Looks like a sandwich/packed lunch box
Does the top peel off like that?
Hot anyway :smiley:
thekanester
25 Apr 169#57
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and he eats for a lifetime.
There were 4 questions there that you brazenly expected people to answer for you. That, in my opinion is being a chancer, especially as most were not questions of opinion, they were easily verifiable technical details.
tedjourney
25 Apr 164#56
Put her money away! Go to one of the refurb outlets and get yourself a core2duo dell 755/760. Hundreds of these about ex govt/ company machines get sff or my versions not usff Around £50-60 mark. Then by yourself a evga gt610 graphics card ( works out the box) then follow this guide
So I guess plex transcoding wouldn't work very well on this?
mrew42 to phpandsql
25 Apr 161#16
Maybe for one possibly two concurrent streams but no more
Or get a decent client which can go 'native'
Jiwani80
25 Apr 16#18
Thanks for reply
TechBB
25 Apr 16#19
Great to know. I'm trying to think of the best way utilise this as a perimeter device with multiple NICs. I'd probably need to go down the USB NIC route
qwerta369
25 Apr 161#20
I used to have a client who went native. Her name was Mei Ling.
TechBB
25 Apr 161#21
Now, where can I hide this from the Mrs after only just getting a "required" Microserver? :laughing:
gagagaga to TechBB
25 Apr 163#28
Keep it in a room other than the kitchen?
MeneerSmith
25 Apr 161#22
39 people are not buying this anymore. :P
Price back to 119,99
drunken_prozac
25 Apr 16#23
£79.98 here :smiley:
mrew42
25 Apr 16#24
Toasty :smiley:
mrew42
25 Apr 16#25
And here
phpandsql
25 Apr 16#26
Just wondering would an old desktop PC with C2D 2.6GHz with 4G RAM or similar work better? as there are quite a lot on eBay, thinking to setup an ubuntu server with plexserver on it.
MeneerSmith
25 Apr 16#27
And here too now. The bit about X people about to buy is gone as well.
mrew42
25 Apr 161#29
Yes indeed, PassMark for this CPU is 928 - C2D about 1700
but would be bigger wouldn't be as energy efficient. :smiley:
wildcolor
25 Apr 16#31
a few stupid questions:
1> How good is the CPU?
2> Is it quick for webbrowsing and youtubing?
3> Can I put in another SSD next to the original 32GB SSD?
4> Is it fanless (ie quiet/noisy?)?
thekanester to wildcolor
25 Apr 1615#32
Not stupid, just lazy. Google it for god sakes.
danielhicks87
25 Apr 16#33
that is very interesting. what other net top can it currently stack with for example?
eatmorefish
25 Apr 16#34
For 12 quid more you can get the Brix from Amazon with J1900. It has twice the cpu grunt (roughly) which will be noticeable at some point. Doesn't come with 2GB ram, 32GB Memory or Dos, should you need such things.
whydoiwastemytimehere
25 Apr 16#35
or if it was my Ex; hiding it in the kitchen ? why bother, hiding it, she never went in there :smiley:
Its so small it will easy fit between the joists under the floorboards.
phpandsql
25 Apr 16#36
Many thanks!
darthvader666uk
25 Apr 16#38
nice little HTPC i think. Just pop some VLC and play from the NAS and away I go.
Have some heat OP
Tarquin8484
25 Apr 16#39
What's the chance that this CPU/GPU would handle N64 emulation? Also, any idea if it can do 1080/24p?
Jonnyblock
25 Apr 16#40
Is this a more powerful machine than the one they did for £99.99 on Black Friday?
the__cat
25 Apr 16#41
White Collar? :sunglasses:
Awaken
25 Apr 16#42
Faster, cheaper, and room for more hard drives yes, but bigger, noisier, and will suck more power.... :smiley:
For a server your best bet is the HP Microserver deals, lovely little box.
captainjon
25 Apr 16#43
i'd recommend something like an intel nuc, much faster and better supported
cikki100
25 Apr 16#44
i use a dlink 320l as a Plex server, works great
mrstarface
25 Apr 16#45
If your just streming video via openelec I'm hoping this should be pretty good? Assuming you can install openelc over the existing Win10?
grumpyone
25 Apr 16#46
All these so called "32GB SSD" units are pretty crap - whether laptops or mini pcs.
They usually have no internal sata interface and the SSD is not an SSD, it is slow eMMC storage which is usually soldered into place - which means if it fails, you can junk the whole unit!
False economy - don't buy!
morocco1
25 Apr 16#47
Only the other modules in the same range AFAIK, there are some examples in my original post.
Quad
25 Apr 16#48
Only worth it if you want for specific purpose. Many will be dazzled by the price and the gimmicky size but think about how much use youll get from it in reality.
Joehawkins609
25 Apr 162#49
That doesn't include ram or storage though? So isn't £12 more. it's considerably more
Joehawkins609
25 Apr 16#50
If the internal storage ever failed you could run the OS from an external USB using the 3.0 Port.
captainbeaky
25 Apr 162#51
No. I bought both.
