Very good choice for an entry level small size computer.
Limited Time Only
+49 Upgrade to 8GB Memory
+59 Upgrade to 1TB HDD
+69 Upgrade to 120GB SSD
+119 Upgrade to 240GB SSD
Plenty Options for OS and Software as well
Memory and Hard Drive upgrade options are provided in the product page.
It could be a better deal if it was free. But hey, we gotta live!
Agreed, good deal.
Not bad, but the graphics are not very powerful, and no operating system. But to be expected for the price I suppose.
… and the size :p
FWIW, various forms of Linux work on the NUC, so depending on what you want to do you may not need to pay for an OS to stay legal.
I thought the new NUC's (taller models) are suppose to now include the power cable?
Actually you are right. Just opened up one, the new Generation NUC come with AC adapter with plugs.
Thanks for pointing that out. (Power cable option has been removed.)
Any discount for open box?
"stay classy, OzBargain"
Hi Rep, what is your lead time for building this PC? I visited your store a few times and you don't seem to have stock on hand of PC parts.
Normally within 24 Hrs
Wow, this'd make a nice HTPC! Lovin' the small form factor the case has… I guess the only issue would be whether the case enough ventilation to offset temperature issues when gaming
Try to find the noise level of the fan before buying!
You would really use this for gaming?
Counter-Terrorists Win!
This would be an awesome emulator box.
Waste for HTPC or emulator box; this is somethign raspberrypi does flawlessly for $40.
Its a good parents PC or low power boat\caravan PC. Its a 'laptop' for people who dont need to carry a laptop.
"this is somethign raspberrypi does flawlessly for $40"
you forgot to add "… plus cost of Wifi/Ethernet dongle, plus cost of SD card, plus cost of case, and plus cost of quality MicroUSB AC power supply"
and also add "not all FullHD movies will perform smoothly"
I have a couple of RPi's, and they are great .. but people need to quote realistic costs when they tout the price of these things, especially when making comparisons.
Yeah a HTPC-ified Raspberry Pi costs ~$100, at least it did when I made one a few months ago.
Raspberry Pi + Case + Power Supply + SD card + HDMI cable + Ethernet cable + FLIRC receiver + Media Remote….it's a bit more than just "$40 for a raspberry pi".
I had a look at this system on the PC Case Gear website and it says 'not compatible with Win 7'. Anyone know what the deal is with that?
Rep, can you specify what SSD models are used in the upgrade options?
Thanks for pointing that out! Just checked on Intel website, the new NUC support windows 7 Expect this Celeron model. (Windows 7 Upgrade options removed.)
Except** :P
Accepted.
bad to have a pc offer when this basic thing is not checked out and a newbie like me might want win 7 or 8.
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-0340…
So no drivers available for W7 on this one :(
I used a Driver scanner : Slim drivers: http://download.cnet.com/SlimDrivers-Free/3000-18513_4-75279…
It managed to find all drivers for Win7 for me.
That's good to hear. Has anyone else managed to run Win 7 on them? I'm looking to run Win7 for windows media centre.
edit: sounds like a hassle at the moment!
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2142088&p…
I run Linux on mine. However I noted that the latest bios (v21) mentioned settings for win7 and I've seen people say that they were running win7 on forums. I understand that with the original bios you could not install win7 on the front USB port , but the rear (usb2) ports would work for installation.
It's a magic little box, I can't hear mine unless I put my ear within a couple of inches of it.
Can anyone explain to me WHY it doesn't support Windows 7..? That just seems to be really weird if it was designed that way….?
Having said that there is a difference between "Not Supported/Not compatible" and "Doesn't work" and I'd be interested to know where that line lies.
Surely it's not purely the processor that prevents it from running, sure it's not a powerhouse CPU but it's not THAT bad that it can't handle windows 7..??
It's purely down to Intel not providing a full driver set. Definitely a weird thing to do.
I thought it was just a case of them not wanting people to buy the cheap model. Have a look 1 model up and see if that does support it.
