Intel BOXNUC5CPYH 2015 Mini PC Celeron Processor N3050 /No OS/Integrated Graphics, Black

This is a good product for HTPC based on OpenElec.You need to install RAM and SSD/HDD for getting it working.For running openelec you dont even need a HDD/SSD, you can install OS into USB though I have not checked that yet.The latest Openelec 6.0 with kernel version 4.0 and higher should be used.This NUC is not powerful enough for windows system smoothly, so it should be avoided . Linux based system should work well with kernel version greater than 4.0.I managed to get it work using following parts.RAM Kingston 4GB KVR16LS11/4http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00CQ35GYE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00SSD Transcend 64GB TS64GSSD370http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00K9HID2G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01Keyboard Logitech K400Rhttp://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B008QS7TRK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00.TIP: the small receiver does not work nicely from 10 feet, its recommend to use the USB extender that comes with it.Though 4GB ram and SSD might seem to be overkill for this kind of set up, I plan to install full Linux Dstro like Ubuntu/Mint in future to get most out of it.For strictly running Openelec Rasberry PI2 might be a good alternative, but I find NUC a little more versatile for my use.I also managed to configure Logitech Harmony 650 remote with this NUC and it can power the NUC and shut it down nicely. All KODI functions can be accessed using this remote.Update 1I tested this with playback of 1080p trailer of Mad Max encoded in h264 with bit rate of 16Mbps and it played it perfectly with cpu load under 20%. You can safely ignore the complains of other users who can't yet figure out how to play full HD video.Update 2: I played a 720p video encoded in HEVC or x265 and this little thing managed to play it smoothly. Though CPU usage went up to 50% and I am yet not sure if it was through hardware acceleration or software or both, but nonetheless it's a good sign.

Got a year old product with manufacturing date of June 2016. I wonder if Intel gives warranty from date of purchase or date of manufacture.Coming to the product, it is a small hand sized, low powered (6 watts) and low in performance. Probably just a tad better than an android box or raspberry pi.Bought and installed 64GB micro sdcard in sdcard adapter and got laptop ram of 4GB. Get 8GB ram for these devices if you have money lying around. The extra 4GB ram makes a difference in speed. Linux Mint can be installed on a 64GB SDXC card easily. Didn't have money for windows which requires hdd and that means spending more money on hdd and windows license which drives up the cost by another 10k.Total I spent on this was 9k for this NUC + 2.9k for 4GB LPDDR3 ram + 1.2k for 64GB sdcard and around 250 for a usb to keyboard + mouse adapter. Linux Mint is free. Keyboard, mouse and 4 port external usb hub was was shared from main pc. You can buy them for around Rs 600 - 1k.Its good for browsing websites and for other small day to day tasks. Linux Mint 18.1 boots up in less than 15 seconds. Libre Office opens in 12 seconds or so. Firefox opens in less than 5 seconds. Only four usb 3 ports on this, but you can use a usb hub to use for mouse and keyboard and usb sticks. This unit gives enough power for 8 usb devices. Running this continuously from 2+ days and it hasn't got hot. Great for a media sharing device that is always on.I installed VLC and Kodi on this to test how it fares while playing 1080p HEVC files with Flac audio. VLC has issues with video getting pixellated and some green screen in some scenes. Lots of frame drops and cpu was at >90% always. Same with Kodi Jarvis (v 16) but it was better than VLC in playing videos. Audio out was from a usb dac so it was good. Not bad for something costing less than 15k.Drawbacks - Can't run this without any monitor (or TV attached) on hdmi or vga port. Device will not boot. Intel's own original bios can't be flashed on this for some reason. So you're stuck will 2 years old bios. On Intel site this device has reached end of life, so get a newer device. Support for this has just stopped. So no more drivers or updates. Cannot run this in headless mode. No support from Intel devs. They're telling people to flash to latest bios but device just does not like the new bios. Those wifi all in one keyboard + touch pad or mouse things don't work in bios. So you can't press any keys to setup OS or bios. They work properly after installing the OS though.

Good for day to day tasks and have a capable hardware. Coupled with good quality RAM and a SSD, it can perform well for browsing, video playback and office. A lot smaller than expected. Looks good and every thing works out of box with ubuntu 16.04. no driver issues. For windows, drivers are easily available in Intel site. Just don't expect gaming and i5 class performance . We get what we are paying for.