This one is slow, noisy & hard to upgrade.
grumpyone
25 Apr 16#52
It has a fan ? That's unbelievable - must be the only N3050 minipc that has - definitely avoid !
captainbeaky
25 Apr 16#53
Or you could buy the official hard drive module which sits on the top.
people are saying this is slow, but if you can stack it what's the problem?
wildcolor
25 Apr 161#55
thanks for your not-helpful-and-lazy-answer mate.
tedjourney
25 Apr 164#56
Put her money away! Go to one of the refurb outlets and get yourself a core2duo dell 755/760. Hundreds of these about ex govt/ company machines get sff or my versions not usff Around £50-60 mark. Then by yourself a evga gt610 graphics card ( works out the box) then follow this guide
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and he eats for a lifetime.
There were 4 questions there that you brazenly expected people to answer for you. That, in my opinion is being a chancer, especially as most were not questions of opinion, they were easily verifiable technical details.
eatmorefish
25 Apr 16#58
Yep. Like I stated in my 3rd sentence. Ram so cheap right now that I would simply put the 2gb in the bin, not even worth the time to eBay it, and throw in a 8GB stick.
These barebones units are mainly bought by blokes who like to tinker, and who hasn't got a spare drive and soddim lying around, purchase at an irresistible price thanks to this very site? :wink:
qwerta369
25 Apr 16#59
N.m.m.bk
Thank you, very helpful indeed!
mikerr
25 Apr 16#60
Wonder why they put useless freedos on these instead of a linux distro ?
e.g. Linux Mint - then you'd have a usable machine out of the box.
gorgo2015
25 Apr 16#61
Could this theoretically controlled via SSH from a tablet? I mean is there a way to install an OS without a monitor?
dezontk
25 Apr 162#62
In a world of ever dwindling sea fish numbers, this is stupid.
bubblegum2910
25 Apr 161#63
Plug it into a tv with hdmi, when I first tried to set up my nuc, I had to use a 720p tv, it wouldn't work on a 1080p tv.
You can try to install from a usb cd drive, but a bootable usb stick might be easier. You might need to change bios settings to get it to boot.
wenx
25 Apr 16#64
I've got one of these plugged to my microwave. Awesome ****!
gorgo2015
25 Apr 16#65
Unfortunately I don't even have a TV at all. I thinking along the lines of booting some Linux live distro with SSH preconfigured.
sotomonkey
26 Apr 16#66
I don't see why not. It's just another computer at the end of the day. I wouldn't do that from a tablet though.
flydip
26 Apr 16#67
try magic
flydip
26 Apr 16#68
do have to remove lid first
Joehawkins609
26 Apr 16#69
anyone know which SODIMM memory these take? i couldn't find out from googling :disappointed:
Thanks. I intend to get a graphics card anyway and connect over HDMI.
Awaken
2 May 16#73
Tiny spec, no choice of software, and half the drive bays, for the sake of £55. Microserver worth the extra :smiley: What's it max out at, 50, 60 MB/s? That's not the drives or the network limiting things you know!
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Does the top peel off like that?
Hot anyway :smiley:
There were 4 questions there that you brazenly expected people to answer for you. That, in my opinion is being a chancer, especially as most were not questions of opinion, they were easily verifiable technical details.
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/308097-guide-el-capitan-1011x-dell-optiplex-780-760-755-790/
to the letter!
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Does the top peel off like that?
Hot anyway :smiley:
I really like this idea, much better for an HTPC than having untidy external HDDs etc.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Celeron+N3050+%40+1.60GHz
Or get a decent client which can go 'native'
Price back to 119,99
but would be bigger wouldn't be as energy efficient. :smiley:
1> How good is the CPU?
2> Is it quick for webbrowsing and youtubing?
3> Can I put in another SSD next to the original 32GB SSD?
4> Is it fanless (ie quiet/noisy?)?
Its so small it will easy fit between the joists under the floorboards.
Have some heat OP
For a server your best bet is the HP Microserver deals, lovely little box.
They usually have no internal sata interface and the SSD is not an SSD, it is slow eMMC storage which is usually soldered into place - which means if it fails, you can junk the whole unit!
False economy - don't buy!
If the internal storage ever failed you could run the OS from an external USB using the 3.0 Port.
This one is slow, noisy & hard to upgrade.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Memory-Module-2-5%C2%A0inch-5400%C2%A0RPM/dp/B0183NPHPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461591658&sr=8-1&keywords=acer+revo++module
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/308097-guide-el-capitan-1011x-dell-optiplex-780-760-755-790/
to the letter!
bang fully working hackintosh
There were 4 questions there that you brazenly expected people to answer for you. That, in my opinion is being a chancer, especially as most were not questions of opinion, they were easily verifiable technical details.
These barebones units are mainly bought by blokes who like to tinker, and who hasn't got a spare drive and soddim lying around, purchase at an irresistible price thanks to this very site? :wink:
Thank you, very helpful indeed!
e.g. Linux Mint - then you'd have a usable machine out of the box.
You can try to install from a usb cd drive, but a bootable usb stick might be easier. You might need to change bios settings to get it to boot.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222092435370?ul_noapp=true&quantity=1&autorefresh=true
:smiley: