Reviewing the New Sidehack Sticks: Newpac vs 2Pac vs Compac

I finally got my Sipolar hub, ready to get into the review of the new Sidehack sticks. Gonna compare them with the 2Pac and Compac models. Here are links to buy the sticks, if you're interested.

I see you got the hub! Any specs on it yet?

Just setting it up now. Oh, and by the way, Phil's doing a giveaway if anyone's interested.

I’ve moved my two Newpacs to the new hub. Set them at 250 frequency, pointing at Bravo Mining. Curious to see how they perform.

So how’s the performance so far? Any numbers to share?

Got my third Newpac today. All three are set to 250 freq, plus I got a 2Pac in the mix. Pulling about 41 watts with a hash rate around 190 GH. I think 4 Newpacs could hit 210-220 at that wattage.

Sounds decent! But are you sure about the efficiency? Seems like a lot is lost.

Honestly, I think the power loss is real. The brick isn’t great, maybe 80-90% efficient. I estimate 8-8.5 watts per stick at the port.

You might be overestimating the hub's efficiency. Shouldn’t it be closer to 6W at the port without AB enabled?

I’ll check with my meters after Thanksgiving. I suspect the bricks are not doing us any favors.

Yeah, I think the 2Pac is skewing your numbers. I've heard it can pull quite a bit.

Pulled the 2Pac out. Meter dropped from 40.8 to 24.7 watts. Newpacs pull 8.2 watts now, while the old 2Pac was at 16 watts at 250 frequency.

*grabs popcorn* This is getting interesting!