For in-system (carrier) mining, the large number of internal module slots allows the Anaconda to have vast amounts of collectors, especially if you use the 7a Universal (8 simultaneous). You sacrifice cargo space, but when you have massive collectors and an engineered power distributor, you move so quickly. However, for long haul mining, the Cutter's massive capacity makes the many jumps worth your time.

Gonna throw a wildcard at ya, Type 10 Defender with 9 double engineered mining lasers from Zetian's Recall in LTT 198 (it's a permit locked system, so you may need to unlock it, and takes some raw materials and 16 osmium to purchase each laser, so buying 9 isn't that easy, but it's well worth it IMO). The extra range on the double engineered lasers, and the fact that they don't get any "damage falloff" makes up for the Type 10's slower speed, and the fact that they only have 50% power draw means you can fire constantly until the rock is drained with all lasers. Holds 288 cargo (+ 6 in the refinery) , so not as much as the cutter, but still a nice long mining session. 13 active collector limpets (a 3a, 5a and a 7a multi controller) and 2 prospectors (a 3a), so scouting for rocks isn't too much of a chore) Really is a fun build... and laser mining with friends is so much better 'cos everyone gets 100% from each rock!

For me, its my Cutter without question. When i go out mining, im not as concerned about having a blast. im there for only one singular purpose: to make as much damn capital as possible to fund my ambitions and do what I really enjoy. When i go out to mine, i want to make it count. And Nothing makes profit like this thing when used right. and even still, once you get the hang of how she flies, its still very relaxing and enjoyable mining with her. There's also another major advantage it has over the anaconda thats critical.... not only is it able to still have MASSIVE protective shields and weaponry to easily defend itself, its also WAAAAAY faster and nearly immune to being mass locked. what this translates into is a mining ship that is virtually impossible to take down if someones careful. making it one of the safest ships for mining in the game if there's ever any trouble. that peace of mind to me is worth far more value to me than any advantages the conda could give as there is nothing more demoralizing than spending all that time mining only to have a pirate player or enemy ship jump in out of nowhere and destroy not only your ship but all your hard work and profit. you just have so much flexibility with this ship.

Completely off topic, but totally useful... Professor Palin's desire for Unclassified Relics will allow you to bypass the normal unlock process, if you show up with one. Doesn't even cost you the relic. You can do it, then toss to a buddy. Just don't lose it.

I have only mined in the Cutter, then gave it up for the Python. I have not tried the Anaconda. I might have to give it a try. Great video as always.

I agree that patience and gameplay time play a big role in which ship to use. Myself, I lack the patience to mine more than 200 to 300 tons of anything before I take my cargo back to my fleet carrier. That said, for those who do not own a carrier, the Anaconda's jump range makes it easier to unload, in some cases without a fuel scoop at all which allows even more cargo space. It also has a larger distributor for better handling of more mining lasers. The Cutter has the advantage in total cargo and straight line speed to run from pirates which helps if you are in that situation. Also, I have found that flying around or between rocks in the Cutter could be mitigated greatly by using mining lances with 4 times the range of normal mining lasers. This keeps you further from the rocks and limits the chances of hitting them accidently. Then you just have to rotate your ship and shoot the next rock without really moving the ship at all. I do have a question though: Have you ever considered mining with a Corvette? It has the exact core modules as the Anaconda so it can also handle more lasers and it has both more cargo, and better maneuverability. Enough that you can even core mine with it too! At the great loss of jump range, which isn't an issue if you have a fleet carrier. Anyway, I've used all 3 and I am currently using an Anaconda for laser mining equipped with 6 mining lances, leaving the large and huge hardpoints on the bottom for defense weapons should the need arise. Oh, and the mining lances also do damage to pirates so, I can and have taken out pirates and went right back to mining! Lol. Sorry this was so long, just sharing my experience. o7 Commanders!

