up to around 1060 kHz per second, which
01:06makes it the fastest of the ESP32 units on this list.
01:10The build feels a little more premium, the screen is crisper, and it runs completely silent,
01:15no fans, no whine, nothing.
01:18It's $154.90, so you're paying about $20 more than the first one, but you're getting
01:24extra hash rate and a nicer finish.
01:26Over 4,500 sold with a 5-star average tells you the quality control is solid.
01:32This is the one I'd put on a shelf where guests can see it.
01:36Now, if you're serious, and I mean actually serious about your odds, the 2026 Bitax Gamma
01:41601 is a completely different animal. This runs a real BM 1370 ASIC chip pulling 1.2 terahash
01:48per second at only 18 watts. That's roughly a thousand times the hash rate of the ESP32
01:54boards. Yes, it's $777.65, which is a real investment, but it's fully open-source, incredibly
02:02efficient, and it's the closest thing to a legitimate solo mining shot you can put on
02:06a desk. 4,500 sold at 5 stars, the Bitaxe community does not mess around.
02:13Coming back down to earth, the NM Miner Bitcoin Lucky Miner runs 987 kHz per second on a 2.8
02:19-inch
02:19smart display, and at $126.07 it's the most affordable pick on this entire list.
02:26It's plug-and play over USB, you flash your Bitcoin address, connect it to Wi-Fi, and that's
02:31it, you're mining.
02:32The screen shows your hash rate, uptime, block height, and price, so it's genuinely useful
02:37even when you forget it's running. If you're curious but don't want to spend much, start
02:42here. It's the perfect Gateway Miner.
02:46And finally, the NM Miner Nerd Miner V2 with the 3.2-inch display.
02:51This one's about the screen, it's the biggest of the bunch, bright, easy to read from across
02:56the room, and it makes all that live data actually enjoyable to glance at. It runs 960 kHz per
03:02second on the ESP32-032 board, and it's $155.84. Slightly lower hash rate than the TV models,
03:11sure, but if you want the classic Nerd Miner V2 experience with a display you can actually
03:16read without leaning in, this is the pick. Over 3,000 sold, still a clean 5 stars.
03:22All 5 links are down in the description, and I've checked them for the best current prices,
03:27so grab whichever one fits your setup. If this helped you out, smash that like button
03:32and subscribe, I post deal roundups like this every single week. Good luck out there, and
03:37hey, maybe you'll be the one who hits the block.
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