Could someone more knowledgeable than myself please specify what exactly the difference is between "obsolete proof" and "upgrades over time." The "upgrades over time" characteristic seems to be the selling point for the primes, whereas the other hashlets are obsolete proof. I figure them to be synonymous but GAW explicitly makes a difference between the two.
I don't think this is the answer but does it mean that the primes will increase their hashing power, or operate at lower cost, whereas the other hashlets that do not upgrade over time have their costs remain static?
I'm just trying to find more clarity as to what warrants the increased investment in the primes.
They haven't released all of the information around the primes yet, but speculation is that it can adapter to mine different algorithms besides scrypt or sha, other possibility could be that hashrates could increase.
- one "upgrade over time" is that the primes are supposed to be able to mine at 40Gh Sha pretty soon
I think obsolete proof is because the miner is always to remain profitable as in if they have to lower maintenance fees for us to get payouts they will