Right, but you could do the same with RPM. Not everyone is aware of this, but installing a package executes scripts with root access over your system.
puffy
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One example, Chuwi Larkbox X: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005715207156.html
This one is cheaper, but lower spec and no-name: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005234838380.html
You can find Intel N100 mini PCs for 100-200 Euros that have similar performance to a 6th gen i5 but much lower power consumption and better codec support including AV1. The i3-N300 is also starting to become available with twice as many cores.
Back in the 2000s, browsers were really bad at downloading big things over slow connections since they couldn't resume, a brief disconnect could destroy hours of progress. But I don't think you need this anymore.