Comment by rocky1138

I use an old HP laptop/netbook for my personal stuff at home. Running is private git repos, dnsmasq with ad-blocking host, and Syncthing to keep my files handy at all times. I force it into powersave mode using cpufreqd and throttle the CPU to the lowest step. I haven't put a power meter on it, but I can't imagine it's using a ton of wattage. If it fails, there are a few others in my office to take its place.