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Why don't you own one yet, /g/?
>>51394053
i'm not a good goy
Got mine delivered today. Which distro should I install on it?
>>51394053
Because I'm not a kek or a shill for Jewtel
Saying that I'm running an i7 right now
>>51394384
>kek
I typed kek
@51394053
i don't have the money for one
>>51394384
Say whatever you want, but the truth is that intel is one of the few hardware companies that care about linux.
What's the point of sinking $350 into this?
>>51394414
good to know
>>51394414
Are you sure you typed kek? I think you typed kek instead.
>>51394504
Tower PC's are for manchildren.
>>51394414
filter.. how long have you been away?
>>51394053
Because I have no use for it.
>>51394053
I've never heard of it. Are they just HTPCs/Conference Room PCs? What am I missing?
>>51394446
This is isn't twitter fuck boy
Because they're shit and can't be upgraded. They try to be a desktop and a htpc and fail at both.
FM2+ or AM1 mini-itx build is a much better solution.
>>51394553
don't bother with em m8, they have an insanely high price point for something that comes with no ram and no drive
>>51394583
>almost 2016
>still building your PC
You're not assembling your car, right? Why should this be different?
something like this is a much better alternative, small, quiet, cheap, and complete ready to go out of the box with minor assembly
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856501011&cm_re=liva-_-56-501-011-_-Product
why they don't come preassembled I dunno but it's litterally just attatch the wifi antenna and screw some shit together
>>51394694
>Because people previously assembled their own cars
>>51394446
Thats not how this works
>>51394053
Chromeboxes are actually a better value for around the same price point if you don't give a shit about windows. Entry level NUCs uses atom CPUs while Entry level chromeboxes use Haswell CPUs and come with 2GB of ram and 16gb SSD.
If you just plan to use the mini PCs as a streaming HTPC only 2gb of ram and 16gb SSD is fine. Amazon was selling this for $140 just about a week ago.
>>51394694
>You're not assembling your car, right? Why should this be different?
It's cheaper and smarter and if I wanted to waste money I would buy an ipad pro instead.
I use a Thinkcentre Tiny, they're a tad bit bigger than a NUC but have more powerful internals and can be fully upgraded
>>51394737
Looks like complete shit. You'd be better of buying an old NUC tbph
>>51394777
How silent is it?
>>51394805
It has a fan so it's not perfectly silent but you won't hear anything if you're further than a foot away from it. The fan also sometimes starts hissing if you're sending the CPU into maximum overdrive doing something you probably shouldn't, but that's the extent of it.
>>51394781
fine, then get an intel compute stick, it's basically the same thing as a nuc but smaller, and cheaper
>>51394382
you might be out of your element, you dumb fuck.
>>51394903
How so?
>>51394912
asking questions only a brain dead lump would ask
>>51394053
Those are weirdly shaped tampons.
>>51394769
>chromebox
is it easy to get linux on one of these or do you gotta jump through a few hoops?
Overpriced and pointless
>>51394945
It's a small, energy-efficient, silent and idiot-proof PC. Why would it be pointless?
I has going to put this in my PV powered cabin because of the low power consumption it seamed perfect then I remembered I had to power the monitor for it so I bought an ultrabook with better specs for slightly more instead
>>51394053
I built several of those for work. When you open the box it plays the intel jingle. I took that out and hid in in someone's coat collar.
>>51395003
You can't upgrade the CPU which sucks balls.
Nobody deserves celery performance, nobody.
>>51394554
It's fuccboi, fuccboi.
>>51394533
One of these but with 16 slots for 3.5's would be able to replace my desktop.
For now, my desktop is just cheaper than a 3u SAN.
What the fuck would I even do with it?
>>51394941
They literally already have linux.
>>51394053
I lost interest the instant I first heard someone pronounce NUC as "nuck"
This shit wasn't even out yet and already trash.
>>51395003
>It's a small, energy-efficient
>energy-efficient
If you pay more than 18¢/kWh then I feel really bad for you. Must suck ass having a shitty government.
>>51395003
>idiot proof
>doesn't come with ram or drive
I think you're seriously underestimating how stupid people can be
>>51395170
I mean something not chromeos
>>51395159
Not play vydias on it that's for sure, or even browse more than 1 tab on chrome.