Well, the ship that made me Elite and a billionaire was the Python. These days, my go-to is usually my cutter, but I've been having fun trying out others for the hack of it. For instance, I made a minimally engineered Type 7 laser miner recently. It's slow, ugly, and hallows a bit like a drunk hippo, but it can mine over 250 tons of material. It forces patience and decompression. My Clipper, in contrast, is very heavily engineered and used to quickly mine for platinum or to quickly grind manufactured materials by relogging at High Grade emission spawns.

I also don't like spending a long time in the ring. I use a Vette, as it has better maneuverability and optional internal space for mining (can take advantage of the 8 collectors from 7a multi limpet controller and still run 256 cargo. I run five class 2 and two class one engineered mining lasers, 256 cargo, 20 collectors, two class 3a prospectors that I run on a seperate fire group so I can fire 4 prospectors in about the time it takes to fire 2 with one 3a prospector. This build burns down asteroids in about 16 seconds without stopping or overheating, and I fill the 266 cargo with platinum in about 30-35 minutes. I don't run a shield as I mine off of my carrier, but a shield could be added but you would only have 17 collectors. o7

The Python. I can be out & back in an hour. That's with standard Limpet Controllers. I have yet to switch over to Mining Limpet Controllers. Then it might even be faster. I keep it at a station with a Raw Material trader & fly to it in my Trading Anaconda. Fill up. Switch the Prospector Limpet Controller for a Cargo Rack & that empties out anything in my Refinery. I can then see if the best price is a Medium or Large Landing pad. If large (nearly ever time) I just change ships & I am away. If Medium I swap out 2 controllers for a Fuel Scoop & Guardian FSD Booster. Switch the Refinery for a docking computer & I'm away in the Python. Sell, back, put the ship back to mining configuration for the next time then back to my Carrier in my Anaconda.

I prefer the anaconda. It can have 12 collectors and just under 200 tonnes of cargo, making the mining fast and reducing the time until i get paid 😂 filling a 500 tonne cargo hold always took a bit too much time for me to keep interested in 1 session.

I literally just grabbed a conda think I may give it a shot

I made soooooo much money mining back before they beat it senseless with the nerfed bat. These days I mainly do tritium mining with a cutter to fuel my FC. Never tried doing it with a conda but I will have a look at it now since I tend to get bored before I fill up the cutter and my conda is just collecting dust.

Personally, neither the conda or the cutter are my choice for mining. I prefer the Corvette. Not only because the size 8 distributor can fire 3 size 2 mining lasers continually until a rock is depleted, same as a conda, but it only takes 2.5 pips and 10 seconds to strip a rock which means you can still devote 2 pips to engines making it faster and more nimble than cutter or conda. It'll take 384t of ore - 50% more than conda and pretty evenly matched to the cutter if you choose to take a multi-limpet. If you don't, then the corvette can fly 13 collectors to the cutter's 12, speeding up the process. Last, the corvette can carry a full complement of 3x med laser, 1x abrasion, 1x sub-surface plus 2 Huge hardpoints for those pirates. The conda can just about match that with 1x huge and 2 x large but the poor cutter can't compete with only 1 huge left over and much poorer convergence.

Cutter v Anaconda isn't even close, the type 9 is a much better comparison to the Cutter. You don't _have_ to fill the hold, just do your thing and leave when the squirrels call.

I have mined with both. If doing mapped mining and going for sheer tonnage, can't beat the cutter. But I can't sit and mine for huge amounts of time without getting bored and in VR, it is kind of inconvenient to get the mapped images in the VR display and keep changing them. The Anaconda is about right size for me. Note: I do use my carrier as a mining base. My Anaconda is set up with 4 mining lasers, Sub Surface drill, abrasion blaster, and seismic charge launcher. Plenty of collectors keep the ore coming in and the rear cockpit keeps my perspective away from faceplanting the rock. I can mine any rock I come up against. In Platinum Hotspots you get both surface and sub surface with the occasional sweet candy core to pop. 256 tons of cargo seems about right for my attention span. I normally roll out with 200 limpets and depending on my luck, I am dumping limpets by the time I am down to 100 or so. 8-10 at a time to make room for incoming rocks. If I hit it just right, the last collectors flying have stuffed the hold and pack the remaining slots in the refinery. Pack up shop. Abandon my poor loyal limpets, and dump my cargo at the carrier. For sales runs, I will pack the Cutter as it has better range and capacity. Normally I don't move the carrier as getting a good parking spot in a double platinum system can be tricky.

