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Gigabyte Brix i3-4010U $345 and Others @ CentreCom Online (Intel NUCs Also on Sale)

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Gigabyte Brix i3-4010U $345 and Others @ CentreCom Online (Intel NUCs Also on Sale)
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P[Deactivated] on 04/05/2014 - 15:55 centrecom.com.au (767 clicks)
Last edited 04/05/2014 - 18:30

A NUC or micro pc is ideal for cramped spaces, htpc, digital signage, etc. They are tiny, but they can also be quite powerful going up to i7, although not a replacement for a desktop EDIT: due to lack of discreet graphics card and expansion options.

The two main players are Intel and Gigabyte, and both are on sale at CentreCom.

Gigabyte Brix: http://www.centrecom.com.au/gigabyte-nuc-brix?preview=true

Intel NUC: http://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-nuc?preview=true

If you miss out you can always get them for a few dollars more at PC Case Gear's normal prices:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15…

EDIT: Forgot to mention they do not come with OS, you need an extra ~$80-100 for win 8.1 retail, unless you can get an upgrade somehow from win 7, I think there are still ways to do it

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  • pinoy on 04/05/2014 - 16:45
    +3

    They can absolutely be a replacement for desktop. We've deployed 50 NUCS on an office level block in cbd melb, and have been humming along nicely for almost a year. Asus also have their Vivo PCs as a contender.

    • medium_tight on 04/05/2014 - 17:07

      the problem from a normal desktop is that horrible power supply noise

      • ryang on 04/05/2014 - 17:15

        The AC adaptor is noisy? That's not a good thing!! At least you can put it far away..

      • [Deactivated] on 04/05/2014 - 18:06

        Yes I can hear it from my bedroom if im downloading or converting overnight, the nuc ps's are sealed/fanless laptop-style ps, there should be a bit of quiet once i get the nuc :-)

  • BurnZ on 04/05/2014 - 17:07
    +1

    The links are the wrong way around.

    • [Deactivated] on 04/05/2014 - 17:28

      Sorry, was in a hurry. Fixed.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/05/2014 - 17:54

    Thanks pinoy, looked at Asus VivoPC as I had not jumped in yet. Asus one is more expensive but has ram and hdd included. For example Celeron model:

    • VivoPC $420 (scorptec) incl. 4gb ram, 500gb mechanical hdd

    • Brix $240 (pccg) plus 128gb mSATA ~$100, and 8gb ram ~$90

    It's about $100 more for each upgrade as you go up in specs. i3, i5, i7

    So for about the same money you get a faster but smaller drive and more memory

  • sydboy007 on 04/05/2014 - 18:22

    http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/desktops/thinkcentre/sff/e73-…

    A bit bigger but comes with everything.

    An extra $250 gives you a hybrid HDD DVD drive Windows 8 4GB RAM KB and mouse with a faster I3 CPU

    • CyberGenesys on 04/05/2014 - 18:32

      I think the selling point for the NUCs is their small size. I believe Lenovo's comparable device would be the 'Tiny' series.

      If you were simply offering a desktop PC as an alternative, I'm sure there are better deals than from Lenovo.

  • grab_ur_freebies on 04/05/2014 - 18:26

    Just happen to see this yesterday: Projector NUC AIO!

  • cristtos on 04/05/2014 - 19:05

    Opinions: Will the dual core Celeron entry level NUC with 6GB RAM and SSD be good enough to drive a 15 client Elastix VoIP phone system?
    (apparently there is an Elastix build for Raspberry PI!)

  • Wally Simmonds on 04/05/2014 - 19:05

    I have one of the previous generation NUC's. Very happy with the performance and size, imo they look better than the Intel ones.

  • ravzter on 04/05/2014 - 20:52

    do they come with any Ram at all ? i am looking at brix 1 for $345, does it come with a slot to insert HDD ?

    • cristtos on 04/05/2014 - 21:05

      AFAIKS you need to add ram and HDD/SSD

    • [Deactivated] on 04/05/2014 - 21:09

      In both Intel and GB there is an option for a slightly higher case with option to put in 2.5" hd or ssd, but not all stores stock them. Check on staticice. You recognise them by model number they add a H at the end of model code e.g. GB-BXI5H-4200 instead of GB-BXI5-4200. It's about $40 more.

      As to the other qurstion about ram etc;

      Intels dont come with anything just mb and cpu. You have to provide ram, msata drive and wireless card. The GB comes with wireless card, but you still have to buy msata drive and ram.

      Reviews are pretty much split down the middle due to very similar insides, its really about personal prefrrence and look.

      Hope that helps. I'm no rep or expert just read a lot about them the past week.

      • CyberGenesys on 04/05/2014 - 21:27

        Intels dont come with anything just mb and cpu. You have to provide ram, msata drive and wireless card

        With the exception of the "Intel NUC Kit DN2820FYKH" which includes a Intel 7260BN wifi card

        • [Deactivated] on 04/05/2014 - 21:37

          My bad, should have said standard diy builds versions. In both intel and gb some higher specs have different levels of inclusions, like the gb game version has a discrete radeon graphics chip, but i thought this was beyond the scope of this post.

        • salem on 05/05/2014 - 11:05

          the NUC 2820 is also sata, not msata.

          so all you need to do is add a regular sata hdd or ssd, and an OS (such as ubuntu), and you're good to go.

        • cristtos on 05/05/2014 - 11:09

          Sandisk ReadyCache SSD 32G SATA3 sells for around $30 - winner!

        • salem on 05/05/2014 - 11:17

          Wait. Also need ram. low voltage ddr3 sodimm.

          (also I do have a readycache ssd lying around, waiting for a NUC sale again….like this one)

        • CyberGenesys on 05/05/2014 - 11:34

          Is it a requirement that it is low voltage ram or will normal sodimms work?

        • [Deactivated] on 05/05/2014 - 12:37

          Need 1.3v low voltage sodimm ram (careful you dont get 1.5v otherwise you may have problem returning it)

      • salem on 05/05/2014 - 11:38

        pretty sure low voltage is a requirement.

  • Draco on 04/05/2014 - 22:02

    These are also at newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856164…

    • CyberGenesys on 04/05/2014 - 22:05

      out of stock, and can't be shipped to AU?

    • [Deactivated] on 04/05/2014 - 23:18

      What's the point of this? Even if it could be shipped to au surely it would cost more than $345 anf youd have to wait 3 weeks for it ?!?

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