>>51395235
You could probably play DOOM on it like a champ
>>51395235
>vidya
Good that I grew out from that 10 years ago, then.
>>51395287
My condolences.
>>51395234
Looks easy to me senpai
>>51395211
Power is 32 cents a kWh in NYC.
I'm pretty happy with my mac mini, is this intel's equivalent?
>>51395336
sweet! might actually consider getting one now
>>51395351
>I'm pretty happy with my Mac mini
Stop being a plaything for blacks
>>51394053
I'm not an office worker. I will admit they do look cute though.
>>51395351
Similar but better insides for less $$$, basically.
>>51395401
>too lazy to type money
>>51395003
Size is not important in a starionary pc. These more price efficient low power x86 platforms. For a desktop requiring performance, a full power platform is better. And its not idiot proof at all since you need to install ram, storage and OS.
>>51395401
>less money
probably not much if any less than a mac mini after you account for adding ramd, drive, and cpu
>>51395457
Maybe not double, but at least 50% more expensive. It's hard to compare since Apple always uses older generation parts.
>>51395529
>>51394777
For some reason the motherboard on those models die a lot
>>51395611
Planned obsolence. Lenovo is one of the jewiest companies out there.
>>51395546
MacMini + Apple Keyboard + Mice = $647
Lenovo = $427
Also the Lenovo CPU is 16% Faster than the MacMini CPU.
Yup, 51% overpriced.
(i3-4130T vs i5-4260U)
>>51395776
Whoops, wrong cropping.
>>51395798
>Win7 era i3
Fugg
>>51395998
>Win 7 era
0/10
Has anyone used these for a hackintosh?
>>51396098
yeah it works wonderfully
>>51396098
Nah osx sux
>>51394535
Not him, but I've been away too. What words are filtered? Can anyone share a list?
>>51396223
c uck
f am
t bh
s mh
>>51396252
Thanks
desu baka senpai kek
So, basically it's a non-gay mac mini?
>>51396587
Non gay, faster, cheaper, etc etc
>>51396587
Pretty much. You're still wasting money but at least you don't look like a fag.
>>51396587
You've got it backwards, it's a gay PC.
Can it run VMs and shit without choking up?
I just looked up on this Nuc thing
fucking hell it doesn't even come with ram or a hard drive
Its hot a sd card hole and 2 usb and a HDMI port.
I assume the SD card is going to be a OS and the ram is some sort of laptop memory?
2.1 ghz is the CPU speed so i take it its for internet cafe and bissness and class room targeting that group.
Look good enough to play flash games and surf the web.
>>51396725
Lousy research if you ask me. The current models have 4 USB ports, Mini DisplayPort, Mini HDMI port, ethernet port, 3.5mm audio jack and an infrared sensor. RAM is DDR3 SO-DIMM and M.2 SSD is used for storage. You can also get models with additional 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD slot.
>>51396725
>I assume the SD card is going to be a OS
No, this isn't a fucking Raspberry Pi
>ram is some sort of laptop memory
Yes, it's laptop SODIMM
What did you expect, a gayming machine? It can run much more than business and classroom stuff?
>internet cafe
I thought those were pretty much extinct? At least in the West. Cheap laptops killed them and smartphones burned the corpse
>laptop specs
>laptop price
>no screen
>no ssd
>no ram
>no battery
>no keyboard
>no mouse/touchpad
JUST
Why not just get a shit $300 Windows laptop with the same i3? At least you have the choice of portability then.
>>51396810
>Support for third party lids
Why?
>>51396873
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeebbbbbbbbbbbbbboooooooooooooooooooosssssssssssssssssssss
>>51396855
>Laptop specs and price
Maybe on the mac mini, not in the other devices.
Like, try to find something with same specs as >>51395798 for same or less price.
>>51394446
Get that @ shit out of here, newfag.
>>51394053
Shit are these any good for steam home streaming?
>>51396888
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2035&cmp[]=817
Literally a T430, easily available for $200 or less, probably $50 if you buy one with a broken screen.
