how much is the single bored ones normally?
On 5/20/2018 8:09 PM, Aman Singer wrote:
Hi,
The machines aren't ends in themselves, remember. I like the single
board machines because they're so easy to destroy and rebuild, they're like
virtual machines in that way. I also like them because they're so easy to move
and so cheap. Therefore, anything you want to do with them is going to be quick
and easy to recover from if you make a mistake. They're a more or less safe way
to experiment with different things. They're also useful for tightly integrated
single tasks without wasting power, as Dane and others here have said. I, for
example, use one as a NAS, one as a VPN server,, etc. BTW, to comment on your
VPN idea, I would use something like Algo VPN to get a connection into the UK
if you want that sort of thing. You can have your VPN in the cloud and destroy
it when you're done with it.
The NUC units are nice, particularly for those of us who can't see,
because they're basically an entire office in your pocket. You don't need to
move a screen, therefore, you can pick up your machine and go wherever you want
to or put your machine wherever you want to.
Finally, they are, or can be, just fun. I, for example, don't watch
videos or listen to much audio. Instead of doing that, I play around learning a
little bit about different software and hardware. Consider it another type of
Netflix binging.
Having said all that, there is no duty to have lots of computers. They
exist for us, we don't exist for them, if you find that one machine meets your
needs, that's even better than having a ton of machines around. It can
certainly cost less.
Aman
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anders
Holmberg
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2018 2:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [all-audio] Intel Nuc
Hi!
Ok, this might sound like i am going to bash all these machines people seem to
have in there houses but i am just curious.
Myself i have a mac mini from 2011 a macbook air which is my daily computer and
a very old pc from 2009 which i have linux on.
I have 2 raspberry pie’s which i don’t know what to do with them and 2 ipad
minis an Iphone SE and my nokia 8 for daily use.
So i also have a lot of units.
But i am very curious on what you all who have these nuk’s and rasperry pies
and other small intresting units do with them?
What can you do in regards to audio and video on these machines.
Can you have for example a raspberry pie 3 as a vpn server so that i can listen
through that device to bbc 5 Live which i really want to do.
I guess you can have these things for many tasks but my inspiration is gone
right now so i am really wondering i have to have these machines around.
/A
19 maj 2018 kl. 11:56 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>:
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 <[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.
.
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