1 sat \ 5 replies \ @ek 8 Oct 2022 \ parent \ on: Best/cheapest/available hardware for Bitcoin node + lightning bitcoin
Is that a huge mouse or is the thing so small? I'm really confused.
The mouse is just a normal small logitech mouse.
The NUC is really small, size of a Rpi. Look at Gigabyte Brix BACE series.
Fanless and really good and stable machine.
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Just looked into the HP EliteDesk series. Found some cheap ones selling on ebay (without RAM and SSD but that's okay). Do you have an opinion on them?
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HP in general is a bad choice. They have a high rate of getting broken.
If you go for 2nd hand/refurbished, always go for Dell, Lenovo (IBM), Asus, Gigabyte, Fujitsu, Toshiba.
I worked 25+ years in IT hardware and systems.
Dell are the most robust machines. HP are the last to choose, only when I do not have another choice. Always get broken.
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Ah, mh. Already bought one for 30€:
HP EliteDesk Desktop PC Barebone 800 G1 USDT Dual Core G3220 2x 3.0 GHz B-Grade
Thought this would be a good deal since I already have a 1TB SSD and just need some RAM. Maybe I can salvage some from an old broken laptop I have lying around. Can't do much wrong with 30€ I guessed.
G3220 also does not look so bad. I compared it to i3-4130 which I have in my desktop PC. i3-4130 seems to be only 13% faster.
So I thought these specs should be enough for a full + LN node.
Let's see how long it will run
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Thanks, I'll look into it
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