07-02-2020, 06:17 PM
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Re: Intel NUC
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Odd that it doesn't have a built in DVD but probably better to use an external one anyway. Tbh, I very rarely use my DVD player on the laptop anyway.
If it's a film, I'd be more likely to watch it on the TV and DVD/Blu-ray player than on the computer.
28-07-2020, 10:02 PM
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Re: Intel NUC
I've been so pleased with this computer running Windows 10 Home that I just bought another with the same specifications and from the same Ebay seller.This one has replaced an old full-sized tower running Linux Mint (Cinnamon). Just finished installing Mint on the new (to me) NUC and done some setting up. A fast little thing with its 250GB SSD, 16GB of RAM and Intel 6000 onboard graphics.
29-07-2020, 03:51 AM
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Re: Intel NUC
Cute!What a coincidence I just bought a new computer but mine has lots of lights and makes a pen look small.
i7 chip
16Gb Ram
500Gb SSD
2Tb HDD
...and a very sophisticated graphics card that I don't need. I only bought it because it was an EOFY special but it is very fast and I am pretty pleased with it.
I have an Android box a similar size (perhaps smaller?) to your new computer but I rarely use it as my TV does the same job better.
29-07-2020, 11:47 PM
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Re: Intel NUC
Originally Posted by mart
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That looks a nice item to have bought Bruce 
I thought I'd always prefer towers but since experiencing the efficiency and silence of the NUC (one barely audible fan), I don't think I'll be buying towers from now on.
As it happens one of the claims made about this Legion computer is its silence, it is sold as a gaming computer but that seems to make it lightning fast at more mundane tasks. I haven't heard the processor fan cut in yet and to be honest computer noise is not a matter I have ever considered. However I should add that, after many decades in heavy industry, my hearing is somewhat impaired anyway.
I like the look of your box however its size does pose limitations on its use I would imagine.
30-07-2020, 09:18 AM
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Re: Intel NUC
Originally Posted by Bruce
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I have a few laptops which I use (I am typing on one now) but I personally prefer the tower if for no other reason than it is easy to add extras such as more HDDs and interfaces. Towers still provide more bang for your buck I think and for me space is not an issue. .As it happens one of the claims made about this Legion computer is its silence, it is sold as a gaming computer but that seems to make it lightning fast at more mundane tasks. I haven't heard the processor fan cut in yet and to be honest computer noise is not a matter I have ever considered. However I should add that, after many decades in heavy industry, my hearing is somewhat impaired anyway.
I like the look of your box however its size does pose limitations on its use I would imagine.
I do a bit of gaming but not heavy stuff. Hidden object, jig-saws, solitaire, adventure games and the like. I like them to be not only functional but also pleasing graphically. 3D effects and lots of detail.
(The leaves are moving in the game, as if blowing in the wind.)
As well as being OK for all other household computer needs, the NUC has coped with this fine. I'm kind of surprised at this myself. I only bought the first one for being secondary to my tower but find I use it all the time now. Hence buying another for Linux.
There's going to be something it won't handle but I haven't come across it with my own computer usage yet.
Edit: Something worth a mention. What's inside the basic box differs a lot as regards specifications. Intel NUCs are not all the same.
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