>>51394446
Can't tell if this is bait or not. But if it isn't then all you have to do is click their post number to link to it. Or alternative you can type it out by typing >> then their post number. You can also link to other boards by using >>> eg. >>>/diy/
>>51394446
I wonder why you're poor
>>51396927
>Used and broken parts count as a new product
I knew I should have clarified, but by your logic an used nuc would be so much less, so no, fuck off.
>>51396965
Who the fuck cares if it's used. If you're using it as a desktop replacement you don't even need to touch the semen crusty keyboard
>>51396927
>No warranty
>Shit hard drive with bad sectors and/or slow read/write speed
>Dead battery
>>51396920
Can't see how it wouldn't work.
>>51396990
>dead battery
>no battery
pick ONE
>>51396983
>Who the fuck cares if it's used
You, because you think comparing used vs new in price difference is ok.
You still get better value on an used nuc vs used laptop. The nuc as a desktop cpu btw
>>51395177
dont be such a nuclehead
>>51397002
>Cherrypick 1, sure he wont notice the comparison I made is exactly pointless while I ignored the other 2 points
FUCK YEAH
>>51397008
>The nuc as a desktop cpu btw
Bullshit
>>51395798
my mom has one of these for work at home
they're pretty legit
>>51394552
Tbh senpai baka kek
>>51397024
>Warranty
Who needs a warranty when you own a THINKPAD
Every single part is user-replaceable with detailed guides from lenovo and parts readily available online for cheap
>>51396990
>shit hard drive
You'd need to put a new ssd in the NUC anyways, unless you want to pay 5x the retail price for an "intel-approved" upgrade, so who fucking cares
>>51397041
???
Just read >>51395776, the desktop i3 is faster than the mobile i5.
>>51397062
>You'd need to put a new ssd in the NUC anyways
The nuc posted has 500gb hard drive.
Like I said, if you go with "used" prices, the nuc is still cheaper than a laptop at same specs. You cannot compare used vs new, its retarded.
>>51397069
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2035&cmp[]=817
Barely faster than an ivy bridge mobile processor available for pennies on the dollar
>>51397088
>Cherrypick 1, sure he wont notice the comparison I made is exactly pointless while I ignored the other 2 points
>buying a kek box
>>51396810
>missing $300-400 worth of hardware (ram/pcie drive)
>fuckin mini ports
>doesnt have HDMI 2.0
>doesnt have displayport 1.3
>just 1 gigabit port
>only 2 usb on back
>no usb c for that matter (this is the new model?)
>some crappy power connector
how much is it again? the new ones i mean
>>51397062
>Who needs a warranty when you own a THINKPAD
The Lenovo TPs have shit build quality. The IBM TPs belong to a museum.
>>51397099
>>51397090
You haven't posted a single new thinkpad/notebook with same performance and price.
I dont get why you like to walk in circles.
The "but used doesn't matter" mean shit when I could find a nuc on a trashbin on a company dumpster
>>51397122
absolute horseshit
the only shitty design change was the removal of the 7th row of keyboard keys
>>51397127
There's no point in spending twice as much money to buy a fucking warranty...you are the consumer sheep they are making billions of dollars off of...here's a tip, buy hardware that is user serviceable (ESPECIALLY hardware that just sits on your desk stationary) and you are your own warranty.
>>51397117
In case you missed it, the point of these devices is that they're small.
>>51397169
Why are you talking about warranty? In brand new things, the price is to compare price/performance, both will have warranty so if both have it then is meaningless in the comparation.
Also the lenovo nuc can be open apart by removing 2 screws that have big heads so you can use your hand for it, it is user serviceable.
You still fail to prove the point >>51396855
>laptop specs
>laptop price
So I will just accept you can't find anything matching that.
>>51397226
>soldered cpu
>proprietary case
>proprietary bios
>proprietary proprietary mobo
>proprietary PSU
>proprietary power cable
KEK
>the price is to compare price/performance
Anything with a mobile i5 ivy bridge processor or faster is AT LEAST as fast as this machine
In case you aren't aware, used thinkpads cost like $200...AND ALL OF THE PARTS ARE INCLUDED
Price/performance:
NUC: $600 (after required parts)/i3-4130t
T430: $200/i5-3320M
Since i3-4130T=i5-3320M then that means the T430 price/performance is at least 3 times better.
