Intel Skull Canyon NUC Kit NUC6i7KYK (Core i7-6770HQ) $674 Shipped from Shopping Express Clearance eBay

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psylence on 16/08/2017 - 12:30 ebay.com.au (990 clicks)
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PTECH20

Been waiting a long time for this to come on special. Usually the cheapest you can find it is around $819

I also got this hard drive and ram which are both compatible and a nice discount too

SAMSUNG 960 EVO M2 SSD $291 - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Samsung-960-EVO-500GB-M-2-NVMe-PC…

16 GB RAM (2X8GB) $195 - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GSKILL-F4-2400C16D-16GRS-2x8GB-RI…

Upgrading from my nuc5i5rh which has been great, flawless no problems, selling on ebay if anyone interested
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  Alan Laz on 16/08/2017 - 12:50

  +4

  Wow, didn't need this but now have an urgent need to acquire.

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  gadget guy on 16/08/2017 - 13:42

  Just confirming that this NUC does not come with RAM or storage (HDD/SDD)?

  The total price for NUC/RAM/SSD was $1163.54 after 20% discount. I like the idea of NUC's, but what advantages would this setup have over a tradition PC box?

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    NoRotation on 16/08/2017 - 13:53

    They are compact, so you can free up leg-room or desk space. It's pretty efficient as the CPU is a high-end laptop CPU. I personally want one to run headless, I'd slap Ubuntu on it and let it automatically download + compress TV shows for me. It's mainly the form factor that's appealing.

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    psylence on 16/08/2017 - 13:55

    Only size i assume, not supposed to compete with desktops. I travel a bit for work so i take it there, take on holidays can plug it into hdmi tv slot, i also multiple residence so good for that. If you don't need smaller size and keep computer in same spot then obviously desktops can't be beaten.

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  TheMoDz on 16/08/2017 - 14:03

  +2

  Thunderbolt, slap a GPU enclosure with GTX 1080 Ti, daaaamnnn,
  i can already feel the throttling….

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  TriggerHappy on 16/08/2017 - 14:44

  So this Skull Canyon:

  i7-6770HQ, 500GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 for $1160 (ish) and no OS

  VS.

  Dell Inspiron-15-17 Gaming Laptop

  http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Inspiron-15-7000-Gaming-Core…

  i5-7300HQ, 250 GB SSD, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB GDDR5 for $1200 and Windows 10.

  I know the Dell has a crap display but if you hook it up to a decent monitor hopefully not so bad?

  I think the Dell is a better offer but what do you guys think?

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    psylence on 16/08/2017 - 15:08

    +1

    This is how computing works, basically the smaller something is for the same performance the more expensive it will be.

    EG, Desktops will give you better performance than laptops for the same price.
    Laoptops will give you better performance than NUC for the same price.

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      based on 16/08/2017 - 22:00

      A laptop will also come with a display, keyboard, 'mouse' and battery

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  Phoebus on 16/08/2017 - 15:00

  I love the idea but unfortunately these things are never gonna be as good value as getting a laptop on bargain sale.

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    eDust on 16/08/2017 - 15:38

    These serve a different purpose to laptops. They were originally designed as set top boxes. They can be mounted onto the back of a TV if it has a compatible mounting plate. Connecting a laptop to a TV leaves things fairly messy.

    As a desktop replacement they're great if you need desk space and don't plan to do anything demanding (e.g. you can't play most games). As a laptop replacement, probably not useful.

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  dealanotor on 16/08/2017 - 15:07

  I have one, don't expect to do serous gaming on these unless your willing to spend big for the egpu and card, one could probably build with 2 108o's in sli for much less with faster memory and bus. Asus make a sweet egpu though www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards-Accessory/ROG-XG-STATION-2/ Mine also has a common fault not resolved with over 12 months of bios updates where it will randomly reboot every day. Their is a intel forum with similar experiences I've never seen it happen but each day I come home to find it rebooted. Iris pro is a bit of a gimmick when talking serious gaming. If you were rich you could take your skull canyon to your work/penthouse/batcave thanks to thunderbolt 3 for all you glistening fanboy texture goodness!

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  dealanotor on 16/08/2017 - 15:13

  Oh and great price OP!

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  crc32 on 16/08/2017 - 15:23

  Very tempted.

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  malouphix on 16/08/2017 - 15:53

  SEXY

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  aec on 16/08/2017 - 16:46

  Can i mount it on a 27" monitor? I mean this one is larger than normal nuc.

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  BangfortheBuck on 16/08/2017 - 23:39

  Amazing! This is the only NUC (available in the market) which can run windows Server OS.