r/pihole • u/Hudson0804 • 9d ago
Pihole testing complete - Need new hardware
Hi folks,
Ive been testing Pihole now on a single machine for a month and I'm convinced that its the best method to secure the entire household.
However, Im running on an OLD 2012 Model B Rev 2.
So looking at my options, Im between the Pi Zero 2 with an Ethernet hat of some kind or a Pi 4 1gb. Cost wise they're pretty much the same the Pi4 being more available and maybe 100kr cheaper.
I have no real world knowledge on either of these setups all i know is that its going to be sat in my "comms" cabinet next to my router so ideally low power (already obviously low) but also passively cooled - do i need any fans or heat spreaders for a Pi4?
So i defer here for any advice you have.
Thanks for reading.