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Re:The Raspberry Pi can boot off NVMe SSDs now by corebuffer on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:21PM (#26559930)
Have you considered recycling a thin client?

This website gather specs on them and you can find used ones as low as 20 bucks on eBay. Many will draw 10-20 watts, like a Raspberry.

https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hp/t510/

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Re:The Raspberry Pi can boot off NVMe SSDs now by blacksmith_tb on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:46PM (#26560204)
Or quite a few Chromeboxes can be wiped and run Linux (though it's worth doing a little homework, some at least need to be popped open to have their dev-mode screw pulled like this[1]). Certainly options for less than $100 on eBay.

1: https://dareneiri.github.io/Asus-Chromebox-With-Full-Linux-I...

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Re:The Raspberry Pi can boot off NVMe SSDs now by puzzlingcaptcha on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:42PM (#26560152)
Both my HP t520 and Fujitsu Futro S720 idle at 6W (with the audio codec powered down), measured at the wall.
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