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RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - spencers - 2012-11-10
Anandtech got their hands on it... They said $300-320; newegg/amazon by December.
Looks like a worthy replacement to my Acer Revo 1600.
I may have to pick up the gigabit version when it hits the stores.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6444/intels-next-unit-of-computing-hands-on
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - Emisand - 2012-11-10
Isn't this better?
http://www.zotacusa.com/zbox-id82.html
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - touser - 2012-11-10
(2012-11-10, 02:21)Emisand Wrote: Isn't this better?
http://www.zotacusa.com/zbox-id82.html
Not really, especially when you take into account zotac puts out horribly engineered products that consistently fail. That thing is already racking up poor reviews due to improper cooling (something zotac has done for years...) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856173037
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - bluray - 2012-11-10
(2012-11-10, 13:48)touser Wrote:+1......what considered better isn't always the spec of the CPU/iGPU.....it's the overall build quality that matter most.....(2012-11-10, 02:21)Emisand Wrote: Isn't this better?
http://www.zotacusa.com/zbox-id82.html
Not really, especially when you take into account zotac puts out horribly engineered products that consistently fail. That thing is already racking up poor reviews due to improper cooling (something zotac has done for years...) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856173037
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - Ned Scott - 2012-11-10
(2012-11-10, 13:48)touser Wrote: Not really, especially when you take into account zotac puts out horribly engineered products that consistently fail. That thing is already racking up poor reviews due to improper cooling (something zotac has done for years...) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856173037
I think the NUC here is better, but I don't agree with that assessment of Zotac. I've had two different motherboards from them and loved them, and a lot of their miniPCs are great products. To each his own, I guess.
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - bluray - 2012-11-10
(2012-11-10, 18:49)Ned Scott Wrote: I think the NUC here is better, but I don't agree with that assessment of Zotac. I've had two different motherboards from them and loved them, and a lot of their miniPCs are great products. To each his own, I guess.There is bad apple on every tree, and it is no different in electronics......some Zotac are very good. I build a PC for a friend using Zotac mobo, and he never have any issue with it. As long as you don't buy it from Fry's Electronics by i10, it should be fine. I bought a mobo from Fry's Electronics one time. They rewrapped it, and sold it to me as new. It's terrible....
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - nooryani84 - 2012-11-11
How is this expensive? This isn't your run of the mill PC with an atom or AMD cpu. This is a full fledged Ivy Bridge (albeit mobile) cpu with HD 4000 iGPU in a proprietry form factor that's about the smallest PC you can with those specs. It's an amazing price point if you ask me.
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - hamiltong - 2012-11-11
Don't forget you have to buy the ram and a m-SATA HDD (or use USB flash stick).. -gh
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - TugboatBill - 2012-11-12
I'm surprised to hear Zotacs are bad. Maybe I should toss the 3 I have that have performed flawlessly for years?
When shopping at Frys there are some rules:
1. If it's been repackaged don't buy it.
2. All mother boards are repackaged.
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - bluray - 2012-11-12
(2012-11-12, 18:15)TugboatBill Wrote: 1. If it's been repackaged don't buy it.They repacked it so well....I cannot tell by looking at the box till I saw the inside of the box…the screw holes have been tempered and they left some thermo grease on the board too....
2. All mother boards are repackaged.
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - TugboatBill - 2012-11-12
That's the reason for rule #2.
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - spencers - 2012-11-30
Newegg has it now...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102002&Tpk=DC32171YE
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - lagledavid - 2012-12-01
(2012-11-30, 21:06)spencers Wrote: Newegg has it now...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102002&Tpk=DC32171YE
nice catch. Seems like this would be worth it
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - intertan - 2012-12-01
I noticed it has dual hdmi. wonder if we could use this as a internal splitter?
RE: Intel NUC - HTPC possibilities - spencers - 2012-12-01
(2012-12-01, 05:18)lagledavid Wrote:(2012-11-30, 21:06)spencers Wrote: Newegg has it now...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102002&Tpk=DC32171YE
nice catch. Seems like this would be worth it
Ordered one. It'll be here Dec 5