Pretty good deal if you are looking for a HPTC, Linux home server, etc. Don't think it has ever been this low. Act fast.
Stacks with Shopback $5 quest. Stacked with 15% Shopback off (sorry, too late for that now); but I managed to snag mine for $137.12
Barebones mate, no storage, so no OS
And no ram
You can install Linux, Windows10-With-Bing, BSD, or any other free OS you wish.
Or, of course, pay for one.
yup. No other options ;)
I mean, sure, but between windows, linux and bsd, all being free options; there's not a lot of users who will consider others.
Solaris i guess. ReactOS maybe? Android actually would run fairly well I imagine; the x86 port is fairly snappy.
Not a kit sadly, just the base.
This or Raspberry Pi?
i think the higher end PIs with the kit is about half the price of this once you add in a cheap 2.5 ssd and a memory module
you can tell this one is older as it needs a 2.5 ssd and not m2
I think better get an AMD 4xxx mini computer.
For more than $4xx
yeah even an older 2000 series would be twice this price
This NUC is gutless. I had one with similar specs. It will struggle with multiple apps running on the dual core J4005.
probably OK as a media player but there are cheaper alternatives for that.
Look for a NUC style PC with a J5005 (quad core) or similar.
It will struggle with multiple apps running
Desktop apps? That's not what these are for. Please tell me you were not trying to run Windows!
I have an older one, half the power, and works fine as a home Linux server - fileserver, router, torrents, etc etc.
For a media player, it would be too noisy. Get something fanless - Apple TV, Google Tv, Kodi box, …
You can disable fans completely in the BIOS, runs fine, maybe it turbos less butit's all fine.
I have j1900 based Gigabyte Nuc Off, it's gutless but also downloads torrents through VPN at 20 megabytes a second, serves files, Emby (no transcoding), runs a XP VM to drive my old printer…
(Don't think I ever used the correct kbit, KBit mbps, so just gonna stop trying…)
its probably 20megabits a second but you did ok there :)
20 megabytes? on nbn? in australia?
hah
maybe if you're in the 15% that has fibre
nope, 100 Megabytes in 5 seconds, 2gb video in 2 minutes. We with Aussie on FttP, 1000/50 whatever bits where the usual top for NBN is 100/40.
Via my VPN I only get 200 on my nuc-off. On my proper desktop, I get about 500
My suggestion, pickup any of used Lenovo M91p tiny off eBay. Works like a charm. 35w TDP. About 10-12w idle. I5 8GB.
Way better than NUC or RPi for any purpose. In the same price bracket.
Until the 8+ year old motherboard or PSU fails and you have to scrap the whole thing because troubleshooting it would cost more than you purchased it for.
True, but they are surprisingly reliable. The M91ps are built to last.
Any quality PSU, when run at a small part of its capacity, should be extremely reliable. Motherboard too.
Perhaps your fears derive from the capacitor plague early this century?
The Lenovo USFF is a good suggestion. You want the M92p now, $200 delivered on eBay with 8GB + 120GB SSD.
Suitable for a home theatre PC & torrent box?
@Polt: I'd use it for a backend. Not direct hdmi connect to TV.
The idea of an all-in-one HTPC is outdated. A smart TV can stream from the server across the LAN, or use a small STB for a dumb TV.
@bargaino: Kind of… I agree smart TVs are pretty capable these days, but the main reason I want a PC connected to my tv is to have a fully featured browser for accessing Kayo (which has unbelievably bad support for smart TVs) and other less "official" sports streaming sites
@Polt: What about the new Chromecast TV?
https://help.kayosports.com.au/s/article/How-do-I-use-Kayo-o…
and other less "official" sports streaming sites
OK. Don't people use ARM "Kodi boxes" for that?
Well,I have news for you. I have one running over 3+ years now. Not a blip. It is pro-grade. Happens to built like as rock, with metal case.
If it fails, ill buy the same again. Ill get 2x in the same $$ as to get the "barebones" NUC functional.
Remind me how many iterations RPi had since then ? … Oh I forgot the faulty power circuit, the e-marked usb c cable, the thermal throttling, no AES-NI, … fan and case mods worth more $$ than RPi itself. Afterall, DIY is still DIY at end of day.
I assume this does not come with a OS?