for better performance. just curious.
Not really, we don't use that much in resources. But don't let that deter you from buying a new 3 model, they are quite nice.
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The Admin console is much quicker loading when pi-hole is running on a pi3.
Hope this helps!
The admin console is quicker still running on my old laptop stashed behind he TV 
How much power does your old laptop use? 
More than a Pi I guess!
I own the Pi3 which is currently not in use, but I run pihole on my original Pi Model B, the UI does take a while to load, but you don't really need to access it so much, SSH is enough most of the time
Right now it's a slug on the Zero or early models, but there is some new code in the alpha stage that restores the performance back to Zero usability.
If I don't keep getting distracted....!
I'm running just fine on my original pi. The web interface is very slow to load if the log file gets large, so I clear out the log file every hour (I feel safer that way anyway) and the web interface loads quite speedy! Save the RPi3 for something fancier, like RetroPie or a Kali Linux install.
i am using a raspberry pi zero with a wifi dongle and it works great. is it wrong???
i also have an raspberry pi 3 but i switched to raspberry pi zero because of energy costs.
i think that rpi3 is expensive if it runs over a year am i wrong??
Raspberry Pi Zero:
RASPBIAN JESSIE LITE
Minimal image based on Debian Jessie
Version:September 2016
Release date:2016-09-23
Kernel version:4.4
Raspberry Pi 3:
I don't know about the energy costs of a 3B, but depending on your usage the Zero works well enough with the web interface, so nothing to be worried about! I actually use my B+ for my home Pi-hole and the Zero for dev work.
I run pi-hole on a pi2, fast, nice, working all the time ...
I setup pi-hole on a pi2 and it's nice and snappy, although I'm thinking switching it out for the pi1 since I have it and it's collecting dust.
Much rather use the pi2 for other projects and use the pi1 as a dedicated dns server.
Will have to see how slow the webif gets vs the pi2.
It's a bit sluggish on the Pi1 as of now. We are working on a way to fix this, so it shouldn't be a problem once that is released.
The web interface seems snappy to me on a fresh install of Raspbian Jessie Lite. Are you guys noticing it gets slow when its the main network DNS since it will have more queries? I just changed my PC's DNS for testing and the web interface loads just fine, maybe a tad slower than the pi2 but no way i would consider it slow or sluggish.
I have the pi1 overclocked with the below settings with a good SD card, so it may help you guys?
arm_freq=1100
core_freq=500
sdram_freq=600
over_voltage=8
over_voltage_sdram=4
force_turbo=1
I've been running these OC settings for a few years on the Pi1.
I run it on the Pi1 and I find the web interface gets slower the more queries it has, if you flush the log, it's nice and quick again
Yes. We are working on a solution for this; namely converting the logs to a database for better performance.