Thanks for this and I followed up the Gigabyte Brix. I have two of the Intel Nuc basic versions running at the moment so obviously my third box for want of a better description was going to be something a little more powerful, the Brix and Nuc both offer an Intel I7 that would fit my specifications so now the question is which one to buy? If anyone’s looking at the basic Nuc and Brix? Well they’re similar but the Nuc does have 2 USB 3.0 ports whereas the Brix has 4 USB 2.0 ports, something to think about. On the audio side the Intel Nuc has 3 outputs, analogue, SPDIF and HDMI for audio. I use one of my Intel Nuc machines with JAWS and FS Reader as a dedicated portable DAISLY player.
> On 17 May 2018, at 1:34 pm, Aman Singer <aman.sin...@gmail.com> 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: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:32 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > 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 (#676): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/676 View All Messages In Topic (6): 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: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