That's nice and all, but it's a Chromebook, essentially.. Not much use apart from web browsing and some apps.
nah man… just no. I'm not saying I don't it's like saying don't eat that apple have this orange.
daveee is right - that's a very interesting product. Hopefully it will allow booting/installation of other OSes like OpenElec http://openelec.tv/
Especially with the celeron as it's using a "proper" Haswell Celeron as opposed to the Bay Trail Celeron in the NUC
shame its a lame celeron
It's under $300.
Hi Rep,
so, this system can not upgrade to Windows 7 but can install Windows 8, could you please verify for that I am really keen to get one, many thanks,
Looks like it's simply down to what drivers Intel is willing to provide. There are complete drivers for Win 8 and 8.1 on their Download Center.
FYI the next model up, D34010, and up have full Win 7 support.
can cpu been change to i3 or i5?
Nope, CPU is soldered onto the board.
I take it this is the previous generation NUC? Any deals on the new one?
It specifies an hdmi port but not what sort of graphics it is. To use as a htpc it would need to handle the 1080p and do audio out.
If people are getting this for a htpc then the win7 is not such an issue, just use Ubuntu with xbmc
All Intel gen3's come with inbuilt Intel HD Graphics - this particular one ships with the 'regular' Intel HD Graphics..
Nothing fancy, but it might be able to squeeze out some 1080p, assuming the bitrate isn't too high.
1080p won't be an issue - 3d might be though
need i3 or i5 for 3D
What. It does 1080p and 4k.
Note, no optical drive.
its an intel NUC so thats expected. but i guess some dont know what the NUC devices are so its worth mentioning.
do you have a special on any of the new D34010WYKH? also how much stock of this celeron NUC do you have?
Anyone out there know if this:
It's an Intel HD Graphics chip (mentioned above), so yes, it will work fine for XBMC.
Transcoding on-the-fly - I'd say no. CPU is pretty light and no GPU offloading.
Cheers. Not much good for me then as I wanted both.
Would this PC be powerful enough to stream full screen flash content on a 1080p TV? The flash stream itself is only about 480p max. Or do I need to look at building my own HTPC with a dedicated GPU?
yeah it would receive the stream but it wouldn't send it.
Got one of these last week from skycomp ($185). Chucked in a 4gb stick of RAM and a 64GB SSD and installed win8.1.
A few things…
Other than the few minor hiccups, it is set up now and working great. The price above is good depending on shipping (Cheapest staticice comes to $297).
Are you running Plex Home Theatre with PMS hosted elsewhere? Or does it run PMS too? Just been told CPU looks a bit underpowered for transcoding.
Yeah, PMS is hosted on another computer; this is just running the client.
Specs state it supports WiDi. Could you please confirm?
You need a WIDI compatible network card AND CPU/GPU. Those specs have listed the network card only.
I think its GPU is HD2000 based so doesn't support WIDI, besides anything under a HD4000 is so laggy its useless.
What kind of bit rates are the 1080p media files that you are streaming to it?
I ask because I currently run a Raspberry Pi 512mb Model and it cant handle my 1080p media because I have started ripping my Blurays as full remux's.
So they are between 20-35GB per movie with a total bit rate of ranging from 15Mbps to 35Mbps.
It can handle the smaller 720p and 1080p movies that are between 4GB to 12GB each and bit rates between 5Mbps and about 10Mbps.
This leaves me with the option to upgrade to a NUC. I just want headroom in case I end up wanting to stream even bigger files.
I was using standard ~10Mbps media (12GB BR movie).
Just tried the 40Mbps birds sample (http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests/) - the first ~5 seconds are smooth but then it slows down to complete choppiness. This was running locally using VLC, not streaming via Plex.
Thank you so much for taking the time to test this for me, greatly appreciated =)
The same thing happens on my Raspberry Pi..
I wonder what I'll need to run it.. I would prefer a small NUC over building a small HTPC as it will take up less footprint and will be cheaper.
