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674 sats \ 26 comments \ @PictureRoom 15 Feb bitcoin

I'd like to purchase a second laptop to manage bitcoin.

Would anyone recommend the T440p Thinkpad?

I'm just wanting something that is simple, barebones, cheap and reliable to install required applications for managmeent.

Also, anything else that I should look for spec wise?

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109 sats \ 9 replies \ @ek 15 Feb

Should be a good choice! I have a T420, T420s and a X220 and all of them are fine. T440p should be even better.

Also, anything else that I should look for spec wise?

SSD instead of HDD is always nice but not absolutely necessary

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 15 Feb

I second this

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

Which model?

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

Brilliant, thank you.

Would you recommend any good sources for purchasing a laptop, other than ebay, swappa, etc?

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 15 Feb

Not really, I bought mine refurbished from vendors on ebay

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

Thoughts on this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/387867259538?epid=28067880535&LH_ItemCondition=1000%7C2010

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 15 Feb

This one is much better than the one you posted in #886375 for just $50 more, see CPU benchmark and 16GB vs 8GB.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

The t490 you’re saying is the better?

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

or https://www.ebay.com/itm/186799664370?LH_ItemCondition=2020

35 sats \ 0 replies \ @expatriotic 15 Feb

The T440p works if you’re on a budget, but:

Upgrade RAM to 16GB & 1TB SSD
Physically remove webcam/mic
Flash me_cleaner to kill Intel backdoors
Run Linux (Wi-Fi OFF, Ethernet only source)

**If spending $300+, get a T480. **

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Solomonsatoshi 15 Feb

Anything that runs Linux...and has 4+GB RAM

Microsoft and Apple are state sponsored spyware.

28 sats \ 0 replies \ @1GLENCoop 15 Feb

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Absolutely no Microsoft. Absolutely no Apple. Any laptop will do; just install Linux on it. I recommend Ubuntu.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @rebel_nomad 15 Feb

T440 should be great! But its old hardware, so expect things to break after a while...

If you have some RAM and the time to learn then QubesOS could be perfect. Or Virtualbox, with wallets running in a VM that has no network at all.

That is how I keep some of my Bitcoin secure using Electrum cold wallets on this laptop, first I denied it network in Virtualbox itself, then I ripped out all the networking packages inside the VM.

Yeah there might be a keylogger somewhere in theory, but since I am running this using Mullvad on Linux Mint I should be fine. Got most in hardware wallets of course.

Lots of ways to secure things once you are on older hardware and Linux or QubesOS!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

Thank you!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bitcoiner1 15 Feb

Are you planning to run an onchain node?, lightning node? Or just wallets?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

Well I have a start9 unit already separately running so it will not be on the computer. It’ll be used for managing wallets and transactions I think

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ef1c0565a4 15 Feb freebie

What do you mean by "managing BTC"?

Don't out any seed phrase in any hardware which has direct or indirect connection to the internet. Use air gapped wallets.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Beeteesea 15 Feb freebie

One factor to consider is where the laptop is assembled and the origins of its components. I like Lenovo, but I chose HP for this reason.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Beeteesea 15 Feb freebie

Crypto only laptop-guide:

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @catoshi 15 Feb

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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

But which model?

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @catoshi 15 Feb

It depends on your needs. What do you mean by "required applications for managmeent" ?

Depending on how you manage your corn, you'll need different apps/os that will consequently define the hardware. List the things you want to "manage" and may helps help you select the right model.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

So the things I use:

Sparrow wallet
Start9 node software (alby wallet, btcpay server, etc)
Tor Browser
Bitwarden
And anything else that I may need to consider (?!)

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @konstantin21 15 Feb

start9 has sparrow and self hosted bitwarden (vaultwarden). just set up the laptop as a start9 node and access it through your LAN/ Tor.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @PictureRoom OP 15 Feb

clean. thank you

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