Seems like only yesterday you couldn't run a node without one.
What is a hobby geek to do with his raspiblitz, dojo, umbrel role playing, when a decent nuc is so pricey.
Discussion
A used Optiplex micro works great
Do you keep it on all the time? Or just power up and sync whenever you need to transact?
The pi is low power, silent, and always on... takes up no room, and does its thing running raspiblitz.
If chip integrity is the problem then I guess most intel processor will be suspect and you get into libre boot territory.
