Hi,
There are many boxes like this and like you, Dane, I think they're
excellent. They're particularly good for blind users, running with no screen is
simple and they are easy to move and run off a battery if necessary. My
favourite are the Gigabyte Brix models, but I have used both the Zotac Zbox and
the Intel NUC. All work well.
Aman
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Trethowan
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:32 AM
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Subject: [all-audio] Intel Nuc
Hi!
For those looking for a box to use as say a media player by the bedside or
something to hook up to the entertainment system in the lounge then you might
like to take a look at some of Intel’s Nuc offerings.
I’ve built several of these machines here and what amazes me about the Nuc is
what you get in the package.
I have one of the basic models in front of me on the desktop now, its around 4
inches square by 3 inches high and yet its dripping with functionality all over
it.
Starting on the top lower left hand corner is the power button.
On the front panel are 2 USB 3.0 ports
On the left hand side is a SD card reader And on the back are 2 USB 3.0 ports,
input for a power adapter, a HDMI port, headphones/optical digital audio out,
VGA Video port and LAN port .
So that’s the connectors and then there’s the built-in stuff like Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth connectivity.
This model is only a Dual Core unit running at 2.6GHZ but fast enough to browse
the web, play media files, watch video and so on, I’ve not seen any
sluggishness yet in all my tests with the Nuc machines I’ve had and again I’m
using the very basic models.
This particular machine I’m using has 8GB of RAM installed and a 500GB to boot
though storage wasn’t really an issue given the connectivity of this machine
and given I have NAS storage available.
So a nice little piece of kit, the Nuc including parts worked out to well under
$500.
I had to purchase the RAM and the Hard drive.
There are stores on eBay who will build the machine up to your particular
specifications.
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