There are a lot of atom or mobile i3/i5 powered mini PCs that actually are powered with a 12v brick, in fact most of the industrial ones are. Small form factor, passive cooling, can play media for you and usually comes with 4x 1/2.5gbit Ethernet, so it can double as a router/switch. Usually 10-15w power draw.
Go to AliExpress and simply search for minipc and make sure it has a SATA connector for your hard drive.
Over 98% did. My job was security adjacent so I’ve had some insight into those metrics
I’ve had a company require employees to install MDM on personal phones (remote control/management) to be allowed to use them for 2fa app or email access… there was a surprised Pikachu when I refused. Eventually they issued me a company phone, because it was impossible to do most tasks without 2fa. That device was on 9 to 5 only.
We talk briefly 2-3 times a year, see each other even less frequently, despite it being less than a two hour drive. Neither side is looking to change that despite us growing up together in a happy family and there being no reason for us to avoid each other. It could be that we all don’t value social interactions very highly in general.
I was on a flight to Europe just as COVID was beginning - early 2020 - and flight crew outnumbered passengers, which was nice. I got stuck in EU for over half a year past my planned return date because of cancelled flights, which was less nice…
Budget (about 200 euro):
Better(400-500 euro):
TP-Link omada line is basically a bunch of ubiquity clones at much lower price
Spain already does that and it’s enough to be regular rich - you get taxed on assets over 3 million euro.
Something more like this https://a.co/d/0bgPCSvQ - it should use half the power, it’s way smaller, 2x SATA if you want 2 drives. I haven’t checked if this specific one is 12V, but there are dozens in the same form factor and with similar specs.