i'm running bitcoin core on my old previous workhorse lenovo laptop, my new rig was so cheap i had to get it, i was expecting to pay a lot more for it (polish based china pc builder called Primux) - so now i have a node running again :D

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er, to answer the question, bad idea. separate computer is 10000x better

the bitcoin node needs to stay on all the time and same with lightning, better to use a laptop and get a UPS and mobile network failover for your router then you can really run a reliable LN node

laptops do have a benefit in that they are very low power but very cheap on the second hand market, so, better to just buy a second hand laptop for the job imo, doesn't have to be very nice, 200 plus another 100 for a 1tb ssd