100 sats \ 3 replies \ @sethforprivacy OP 19 May 2022 \ parent \ on: I dove into the self-sovereign stack for Lightning, here is a loooong thread on my thoughts/experience/tech choices bitcoin
IMO the best hardware for the things we need in cryptocurrency are Intel NUCs or Lenovo USFF desktops -- both are similarly sized to a Pi + case, but have full-power hardware, AES support, NVMe support, proper power, etc.
I use one of these: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/desktops/thinkcentre/m-series-tiny
Can easily find them refurbed/second-hand from businesses that dump them, then just throw in a SATA or NVMe SSD and you have an immensely powerful node at your disposal.
Pi's/SBCs have power issues, storage issues, limited hardware instructions sets (usually), and lots of other things that just aren't ideal for something like this IMO. Yes, they're cheap, but they're not even widely available anymore.
I've seen the Intel NUCs get shilled on Bitcoin Twitter before but haven't heard much about the Thinkcentre's. There's a lot to learn!
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Is this still a good choice or are there more modern options? Under $200?
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Yes! Basically just look for the most modern CPU version you can afford and do a minimum of 8GB of RAM.
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