wants a fan so it is not silent
maxes at 8gb ram
I know.maxes at 8gb ram
They will probably release Raspberry Pi500 with huge silent cooler, something similar exist already for RPi400.
Even with good silent fan it is probably going to be more silent than regular computer.
but $159 and you need a bigger sd stick
It's not cheap, but it's cool and small.For people who want something stronger I would suggest used Thinkpad laptop T series, they are built like tanks, but they are not loud
In addition, Intel NUC has been discontinued anyway. See https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23790956/intel-nuc-compact-pc-discontinued. So anyone who buy it will get leftover stock and probably limited support in future.
You can find a bunch of used NAC devices everywhere, and you don't need latest processors for Bitcoin node.I tested one few years ago, but it was a bit more loud for my taste.