The computer itself costs $35.00 only. You need an SD card and a power supply but you can usually find this bundled for about $60 or so.
The computer runs Linux. Just install linux, then pi-hole, then some basic configuration. Connect it to your home network and then make it your DNS and voila! 75% of ads are blocked. Your pages load a lot faster too as you're not wasting bandwidth on ads.
Do this: go to https://www.speedtest.net, and then compare the screen you see to the screen that I see:
Huge difference!
My only complaint is that it does not block enough ads on youtube. If I get to guess I'd say it blocks 50% of ads which is still good, but ..
Anyway, once its on your network it works on all your devices including computers, smartphones and smart TV's.
In all fairness, and as much as I like the Pi, I get the same results (if not better when talking about youtube) with a simple adblocker in my browser. Just being honest...
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