Those of you who come around often, will have most likely figured out that I have a thing for small form factor PCs. I have been building small PCs with big video cards for years, even before Mini-ITX became the norm. Trying to pack the fastest hardware into the smallest possible case is challenging, but also rewarding when you don’t have to break your back carrying a huge PC into LANs. I know a few of you have been catching on to this, I have been seeing LAN rigs showing up a lot on my Facebook and at the LAN. Well when Intel launched their NUC I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one, well my wife just happened to win one at a LAN. So today I’m going to check out what the NUC is all about and put it together with some cool hardware from Kingston and a Harmony Smart Keyboard from Logitech to help put it to use as an HTPC.
Product Name: Intel NUC D34010WYK
HyperX Impact 1600MHz 16GB SO-DIMM
Kingston mS200 240GB mSATA SSD
Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard
Review Sample Provided by: Kingston and Logitech
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
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HyperX Impact 1600MHz 16GB SO-DIMM Specifications |
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Part Number |
HX316LS9IBK2/16 |
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Capacity |
16GB (2x8GB) |
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Form Factor |
SO-DIMM |
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Memory Type |
DDR3L |
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Memory Speed |
1600MHz |
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Latency |
9 |
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Buffered or Unbuffered |
Unbuffered |
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Voltage |
1.35V/1.5V |
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Timings |
9-9-9 |
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Kingston mS200 240GB mSATA SSD |
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Part Number |
SMS200S3/240G |
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Capacity |
240GB |
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Form Factor |
mSATA |
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Interface |
SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s), SATA Rev. 1.0 (1.5Gb/s) |
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Encryption |
AES 128bit |
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Sequential Read/Write |
540 MB/s / 530MB/s |
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Maximum 4k Read/Write |
up to 72,000 / up to 40,000 IOPS |
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Random 4k Read/Write |
up to 21,000 / up to 41,000 IOPS |
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Power Consumption |
0.4W Idle / 1.2 (TYP) Read / 1.8 W (TYP) Write |
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Storage temperatures |
-40°C ~ 85°C |
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Operating temperatures |
0°C ~ 70°C |
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Dimensions |
50.88mm x 30mm |
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Weight |
6.86g |
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TRIM |
Supported |
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Vibration operating |
2.17G Peak |
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Vibration non-operating |
20G Peak |
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MTTF |
1,000,000 Hrs |
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Warranty/support |
three-year warranty with free technical support |
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Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard |
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Part Number |
915-000225 |
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Technical Specifications |
-Harmony Smart Keyboard Harmony one-touch Activity-based control (up to 6) Controls up to 8 devices Integrated touchpad for navigation on PC, Mac, and PS3 Type and navigate on PC, Mac, Apple TV, Roku, TiVo, Xbox, and PS3 -Harmony Hub Bluetooth connection to PC, Mac, Apple TV, or PS3 Compatible with over 225,000 devices and 5,000 brands of AV equipment Control devices behind cabinets or walls -Harmony App Easy setup via smartphone Display up to 50 favorite channel icons Gives your smartphones the power of a Universal remote Personalize each smartphone in the house |
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Required for Setup |
-Harmony App (download from Apple App Store or Google Play) -iPhone® 4S or later, iPad® (3rd generation or later), iPad Mini®, iPod touch® (5th generation or later) with iOS 6.0 or higher or an Android device with Android 4.0 or later -Bluetooth -Internet access -Wi-Fi |
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Warranty Information |
1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty |
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Package Contents |
Harmony Smart Keyboard Harmony Hub 2 USB receivers USB extender Power adapter IR blaster USB cord |
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Intel NUC D34010WYK |
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Form factor |
UCFF |
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Processor |
4th generation Intel® Core™ i3-4010U processor (soldered down) with active fan heatsink |
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Memory |
Two SO-DIMM slots supporting up to 16 GB of 1600/1333 MHz 1.35V DDR3L memory (Note: 1.5V DDR3 memory is not supported) |
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Display |
One mini DisplayPort* 1.2 with audio support One mini HDMI* port 1.4a with audio support |
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Audio |
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)1 subsystem in the following configuration: -8-channel (7.1) digital audio via HDMI 1.4a output and via one DisplayPort 1.2 connector -Headphone/microphone jack on the front panel |
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LAN support |
Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
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Peripheral interfaces |
Two USB 3.0 connectors (front panel) Two USB 3.0 connectors (back panel) Two USB 2.0 ports (internal headers) One SATA port (internal header) Consumer infrared sensor on the front panel |
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Expansion capabilities |
One full length mini PCI Express* slot with mSATA support One half-length mini PCI Express slot |
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Included in the box |
19V, 65W power adapter (brick) Power cord options (Types B, E, G, or no cord) VESA* mounting bracket Integration guide Wireless antennae (integrated into the chassis) Intel Core i3 logo |
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Warranty |
3-year limited warranty |