I got one of these i3 NUC's for $400, the barebones kit is running out cheap everywhere ($200) as its EOL and only has USB2 and no ethernet, it also only accepts mSata SSD's, I got a $30 thunderbolt to gigabit LAN adapter and it plays/streams my uncompressed bluray's perfectly.
get one of the i3 or i5 NUCs instead
The issue with this processor is that it's in the Atom family - Bay Trail architecture to be precise. So it's pretty lightweight - designed more for tablets
There's a thread on Whirl regarding Intel Nuc as htpcs that some people may find useful
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2142088
Good and cheap but can it run any games at all?
Emulation or older games pc would work I presume
Whats the original price of this system? I like to buy one but I am not sure about Celeron chips, had an older computer and it runs like a snail when had office installed. Another noob question: I am thinking of replacing my TVPad2 with this, what do you guys think?
Does this come with an inbuilt IR receiver?
Yes it does, sensor is on the front.
can this run blue ray content?
It doesn't have an optical drive, if that's what you mean.
But the comments above suggest that it runs general 1080p content well, if that's what you mean.
Can it be used as a Steambox? Cheers.
Nope, much too weak unfortunately to run modern games.
I mean the streaming feature.
Isn't this cheaper at PCCG, SkyComp and Mwave for about $200 + del?
Whats the difference?
Edit: Oh, this one comes with RAM and HHD?
Cool unit for a IP PBX (elastix)
Just be aware that INTEL still hasn't resolved the disappearing HDMI AUDIO issue.. well with the gen4's anyway. Well i'm in that boat had to use extra optical cable to temp resolve it… Intel engineers are the slowest to fix bugs!!! yet fastest to create new things.. buggy things..
Thought it was just a analog audio port out of this unit?
This is cute and all but wouldn't it be better to find an decommissioned core 2 duo business PC for like $100, which has like 7 USB ports.
Only thing to add is maybe an sad drive for $69, more ram for $20, and a graphics card, wireless USB for $15.
For under $300 u got a decent machine with more features
That's exactly what I was planning to do! The OzBargainer in me is waiting till after April when Microsoft ends support for Windows XP and lots of core 2 duos will be cheaper to pick up.
The thing is that you can't find business PC's this small. The dimensions of this budget PC is the same as my external HDD! For a computer case that compact I'd be worried about the quality of the heatsinks and cooling and appreciate the 1 year warranty.
That gives you a second hand PC that is,
10 x bigger
10 x more power hungry
Not really a good option. The NUC has a pretty specific market. I personally want something to bolt on to the back of a TV and remain sight unseen.
As mentioned…bigger, more power, more heat, more noise (or more money making it noiseless)…and to add; Windows 8 and later OS compatibility/driver issues, lack of IR sensor (another $20-30), lack of USB 3.0 port, brand new / 3 year warranty.
Only real reason to go down the old computer path is if you need more power (i.e. the CPU doesn't cut your movie needs or you want to game on it etc)
May be a dumb question but is this thing fanless?
Thanks.
Wow, how did you guys get them so cheap? Liquidated stock? Normally the unit barebone is $189 by itself AT LEAST. That is without NIC, HDD or RAM.
Great price.
Everybody, this is a TRUE bargain.
It's 140usd in America maybe they managed to get it close to that price.
Yep, and FYI it comes with a NIC, just have to add HDD/SSD and RAM (as mentioned above, cheapest you can do it all locally for is $297 from staticice)
Will this work for photo booth? Thinking of getting one. Thanks
Any deals on the BOXD54250WYK NUC? I'd much prefer to get the i5 with HD5000 graphics.
Yes
Drats …. I was hoping this would sell out … but it hasn't… and I couldn't resist.. so I bought it … not that I actually really needed it (in typical ozbargain tradition)…
LOL succumb to it I did. I procrastinated for about 3 hours then convinced the Mrs that it was 'useful'
Hey guys, is it different to this one? http://www.mwave.com.au/product/intel-dn2820fykh0-nuc-barebo…
Planning to get one ASAP
Its the same box but is only the barebones kit, no RAM or hard drive.
OP deal is better as it includes the 750GB HDD and 4GB for ~$75 more.
Ahh cool… thanks!
I could have a better deal if you throw in ssd as well. Anyway, it's a good deal.