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Starlink Mini 1st has been on 'clearance' for $149 for a while. Wonder if this is a worthwhile upgrade for truck camping or if the Mini 1 is still a good deal. No indication on price yet?
I've got the OG mini on my truck camper.

I don't see anything here that would meaningfully improve it assuming your truck has a reasonable power situation when it's not running. Mine runs off house batteries in the camper. And for whatever the price difference is from $150 you can buy a much more versatile power bank for camping.

I think now is the best time to buy Starlink mini 1. I keep mine on the roof as a backup line most of the time and take it with me when i travel. This new version is basically limited to the mobile use only. At least I see no way of mounting it on a roof safely. Mini 1 also can melt snow. I doubt this new model can.

There are plenty of adapters for drill batteries for Mini 1.

For truck camping it feels like the main upgrade to this version, the built in battery, is unnecessary because you can power it off the vehicle when you need to or have a separate little battery pack power the Mini.
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