Ok, so for now I did downloaded a blockchain on that spare laptop using a newly purchased 1TB Samsung SSD. It took around 26-30hs which is amazing. Re-syncing after a night off takes only several minutes which is dope. To learn how to do it I watched those tutorials:
Linux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bju_FdCo42w&list=PLtK75qxsQaMLZSo7KL-PmiRarU7hrpnwK (watched till like 34-35th video)
Full Node - https://github.com/k3tan172/ubuntu-node-box/ - only installed Core for now. Haven't setup incoming connections, TOR or anything yet since I'll do it when I migrate to RPi.

RPi is a project for this or next month so I will update you guys on specs I will decide on and on learning/progress.

Thanks for all the help

Yeah, with wait I meant for more stable and bug fixed version 4. Thanks for advice. Will keep you updated. For now I will order 1TB SSD and sync on that spare laptop. Tomorrow I'm sitting down to Linux course. WML 

Hello everyone,

this is my new post on this forum and I didn't want to start a new topic. I am also looking to learn to run a Full Node and connect it to Coldcard + Wassabi (in the future) and all of this is new to me. I was researching a lot last couple of days but found the best information in this thread. So in short I just wanted to as you guys about opinion:

Since I'm new to RPi and to putting my hardware together as well as running Bitcoin Core and Linux in general (yes, I've been living under the rock..  ) wouldn't it be easier for newbie like me to:

- Download Bitcoin Core to my spare laptop ( i5, 8Gb RAM, SSD drive) and set blockchain to sync on external SSD
- Learn Linux (i was planning to do a course on this anyway)
- Then wait for stable version of new RPi and buy components (I've already looked into that so I know what I need) and learn to set it up there (preferably running over TOR?)
- Set the blockchain directory on RPi to that external SSD I've downloaded it on my laptop
- Enjoy compact size Full Node running 24/7 and then learn to use command line / SSH to broadcast transactions from my ledger to a multisig guarded by Cold Card (prefferably going throu Wassabi first for annonimity)?

Interested in your opinions. If this is wrong place I'm sorry, I'll post it somewhere else.

Cheers!

(all of this is what I've learned on Twitter, I've been lurking in this space for a while but never on this forum. Forgive me if those questions are super dumb)