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2012 mac mini
Cheap, easy to upgrade, high quality.

Great suggestion. Looks I can upgrade it with 16GB RAM and up to 8TB SSD.

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I came here to suggest this. Cheap on ebay. solid built. Old ones can be upgraded. Plenty of horsepower for a node.

Can you install any Linux with just using an ISO on an SD card?

I'd check compatibility issues for whatever linux distro first. Expect missing drivers, etc.

I'd recommend dell latitude if you don't want to use a mac computer. Also affordable, easy to upgrade, and a bonus UPS.

Thanks, that's why I was leaning towards Intel.

Yeah for Intel-based.

Id stay away from the new Apple Silicon ones, at least for another 5 years

^^ Good choice. Can attest.