>>51397295
>used
You didn't even tried, ok, you cannot prove shit, good to know.
And the lenovo posted has 500gb hdd and 4gb ram already.
>>51396252
i thought t op l el is filtered too
top lel
toplel
?
>>51397324
then the thinkpad is still at least 2 times better
>>51397295
>soldered cpu
i3-4130T isn't soldered.
>proprietary case
Same as the T430
>proprietary bios
Same as the T430
>proprietary proprietary mobo
Same as the T430
>proprietary PSU
>proprietary power cable
Both use an external AC adapter
>NUC: $600 (after required parts)/i3-4130t
Are you literally blind?
By your shitty logic an used one would be like $150 vs the $200 T430.
Im done.
I bought two of the re-branded ones from System76. Both with i3's, 4GB of RAM, and the 120GB "performance" SSD. Then I tossed a 1TB laptop drives I had on hand in each of them.
They're both just running the Ubuntu 14.04 installation that they came with. Great little task based machines to toss around. Super quick setup when you just need a computer for a demonstration or something.
>>51397500
>they just etched their logo on the lid and put SSD with ubuntu installed into it
For what purpose?
>>51397623
Warranty. Something I've noticed about the NUCs is that they have a pretty high RMA rate and I saw a couple people saying that Intel refused to replace the CPU or something because they had installed Linux on it. With System76 you can install any distro and they'll still honor the warranty.
>>51397742
I find that hard to believe. The instructions that come with NUC specifically say that it has been tested with Windows, but "Other operating systems may be installed."
>>51397835
Yeah, I don't know how much validity there is to that claim, especially since you COULD just buy one that didn't come with RAM or an SSD and then just pull the SSD before sending it back, but I didn't really want to dick with getting all of the parts and doing it myself.
The whole purpose of these things to me is that you pull it out of the box, plug it in, and you're up and running. Hell, the Ubuntu 14.04 installation that came on it was even fully up to date, no problem. It even had all of the customization I would usually have to do myself already done, disabling online search in the Unity dash, simple things like that.
At the end of the day I probably paid what, like 60 bucks more on each than they're worth? And I supported a great company who's trying to push desktop Linux by giving people pre-installed options. I'll take it.
Depends on the components you chose. I tried the part picker from the System76 site and the price it gave me was 250$ more expensive than what I paid for the NUC and equivalent parts myself.
>>51396888
you mean like this,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834298945
do some research before you spout off senpai
and yes it's new so you can't bitch about that
>>51397500
>system76
so how much more than an intel branded one did they charge you for?
>>51397988
Wow, yeah I probably wouldn't have done that.
Just did a quick price check on Amazon, I would have spent $480 for my setup if I put it together myself and I payed $550 from them, so about $70 each and I had a great out-of-the box experience.
>>51396252
didn't know about kek
Because I need 2 Gigabit NIC's Why the fuck would I buy something that I can't have 2 NIC's on? Fucking plebs
>>51398570
Buy 2 NUC's.
>>51396252
lol - l0ol
kek - c0uck
senpai - f0am
baka - s0mh
desu - t0bh
moot - m0oot
newfag - n0ewfag
>>51399078
>>51396252
What the fuck are you two doing?
>>51394053
I only use my desktop for watching some light anime, shitposting, maybe playing some pre 2005 vidya once in a blue moon and yet I use a 600W machine for it. Will a NUC be a good replacement?
>>51394767
That's not how any of this works.
>>51399588
yes
>>51399078
lá Žol
cá Žuck
fá Žam
sá Žmh
tá Žbh
má Žoot
ná Žewfag
>>51394504
It would make a good HTPC, but thats all I can think of.
A company in my country bought about 720 of them to use as point of sale machines, had to install RAM/Wireless card/SSD in about 300 of them.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc6i5syh.html
>>51394446
hey lad you got the wrong website twitter is down the wew lad
>Not a single mention of the greatest compact PC unit
Plebs.
