Node hardware in 2026 — Pi, mini-PC or old laptop?

Second this. the energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic. Anyone tried the opposite?

This matches my experience. I moved everything to a used server PSU and the difference was bigger than any chip tweak. Would you do it differently?

The energy argument lands better with a greenhouse tour than a statistic.

Genuine question first: a 253W night-tariff window is the closest thing to free money in home mining. Convince me otherwise.

This matches my experience. heat reuse in the basement is what makes the maths work for me in winter.

Strong disagree with the last reply — solo mining ALPH is a lottery where you keep the ticket price as expected value. I still buy the ticket. Curious what the group thinks.

Running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included. Anyone tried the opposite?