For normal use its very good, but you will get frustrated if you have to work with heavy softwares because its an celeron processor.I had installed it on my shop just for printing purposes, due to space restrictions I jave to go for smaller CPUs.I had installed an 60GB SSD and 4GB RAM, kust enough for it.Installed Windows 10 on it and its running just OK with some lagsPros:1. Built quality is very good, its full metal body and its very sturdy.2. very small in size, you can also clamp it on wall.Cons:1. Laggy due to celeron processor2. Expensive.3. Due to metal body amd lack of 3 pin plug you may get some shocks (I had personally experienced it twice).4. On heavy use its gets hot.5. RAM and Hard drive need to buy seperately.I will only recommend to buy this CPU if you have any special requirements like lack of space. or just for small tasks to do.Only buy this if you have knowledge of computer because you jave to do regular cleanup of software, otherwise it will be so laggy that it will not be usable.For the people who want to do daily work on PC, please avoid it and go for a assembled PC.

The under performer!! With 8400 you can buy an AMD board and priceesor with a cabinet and it will be much faster and smother. Or one can go for Intel if ready to pay 1500 more over 8400 . And the speed will be unmathed. Price is too much for what they are offering in this NUC

Esta mini pc tiene un tamaño y peso muy bueno y viene con soporte para la pared incluido y funciona de manera my fluidasolo debo especificar que el modelo que yo compre venia sin RAM ni disco duro, el empaque excelente y su funcionamiento muy buenoyo al uso como emulador retro y centro multimedia y funciona de maravilla muy recomendable.

たぶんWindows系だと世代的な問題も出てくると思いますが、AlmaLinux9.3で問題なく動作します。BIOS設定画面が無駄に高解像度なせいで、小さなモニター繋いで表示されなくて焦りました。取説の類いが何もありませんが、部品の欠品やコネクタ破損などはなく、まだまだ現役で使います。同じものを過去に使ったことがあれば普通に使えます。

I am a long-term Mac user but I wanted a cheap Intel NUC to experiment with Arch Linux. I am really surprised at how capable this little computer is. I fitted a 4GB RAM chip and a 128GB SSD. I'm not into gaming (other than learning to create 2D games in Python), so this is really a home workstation. It has only an Intel Celeron but I don't notice much of a drop in speed compared with my Mac mini i7. The HDMI graphics/audio work well with my BENQ 24" monitor. With external speakers running from the monitor the stereo sound is good (classical music mainly). Obviously the demand on the SSD Storage is light because Arch Linux is a super-efficient operating system. I have all the standard types of applications for a home desktop using open source software. I'm no fan of Microsoft so there is none of that on my computer. Overall, I'm delighted with the Intel NUC and I may well buy a more powerful model once the Coffee Lake NUCs are well-established. BTW, Arch Linux is a very straightforward installation on this NUC and is very stable. I updated the BIOS and that is also very easy.

Lo configuré con un SSD de 120 GB Kingston A400 (aconsejo 240 o más) y 8 GB de RAM Kingston KVR16LS11/8 y un teclado inalámbrico Logitech K400 Plus.Sistemas operativos: Windows 10 Home 64 bits y Linux Mint Mate 18.3, 64 bits, en dual boot. Es para un famiiiar que lo quiere utilizar, esencialmente, como multimedia center.En Windows 10, le instalamos Microsoft Office. Linux Mint ya viene con Libre Office, etc...FIRMWARE: en Modo UEFI, con secure boot desactivado para facilitar la instalacion dual boot con Linux Mint.Disco particionado en GPT.El FIRMWARE (antiguamente Bios), permite seleccionar el sistema operativo que quieres instalar: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Linux, etc. Acivé la configuración Windows 10. Por qué? Porque si optamos por Linux, en el administrador de dispositivos de Windows 10 nos aparecerá un punto de exclamación en los drivers de 3 dispositivos. Linux funciona igual de bien con esta configuración y nos ahorramos dolores de cabeza con los drivers de Windows 10.A uno de los puertos USB 3 traseros, le hemos conectado una dock Tacens 5PORTUMDUO2 con 2 discos duros de 3.5", para almacenar películas, vídeos, fotos etc.Va conectado al router con un cable de red y a la TV mediante un cable hdmi.Sonido compatible DTS y resolución 4K a 30 fps.Lleva WiFi 2.4 Ghz y 5G.Como servidor de red, en Linux Mint instalamos el Samba Server y System-conf-samba a partir de los repositorios oficiales, con el administrador de software que viene ya con el sistema operativo y así poder compartir el contenido de los discos USB con los diferentes dispositivos de la casa (PC, Iphone, smartphones, tablet, TV, etc).Otro software instalado: Kodi 17.6, tanto en Windows 10 como en Linux.INICIO: en Windows 10, 32 segundos todo cargado. En Linux Mint Mate, 18 segundos.--------------CONCLUSION:Me parece un excelente producto por su relación calidad precio. Lleva funcionando una semana y no se calienta y es perfectamente silencioso.Es más pequeño de lo que parece en las fotos. Caja de aluminio con ventilaciones laterales. Un producto con la calidad Intel.Si es para utilizar como Media Center o NAS, es ampliamente suficiente. Y diría también, ocasionalmente, para algunas tareas de ofimática (Word, Excel...) y no es necesario gastarse más dinero.Si es para trabajos más exigentes y una mayor fluidez, personalmente optaría por el Intel BOXNUC7I3BNH.Es difícil ponerle algún pero dado su relación calidad precio.Gran servicio de Amazon. LLegó en 24 horas.

