Would i need a hard drive (ssd) to operate it?
asking for a friend...
a pc most likely. most of the ones like it need a pc. but to be fair I know some are stand alone. just the internet.
I never ran a bitaxe model but 15-20 watts pointed to ckpool seems like fun.
When I get it I will review it.
Hmm, a PC... I don't have one up 24/7, but a Raspberry Pi4 would possibly be enough?
Those Pi's are silent and low on power consumption, but they are not the most reliable mini-devices, i needed to hard-reboot mine (Pi3, Pi4) every couple of weeks when they went into some state like
Guru Meditation (for Commodore Amiga lovers).