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Father Nick Blaha fathernick@nostrplebs.com 1 year ago
All, a quick request for some feedback: Recently I acquired some classroom desktop computers that are no longer needed, and would never be capable of running Windows 11. They're HP computers, mostly, with 125GB SSDs. They seem ideal for self hosting a personal server, and I have been successful getting #StartOS working on one of them after a RAM upgrade to 16GB, to future-proof it for the bitcoin stack. Obviously a larger SSD would be desirable but that's an easy upgrade if it's wanted. What do you think someone would be willing to pay for such a device?

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stupleb stupleb@nostrplebs.com 1 year ago
With 16gb ram and a basic 2tb SATA ssd, people might give you $200-250 for them, maybe. Marketing then as Bitcoin nodes and offering to help get them set up with a little bit of your time would likely earn you your profit margin, rather than the hardware itself.
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Father Nick Blaha fathernick@nostrplebs.com 1 year ago
Good to know! Very good idea, I’m certainly willing to spend some time with the onboarding. That amount seems higher than what I was expecting with this level hardware, but with the setup process, that makes sens. I should specify, I am not looking for profit so much as a sense of what people would see as a reasonable investment on their part to get started with a bitcoin & lightning node and a personal server.
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Silner silner@aapl.pro 1 year ago
Although my curiosity isn't much use to you, I would like to know why you chose #Startos?
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Dimi 1 year ago
Yeah, I just pass the hw cost along at cost & charge for my time. Much easier to be transparent about pricing & intention. View quoted note →
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