I bought this to act as a headless Network Attached Storage (NAS) and gitolite server, controlling two 4TB hard drives in an Orico USB3 external drive enclosure (BTRFS RAID-1 configuration). It arrived six days ago. The CPU, anemic by today's beefy standards, is more than sufficient for that purpose.I purchased the Crucial 4GB memory module ( CT51264BF160B ) and a Kingston 120GB SSD ( SV300S37A/120G ) to go along with it. The memory is not on the Intel-certified list for this device, though the same memory in a different internal configuration is (the CT51264BF160BJ, with the "J" at the end), but it works fine. The SSD is major overkill for my needs, but it's fast and inexpensive; if I'd realized that the machine could run on an SD card, I might have skipped an internal hard drive entirely, though it would only have saved a few dollars. Both of them slotted in with no problem.It had a VGA monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse plugged into it for the setup. It also had a wired network connection, though it includes a wireless network card that had no problem with either my 2.4GHz or 5GHz networks.The BIOS was four revisions behind Intel's latest, but updating it (via SD card, from the menu that appeared when booting) was very easy. The only change I made to the BIOS settings initially was to set the OS to Linux.Installing Ubuntu GNOME 16.10, from an SD card formatted by another Ubuntu installation's Startup Disk Creator, was simplicity itself. Other than the questions the installer asked to set up the initial account and other settings, it was all automatic, and everything just worked (but read on).I did have two problems with it. The first was an internal overheating problem when I was transferring about a terabyte of information from a portable USB3 hard drive (plugged into the front of the machine) to the drives in the USB3 drive enclosure (plugged into the back). Moving the drive enclosure's USB plug to the front of the machine (which a comment elsewhere suggested might be less sensitive to thermal problems) and changing the BIOS fan setting to "cool" solved those; likely the BIOS setting alone would have fixed it, but I haven't confirmed that yet. I still can't hear the fan in it, even listening very closely, but your mileage may vary.The second problem was that after the drives in the Orico enclosure had been unused for a little while, the machine seemed to lose track of them. It wouldn't reconnect until I powered the Orico enclosure off and on again, or unplugged it and plugged it back in. It turned out to happen when the machine put the USB ports into power-saving mode, and was pretty easy to fix by having the machine run these commands when the system booted: echo 'on' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb1/power/control'; echo 'on' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control';(They're run via a script started by an @reboot cron job, run as the root user.) I don't know if that is a bug in the Orico enclosure's USB firmware or the NUC's, but I didn't have that problem with the three portable USB drives (two USB3, one USB2, all from different manufacturers) I've tried on it.Now that those problems are fixed, I'm very happy with the unit. With enough shopping around, I *might* have been able to build a similarly-spec'd small tower machine at a comparable price, but poking around on various parts websites, it wouldn't have been easy, and certainly wouldn't have been as low on electricity usage. As I already had the Orico drive enclosure (the dead machine that the NUC replaced was a micro-tower, and too small to hold them too), the lack of internal space for the 4TB drives was no hardship.The problems I had with it aren't likely to hit many people, so I'd recommend this machine to anyone technical enough to install the memory, hard drive, and OS. CT51264BF160BSV300S37A/120G