He's using Apple already, so a pi could barely make it worse
Don’t use a pi. Get a hold of someone like nostr:npub1r7psmkr4zv93xnal8un6d8hvmpsn5jvhfzn3kk38rfcel6awznks7znspg and get a decent node for yourself.
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He can buy a pre-made umbrel box if he's not comfortable doing it himself for half the price lol
Half the price of what?
If you go to umbrel website. They are schilling a box for like $600-$700 where as you can build it for half the price and install the umbrel operating system for free.