00:00So a few weeks back I went down a rabbit hole looking for the smallest,
00:03quietest crypto miners you can actually run on a desk without your electric bill screaming at you
00:07and honestly, I did not expect to enjoy it this much. These little Bitcoin lottery miners pull
00:13barely more power than a phone charger, they look super cool sitting next to your monitor,
00:17and every single one of them is basically a tiny lottery ticket that runs 24-7.
00:22I dug through the listings, compared the hash rates, the reviews, the prices,
00:27all of it, and these are the 5 best deals I found.
00:30Let's get into it.
00:32Kicking things off, we've got the NM Miner Nerdminer V2 on the ESP32-032 board,
00:38and this one is the showpiece of the group. You're getting a 3.2-inch smart display,
00:43the biggest screen in this lineup pushing around 960 kHz per second,
00:47and that screen genuinely makes a difference day-to-day. You can read your hash rate,
00:52your best share, your uptime from across the room without squinting.
00:56It's sitting at $155.84, which is the premium pick here, no question. But it's got just under
01:034,900 sold and a straight-up perfect 5-star rating, and that kind of feedback at that price
01:08tells you people aren't returning these. If you want the nicest-looking one on the shelf,
01:14this is it. Next up is the A23F with the 2.8-inch display, and this is the one I'd
01:19call the grown-up
01:20version of the Budget Miner's. Same 960 kHz per second, but it ships with an actual stand,
01:27so it sits at a proper viewing angle instead of flopping over on your desk. Little thing,
01:32but you notice it every day. It's $119.76 with over 4,600 sold and a 4.7 rating.
01:41Now, is it more expensive than some of the others on this list?
01:46Yeah. What you're paying for is build quality, the stand, and a seller with a serious track record.
01:52If you want something that looks finished rather than like a bare dev board,
01:56this is a really solid middle ground. Okay, now let's talk about the one that
02:01made my jaw drop a little. This 2.8-inch Nerdminer V2 is running 1,030 kHz per second that's
02:08higher
02:08than both of the miners I just showed you, and it's $18.36. $18. That is genuinely less than a
02:16pizza. Over 4,600 people have bought it, and it's holding a 4.7 rating, so this isn't some fluke
02:23listing. Look, at this price you're not expecting a luxury enclosure, but the hash rate is real and the
02:29display works. If you've been curious about solo mining and you just want to try it without
02:34committing, buy this one. There's basically zero risk at $18. Coming in at number 4 is this NM
02:42Miner A34R, and I think this might be the actual sweet spot of the whole list. It's pushing 1,060
02:49kHz per second, the highest hash rate here, with a 2.8-inch color display, and it's $24.62.
02:56So for about $6 more than the last one, you're getting a bump in performance and the best rating
03:01of the budget picks at 4.8 stars from over 4,300 buyers. The color display is nicer to look
03:08at than
03:08you'd think, and the whole thing sips power. If somebody asked me which one to buy and gave me
03:13no other information, I'd probably point them right here. And rounding out the list, the NM Miner ESP32
03:20series running 1,000 kHz per second on a 2.8-inch smart display. What's interesting about this one is
03:27it's a dual-config setup, you've got the 1,000 kHz mode plus an S3 mode at 380 kHz, so
03:33you can tune
03:33it depending on how you want to run things. It's $76.44 with over 4,200 sold and a 4
03:41.9 rating,
03:42which is the second highest score on this entire list. That rating is the reason it's here.
03:48When you see 4,000 plus sales and people still rating it 4.9, that's a product that consistently
03:53does what it says. Great option if you want reliability without going full premium.
03:59Alright, that's the 5. Every link is down in the description, so go check current prices because
04:05these move around a lot. And listen, be realistic, these are lottery miners, you're buying a fun,
04:11low-power ticket, not a paycheck. But for the price? Totally worth it.
04:18If this helped you out, smash that like button and subscribe, because I'm testing more of this
04:23stuff soon. Catch you in the next one.
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