Cheapest but still good Meshtastic hardware

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Hello,
please recommend the cheapest but still good (I don’t want to save at all costs) hardware for Meshtastic.
I don’t have any previous experience with Meshtastic.

I don’t need solar power, so power consumption is not too significant.

I think I need board with ESP32. But which one?

Heltec LoRa 32 is the cheapest on Aliexpress, only $16.
LILYGO TTGO LoRa32 V2.1 costs $28 on Aliexpress
LILYGO TTGO Meshtastic T-Beam V1.1 costs $30 on Aliexpress (I can’t insert more than two links because I’m a new user :expressionless: )

Is Heltec LoRa 32 a good choice? It costs half the price of LILYGO TTGO…
On the other side, LILYGO TTGO Meshtastic T-Beam V1.1 has an integrated 18650 battery holder. It can be very useful.

Thanks for help.

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I use Heltec v3s they are finicky but fairly stable if you don’t mess with them much. They are also great for waking up on power with no intervention.

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