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1 HN user recommended this in 2023, in one comment.
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Like others have said, the PCs you're looking at might be mini in form factor but specced more traditional desktops. There there are plenty of mini PC options that compete at 15 watts and lower range. One example I use is https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Windows-Dual-Band-Bluetooth-.... This gets you built in 128 GB eMMC, dual display output, more USB 3, about the same overall CPU performance but significantly higher single core scores, an open native SATA slot, Similarly there are boards even cheaper than this passively cooled, and will pull less than 15 watts under load as measured from the wall while being in a preassembled case.
The best part is it's easier to scale to your needs. E.g. if a single $200 box can get the latest generation CPUs that will absolutely demolish these cheap ARM boards in perf/watt, come with PCIe m.2 drives, support higher RAM limits, and have GPUs that are more on the usable side of things. As a result it can do the work of multiple devices (if you don't need them to be physically separate of course) and will last significantly longer in terms of usability.