I use RPi and some old laptops and some old PCs to run my nodes. All have their good side and bad side.
RPi: Good: Small, cheap, a lot of support, very low power use. Bad: Can be slow for IBD, and even as cheap as they are, you can get used laptops / PCs for free.
Laptop (assuming used): Good: Built in screen, lower power then a desktop, can be had for very little. Bad: For the most part NOT designed for 24/7/365 operations, and you have no idea how the previous owner(s) treated it. Could have been dropped, left in a hot car cooking over the summer or freezing in the winter. And so on.
Desktop: Good: Cheap (or free) and everywhere. Going to faster then the laptop / RPi for the most part. Bad: Pulls the most power, although not as bad as a laptop you don't know how the previous owner(s) treated it, would need a screen to do a lot of the initial setup.
There is no one size fits all. Something like this that I am selling still works well ( I have a couple still running) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5471664
BUT, you have to then hunt down a m.2 sata and deal with the fan issue........
-Dave
RPi: Good: Small, cheap, a lot of support, very low power use. Bad: Can be slow for IBD, and even as cheap as they are, you can get used laptops / PCs for free.
Laptop (assuming used): Good: Built in screen, lower power then a desktop, can be had for very little. Bad: For the most part NOT designed for 24/7/365 operations, and you have no idea how the previous owner(s) treated it. Could have been dropped, left in a hot car cooking over the summer or freezing in the winter. And so on.
Desktop: Good: Cheap (or free) and everywhere. Going to faster then the laptop / RPi for the most part. Bad: Pulls the most power, although not as bad as a laptop you don't know how the previous owner(s) treated it, would need a screen to do a lot of the initial setup.
There is no one size fits all. Something like this that I am selling still works well ( I have a couple still running) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5471664
BUT, you have to then hunt down a m.2 sata and deal with the fan issue........
-Dave
I miss the Mini-PCs in your list. I know, technically you could count them under desktops.
Ofc you shouldn't ignore the purchase of the device when considering the following points, but a NUC, for example, has lower power consumption than laptops or classic desktop PCs.
They also score with their compact shape and take up significantly less space. Some Mini PCs also offer a low noise level due to their passive cooling and are therefore almost inaudible.
Compared to the Raspberry Pi it simply offers more powerful hardware and is not dependent on ARM architectures.
I would say that they are perfect for running a full node.
never had an intel nuc. always seemed a bit pricy.