This is actually new to me about running full node on a computer just to support the Bitcoin community. For what? What are the benefits of running 24/7 that costs power but what in return? I guess big mining companies are doing the same way since they have top of the line hardware.
I wish one day I could get my hands on the work to experience this Bitcoin core personally.
As bitcoin fan pointed out, there's no monetary reward for running a full node. But you do get the chance to not only contribute the system by verifying transactions and you also get the best security if you link your wallet to your node.
I have a question for you bitcoin fan. Do you think buying a bitseed core would be a good purchase? It's online 24/7 by itself and it would save me a lot of hassle keeping a laptop running 24/7.
A BitSeed core has enough space (> 1 TB) for the Bitcoin Blockchain and it is small and portable like a Raspberry Pi. The energy consumption is about 10 watt while a laptop consumes 90 Watt, in this way you save cost for the energy. Building a Node on Raspberry Pi is the same as a Bitseed and the costs may be the same.