Re: Intel NUC
Originally Posted by
d00d
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Wow! ... tiny. So just that, a monitor and a keyboard?
Yes, just that d00d ..and a mouse. I've got a keyboard and mouse that run on the same dongle, so only one USB port taken up with them.
Originally Posted by
Tedc
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How good is the cooling?
Is the fan noisy?
Will have a look to see if I could just buy the box, with Mobo & Fan, etc.
Then I could put my own SSD, memory, stuff, in there.
It does come as a bare-bones computer but I had mine made up by an Ebay seller who built it to the specifications shown. It cost £249. The fan is barely audible and the whole unit stays cool to the touch. It runs from early morning to late evening.
Originally Posted by
realspeed
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No cd/dvd player then?
No it doesn't have a DVD Player. The files for installations I needed to do were put onto a USB stick using another computer's DVD drive. If having a DVD drive was essential with the NUC, it would have to be an external USB one. I'd say it might be necessary to run this via a powered USB hub in order to get a good stable 5 volts for it. The NUC itself runs off an external plug-top type power supply and this might not be enough to run anything too demanding via the NUC's USB ports.
Originally Posted by
Meg
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Can you fly on it too Mart
It looks very good....
It is quite fast.
Originally Posted by
wishbone
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That comes in kit form.......doesn't it Mart?
I read it can be bought like that but the Ebay seller did mine.
Also, it came with Windows 10 Pro installed but it was un-activated. An activation key could have been obtained but I decided to format the OS out and install Windows 10 Home. The reason being that I had a retail copy of Windows 7 Home and could use the key for that to activate the Home version of Windows 10.