Ah so that’s what the Gigabyte models are known as Brix, I’ll follow those up as they have a good reputation. The other one that people might look at is the Neo Windows Box I think its called, there’s a Neo Android if you want to go down that route which I have also done, lovely little boxes. Anyway back to the Nuc, I have it connected to my Yamaha AS-2000 Amplifier via my Soundblaster Audio HD and am very much enjoying it. I’m going to install Total Recorder on the machine later to see how well that’s handled, I don’t foresee any problems and of course there’s some good tests to be had with the coverage of the Royal Wedding today, something I won’t myself be listening to but its an excuse to have a recorder running for a PC test <smile>.
> On 17 May 2018, at 1:34 pm, Aman Singer <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:32 AM > To: [email protected] > 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. > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#675): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/675 View All Messages In Topic (5): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/topic/19244661 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/19244661/21656 New Topic: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/post Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/editsub/21656 Group Home: https://groups.io/g/all-audio Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