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Compact-i7-4500U-Processor-GB-BXi7-4500/dp/B00FNPCKUU
senpai
>>51399516
spoon feeding newfags
>>51394382
G E N T O O
>>51394053
I need more power than one of those can deliver to me.
that said a nuc could do just fine to replace my server if they had more than 1 or 2 sata ports (currently i need 6)
>>51401613
Those are the older models. The current ones come with a Wifi/Bluetooth chip.
>>51401951
Why? It looks just like an outdated NUC.
>>51394053
own 2 of them
>>51401622
The card reader slot is good addition, I give you that. Otherwise, it doesn't seem like a remarkable update. Especially now that 5th gen NUCs are going on sale.
Legit question: why would you buy a NUC if you can buy any ARM board?
>>51402196
X86 gives better bang for your buck on desktop use.
>>51402098
Yeah, I did that last year. They were haswell models so they weren't too old though.
>>51394931
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>>51394382
Arch is lovely and is what most people seem to use on this board, it's a cut down distribution perfect for making it into what you want it to be, if that's too complex crunchbang (whatever the fuck most popular community maintained version is)
/sqt/ might help more if you give them information on what you want to do with it
does anyone remember these
>>51402753
Hell yes, used to have two of these shuttles!
>>51394053
I've been thinking about picking up a chinese NUC but I'm trying to stay away from x86, especially Intel CPUs
>>51402804
>I'm trying to stay away from x86, especially Intel CPUs
Why?
>>51403124
x86 is a bad architecture and Intel is a horrid company
>>51403137
yeah except modern intel CPUs shit all over everything else
>>51394053
What's with all the NUC shills recently?
My NUC threads never catched on 8 months ago
>>51403560
Shilling is an art.
>>51394053
The company where I work uses these exclusively. Other than the form factor, there's not much going for them. Driver support is there, but half of the time they still don't work right. Graphics are limited, etc.
>>51405282
Any specific issues?
>>51395366
Yea same tbg senpai
>>51403471
Yeah and you know why? Because Intel has virtually unlimited funds to pour into polishing their 40yr old turd. Doesn't make it good.
>>51396252
kek
senpai
desu
baka
moot
fuck this
Got my 5th gen i5 NUC installed today. Everything has been great so far. Smooth performance and basically inaudible and invisible when mounted behind my monitor.
I'm the sys admin in a high school and have installed 120+ of these over the last 2 years into our labs. We mainly have the 5i5RYK and D54250WYK models, equipped with 8GB HyperX memory and 840/850 EVO M.2 ssds. They run fast as hell and can handle our Minecraft club on high settings.
AMA
>>51407151
Any common hardware failures?
>>51407206
out of all of them we have only had one nuc hardware failure, which I suggest was out of missuse from the member of staff, the display port output on the motherboard broke.
Other than that we have had 4-5 sticks of ram fail, and 1 SSD. (interesting to note these were all within the first week or DOA)
All replaced under warranty pretty hassle free
>>51394777
I wish the school district I work for would make a move to these. They have everything that's needed at a fraction of the size and there's no CD drive for the little fuckers to break. They're not used but they take the rubber bands out and they grind like a fucking turbine when you turn them on. Yes, I'm usually too lazy to disable that shit.
>>51407151
How much do those setups cost?
>>51407151
What are the graphics on the machines?
Intel HD 4000?
>>51407581
Tbh senpai ive done this to a countless amount of computers....
>>51407236
Isn't the RAM in NUCs special?
It's not normal SODIMM RAM is it?
>>51408320
The 5i5RYK he mentioned comes with HD 6000. The newer but equivalent model 6i5SYK comes with Skylake and HD Graphics 520.
>>51396252
>>51399078
thanks, senpai kek baka desu
Is the i7 version as loud as they say?
>>51408699
According to the reviews that I've read, yes. I ended up going with the i5 instead.
Great devices.
>>51408431
Good enough for minecraft? And ive seen that HD 520 around is it better?
>>51410949
Should be enough.
>>51410949
nah probably worse. go for the 540 model as it has the 64MB of eDRAM that helpes a lot with grpahics and also is used as a L4 cache by the CPU
>>51412283
Do any of the announced nucs even come with 540? Even if one appears, it will be an i7 and have heat and noise problems.