Thanks for your sharing. I was just confused with the use of anaconda. Thanks for your suggestions. That is quite help a lot. I also do not have much time to play this game. So it is the same with your feelings to play ED.

I hear ya friend. But i laser mine... in a Type9. 😂😊haha. I never have enough time to fill all 512 cargo slots.

Type-10 is the ideal universal mining platform. Can't see any other ship in this role with comparable performance and flexibility.

My mining build is a type-9. Sure it is slow and turns like a drunk elephant, but it has a lot of cargo space and is cheap build compared to a lot of other options. Now when I mine I will keep my fleet carrier parked very close. Fill up with plat, offload to the fleet carrier, repeat. I'll do that until I feel like doing something else and with the carrier right there I can grab one of my other ships and go do whatever and come back later whenever I feel like mining again. When I decide its time to sell all that plat, I jump to the system that has the best prices and offload. Like printing credits. Thanks for the vid!

Strip mining is like fresh water fishing. Core mining is like salt water fishing

I do mining maybe couple times a week and just for fun so my favorite way is - krait mk2, 200 cargo, dirty drives and 550m/s faoff boosting between rocks :) Core/sub surface mining, lasers are pretty boring on my opinion. And also I dont look for specific best profitable spots, just jumping around nearest systems and scan rings for hotspots, blowing each core , not focusing on any specific type. Pretty fun and relaxing if you ask me)

T9 with triple mining lazers, 2 collector panels, and a fighter bay...thats the best strip miner. 256t of cargo is about as much mining as you will wanna do in an evening. Krait MK2 is best for core mining.

hi sir great video for me when i am playing ( i am not playing due to the way the company do the things with console players) i already try those 2 ship models with the conda the proccess was fast so the ship had a lower capacity than the cutter well prepare to use it so would take more time to fill the ship but i made best minnig experiences and enjoying ones using a t10 defender personally moves really good for a big ship the cargo capacity would be half beetween the conda and the cutter but the canopy view from the type 10 was a lot better personally i was doing minning operations with my carrier near by so when a reach certain amount of material i would travel to a post (specially best profitable ones ) and make a good amount of credits. the history to get the cutter for me is the same as you are i will make my way to imperial ranks when i reach duke i will get the clearance to the marvelous cutter and i brought actually i got 2 on my carrier then i plot route to one of the bigger comerce port sites RANA at make a lot of transport missions with the (PEACEMILION) that is my ship and i mean a lot i manage to have 7 billion credits then i a rare event the developers have a 50% discount on the value to cmdrs spend and adquire their carriers and i finnaly got my chance to get the( LUSITANIA) my carrier and then is history sir ! it congrats cmdr another great video sir!

Type 7 or 9 is the only way to go. If you can't afford them/need a M pad go with a keelback or T6. Tracking python is the meta but its better suited for combat.

try the type 9 it can have the same capacity as the cutter but just feel it man you will see. . . type 9 good miner!

Clutter, if you have an FC conda if you don't.... and they should both be in haz rez hot spots, in my opinion.

Well……. Depends, carrier supported the cutter comes out tops. If your hiking your commodities the anaconda has faster turn around time. Though it has been a long time since I did anything other than trit mining in the deep black.

I don't have to choose because I own them both.

what's the cutter mining built for 500 mill?

Do you live somewhere in Europe, Loot... or do you work strange hours? Your uploading time is very 'European'. Anyway, it's settled then - gonna get myself a mining Conda :)