The state you are located in makes all the difference in the United States, some states have shut down Bitcoin banks recently while others are adopting and growing at a rapid pace while I am not aware of the situation in Kansas I do know that it's a crap shoot but the best locations tend to be cafes and restaurants.
In terms of machines I have nothing but praise for Lamassu out of all the brands you can choose from Bitaccess is a good model as well.
(Power issues depend on how long the tablet has been in use but newer versions tend to run longer I believe that is a bigger issue with low cost models such as Skyhook etc)
Thanks for the advice, I have done ample research on KS laws and feel very comfortable I will not be in any trouble based on current regulations.
I would love if the convenience store I hopefully get them set up in will then start taking Bitcoins, I would suppose that would be a great reason to have traffic. Otherwise it could be tough to let people know they are there.
I like the Lamassu and the look of them as well. If I am doing this, I don't want to cheat corners and go for a cheaper model that will have problems. From what I have read, the Skyhook seems to have all sorts of issues and that's something I would like to avoid. I know the better models are more expensive, and am prepared for that, I just won't start with putting a machine in all 13 stores lol.
True that, to begin one Douro should be a good test, depending on if the market is more for Buyers or Sellers you could buy the Santo Tirso also known as the Stand for it and make it a true two way machine, however one way is what you want as I presume that in Kansas people are more interested in the buying side than in the money remittance and conversion side.
The Douro by itself is a bit small by so you will need a stand for it so no one can carry it away which is easy enough to make just a few sandbags and a good cover for it with the bolts located underneath if you feel like it you can even make it more stylish etc as long as it can bolted somewhere.
Once that's done there are some general guides that Lamassu provides its users to get started up which should be a synch such as setting up a Digital Ocean node to a Bitcoin wallet, Putty etc linking to an exchange to base your rate on they have good manuals for it the trouble in the beginning is finding the location but if you have one in mind and know a fellow that goes a long way towards it or check your local Bitcoin meetup, if there isn't one you can make one and build your market and advertising through them like Unocoin did in India etc.
