I think you're a bit behind the times there. PCs (as in x86_64 based)
can now be found, even second hand, that consume only four or five
watts.
Correct, but you have to look hard to find that information before buying.
My always-on machine which does mail server / monitoring / mqtt and lots
of other light stuff together with a desktop for when I don't need the big machine is an Intel NUC D34010 - 16GB RAM, SATA SSD, uses about 5W when sitting idle at the desktop (measured).
BTW the NUC and the kind of are not bad - but non had more than one LAN port + power consumption + price.
It is a disappointment what happened after 2008 ... but not going into politics and economics. Just have a look at Alibaba/AliExpres.
I bought Acresser devices in 2007/2008 right before the financial melt down. They cost 250 US and were kind of picky to set up. Last year one of them
died (well the ide-to-CF controller gave up). The cool thing about those
were that they used max.12W. I started looking everywhere (in the west). I couldn't find anything useful. Min. power consumption >60W and costs >600,- ... and then I went to Alibaba/AliExpres ... it felt like I found a
treasury.
BTW the NUC and the kind of are not bad - but non had more than one LAN port + power consumption + price.
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