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This looks superb
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html
Any idea of pricing / availability?
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html
Any idea of pricing / availability?
New NUC, HD5000, 4x USB 3.0, infrared sensor
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It's not gonna be cheap with the HD5000 GPU.
lovely box but should have been passive, I hear most nucs were noisy with there tiny fans.
If you see the mintbox and others they all are trying for a passive/fanless system, some also including a line input for dedicated sources.
Its nice to see a headphone jack but its late and they should have really had a line in, these tiny boxes are great for htpc or media purposes really, especially with an infra reader on front.
Still a nice box if you can work around these lack of features, also there are some passive nucs due soon I believe based on the same specs!
If you see the mintbox and others they all are trying for a passive/fanless system, some also including a line input for dedicated sources.
Its nice to see a headphone jack but its late and they should have really had a line in, these tiny boxes are great for htpc or media purposes really, especially with an infra reader on front.
Still a nice box if you can work around these lack of features, also there are some passive nucs due soon I believe based on the same specs!
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Finally. Glad they released it with 4 USB3 ports. These can easily replace most people's main computers. There is no reason to have a massive case anymore unless you are a bencher or a folder.
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Rather interesting. Looks to be the same CPU as the i5 Macbook Air? Might give this some thought, as I only play Minecraft or equally demanding games on my desktop now, and would rather have desktop for general internet/MC/working at home with.
Might go ITX depending on budget, but does seem a power little box.
Might go ITX depending on budget, but does seem a power little box.
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A quick spec using current highest priced NUC shows it not to be cheap. Will have to wait and see
thx good to not hear
Although you did have a celeron chip and they are often not that powerful and hot to run, I have heard few bits from others especially with core i3/i5s that it does get a bit hot and the tinny fan can be whinny once its revved up onload.
Hopefully still this new version will be much cooler and the fan & heatsink is hopefully better.
I have always wondered if it was a good idea to build a mini itx, but you cant beat these nucs or gigabrix for power usage and considering they are powerful enough to do surfing/media and day to day activities including full HD without issue you just can't go wrong.
Looking forward to the new NUC range I hear they are due end of this month to October/November.
A quick spec using current highest priced NUC shows it not to be cheap. Will have to wait and see
Yeah hopefully once can get the barebones kit and just kit it themselves.
There is a bay trail nuc coming in early 2014 should be about £100-120
http://www.fanlesstech.com/2013/09/139-bay-trail-nuc-in-works.html
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The bay trail does seem rather interesting.
I can say on 'balanced' the HD5000 graphics do a constant 120FPS on Minecraft with fancy graphics. That is running on OS X though, but i'd expect similar with Windows.
I can say on 'balanced' the HD5000 graphics do a constant 120FPS on Minecraft with fancy graphics. That is running on OS X though, but i'd expect similar with Windows.
Is that on a MBA?
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It is
Superb I'm about to get one, good to know it can run MC Probably one of the only laptops with HD5000?
Probably one of the only laptops with HD5000?
it means it's not out yet
yeah bit strange lots of reviews and mention of the new intel nuc... but nothing on its availability or price, was due end of september... still early days.
I have a feeling it will be pricey but hopefully not, these nucs are the smallest and most powerful systems going around, can easily replace a full size tower if all your doing is surfing/telly/music stuff and with the performance and lowest power usage it makes it very ideal.
I have a feeling it will be pricey but hopefully not, these nucs are the smallest and most powerful systems going around, can easily replace a full size tower if all your doing is surfing/telly/music stuff and with the performance and lowest power usage it makes it very ideal.
Soldato
USA prices seem to show around $360... Will we be expecting a simar price just exchanging the $ for £?
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that is not too shabby $360, yeah sadly most likely it will come around £300-330 bare bones kit.
Then you gotta add ram/msata, which may set you back £60-100.
Considering you still get something that is powerful as an average desktop pc and more then capable of general duties other then high end gaming. One can couple it with an external soundcard from Asus and sorted
Then you gotta add ram/msata, which may set you back £60-100.
Considering you still get something that is powerful as an average desktop pc and more then capable of general duties other then high end gaming. One can couple it with an external soundcard from Asus and sorted
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Likely to be more powerful and more compact than the haswell Mac minis that will come out shortly. And probably about £100 cheaper all in.