Looking for the lowest power x86 pre-built system out there

[Chaotic42]

I currently have a VIA C-7 1.5GHz system running as an OpenBSD firewall. I'd like to re-purpose it because even though it's fairly slow, it's still overkill for a firewall. I'm looking for an x86 system with two 1Gbps ethernet ports. Does anyone know what the absolute lowest power system which meets those requirements is?

I figure if the thing has to be on all day, it might as well be skimpy on the electricity.

Thanks.

 

[Darknite39]

I'd like to piggyback on this, as I was just about to ask an almost identical question. (If this is too different, I'll delete it.)

I need a a combo of small/cheap(used is fine)/low-power machine to use in a car (just to share my phone's LTE connection via PDAnet and serve files to an XBMC-enabled tablet to my passengers when the signal drops in the boonies). I'm thinking a cheap netbook would be best, but I'm not sure. I'd just get a Pi, except for the fact that I need it to run Windows.

Thanks!

 

[EliteRetard]

Less power than a c7 with dual ethernet? Well I can't think of anything...

For the other person, here's a NUC:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856102004

There's an i3 version under $300, and there may be an i5 version coming out. A few vendors are also making computers like this.

 

[Darknite39]

Thanks for the suggestion! I forgot all about these intel machines (and the like). 🙂

 

[VirtualLarry]

see the thread about the Lenovo Q190 mini-PC in the Hot Dals forum.