I doubt the original poster is talking about the small "book" sides micro form factor at ~$40.
I expect that one to cost at least double, if not more (a quick eBay search outs the micro form factor at closer to a £200 average), and the tower form factor, with it's 240W PSU is likely to be drawing much more than ~8W in a typical configuration.
My point stands; if you want to spend £35 on an x86 machine, youll pay in electricity costs, spend ~£200+ and overall youll likely save money overall if it lasts a decent period.
I doubt the original poster is talking about the small "book" sides micro form factor at ~$40.
I expect that one to cost at least double, if not more (a quick eBay search outs the micro form factor at closer to a £200 average), and the tower form factor, with it's 240W PSU is likely to be drawing much more than ~8W in a typical configuration.
My point stands; if you want to spend £35 on an x86 machine, youll pay in electricity costs, spend ~£200+ and overall youll likely save money overall if it lasts a decent period.