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139 sats \ 10 replies \ @TNStacker 8 Apr 2023 \ on: Daily discussion thread
Mac Mini or Raspberry Pi for node hardware. I can't decide. Still researching!
Last minute Easter shopping for the boy.
Deepening my understanding of bitcoin privacy, Conjoin, Whirlpool, etc.
Mac Mini.
Raspberry Pis require a stable power supply which isn't trivial (and which depends on your peripherals). You need to know your stuff to tell if a power supply is decent and won't throttle your Pi (without you noticing anything, except your channel partners if you run a LN node).
For example, the first thing is you need to be able to tell the difference between a power supply and a charger even though both can get your pi to boot and look very similar.
Also SD cards aren't known for having a lot of read/write cycles compared to SSDs.
And aren't Pis at the moment quite expensive? So you wouldn't even save a lot of money with a Pi, I guess.
But @DarthCoin can probably add his knowledge here.
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You explain it perfectly, I don't need to add more.
And as you said, a laptop is much easier, is even having a backup battery, so you don't worry too much about power cut. You only have to be sure your internet connection is also having a battery backup.
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Mac Mini is no laptop though, haha
And thanks for the kind words! I learned a lot from you haha
Good point about the internet connection also requiring UPS if you really want to have a stable setup.
But I guess we don't want to make stuff too complex for someone just getting started (I think?).
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Thanks!
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Thanks!
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Mac Mini plus UPS
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Mac Mini wiped with Ubuntu
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Intel NUC.
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Why?
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cheap, efficient, easily upgradeable
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