Bitaxe - Made in Germany
In principle anyone can build and sell a Bitaxe, because the schematics, board layout and firmware are open source. Many manufacturers around the world do so.
We build our Bitaxe units ourselves in Germany. This makes us manufacturer and retailer at the same time and, to our knowledge, the only Bitaxe manufacturer in Germany. Production takes place entirely in Germany.
Out of the box the Bitaxe 603 Gamma runs at 1.54 TH/s. Many Bitaxe Gamma units from other manufacturers ship at around 1.07 TH/s. That is about 44 % more hashrate with the same BM1370 chip. On top of that come factory-new chips, the all-black design with optional black Noctua fans, and support in German and English directly from the manufacturer.
Solomining compared
| Feature | Solomining | Other manufacturers |
|---|---|---|
| Hashrate out of the box | 1.54 TH/s (603) | usually around 1.07 TH/s |
| Efficiency | 15 J/TH (Bitmain's rating for the BM1370) | about 16.6 J/TH (1.07 TH/s at 17.8 W with default settings) |
| Made in Germany | yes | no |
| Factory-new ASIC chips | yes | not always stated |
| All-black design | yes | depends on the seller |
| Support in German and English | yes | depends on the seller |