Click to expand.That would still be CPU mining or graphic card at best. Biffuz's statement is still correct; you need specialized hardware to make money. Forget about it. I can't speak for Biffuz, but I'm certain neither one of us are saying this to. you. Using a regular computer will cost you more in energy costs than you'd gain by mining.
Mining is a great way to enter the cryptocurrency ecosystem. However, Bitcoin/Litecoin is almost impossible to mine for the average user. However, just because you do not own an expensive ASIC miner doesn’t mean you can’t “mine” with any average computer to ultimately obtain Bitcoin (using a.
If you want to try it for the.-and-giggles be my guest but a MacBook Pro has an estimated hash rate of 0.01Ghps, at current bitcoin rates you'd make $0.004 per year, less than half a penny, and it would cost you (running the 60w power brick) about $63.07 in electricity costs. You want to use a MacPro tower?
Congratulations, you're up to 0.04Ghps. At current bitcoin rates you'd make $0.016 per year, about a penny and a half, and it would cost you (running the standard 270w power supply) about $283.81 in electricity costs.
Even if you only mine while you're using the computer, the increased energy costs by running the CPU full tilt all the time vs idling between tasks would mean you'd lose money. MacBook for 8 hours a day, you'd make maybe $0.001 per year and it'll cost you an extra $20 in electricity.