Intel NUC5PPYH Next Unit of Mini PC Computing Kit (Pentium N3700 1.6 GHz Processor, HD Graphics)

I bought this NUC to replace an older NUC DN2820FYKH on which I was running OpenELEC. I swapped the SSD from my old NUC straight into this one and it booted OpenELEC straight away without problems.This NUC is well featured and has wireless AC, bluetooth 4, a front fast charging 1.5A USB 3.0 port, VGA port, CIR, full size HDMI, SDXC slot and more. It is easy to take apart and it has a caddy to slot in a 2.5" drive.For a HTPC this NUC is ideal and I have had no problems at all playing any videos using OpenELEC 6.0. The new Braswell core CPU has intel generation 8 graphics with 16 execution units in this particular model. This gives this NUC hardware decoding of HEVC (H.265) video.My only complaint is that the fan on this unit is quite noisy at default settings compared to my old N2820 NUC. I tweaked the minimum duty cycle on the fan in the BIOS from the default 40 to 20 and it is now silent. It runs about 50C playing videos in OpenELEC.The only other drawbacks are the case is plastic and not metal like the more expensive models, the WiFi is only 1x1 and it doesn't support HDMI-CEC or HDMI 2.0.Complaints aside for £110 I think this is great value for money, the hardware is solid and reliable, and the unit is backed by Intel's decent 3 year warranty.

After doing some research on internet and trying to buy a cheap, small and usefull minipc for my living room TV, I found the NUCs were a great option. You have simpler N3050 and N3150, but I wanted to try to get the quadcore N3700, which is slightly better (The new Braswell core CPU has intel generation 8 graphics with 16 execution units in this particular model. This gives this NUC hardware decoding of HEVC (H.265) video.). The i3 probably perform better, but they are more expensive and do not feature VGA output. If you are lucky, you can get the N3700 for 110GBP.This NUC is well featured and has wireless AC, 4 USB 3.0 ports, (two in the back, two in the front, one of which is fast charging 1.5A), VGA port, full size HDMI, SDXC slot , Gigabit Ethernet port and Bluetooth 4.0 , infrared sensor for remote control and more. It is very easy to take apart (4 screws) and it has a caddy to slot in a 2.5" drive.Very nice solution using the VESA mount to directly put it in the back of your TV or laptop monitor.My system has 8GB ram (Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600 SODIMM 1.35v CT102464BF160B), and a 120GB Crucial SSD. Just flies. Performs quite well with youtube, Amazon Prime videos and office. Have not tried games. Regarding noise, can not hear it at all since I have it on the back of my TV and always play music.I have it with Windows 10. Very easy to install, just burn an ISO on a usb stick/pendrive and fairly straight forward. Can also install windows 8/8.1. With windows 7, you need to follow internet tutorials regarding the USB 3.0 ports drivers.PSU is included, and power adaptor comes with various fittings to suit different countries outlets. It is not a bulky like a laptop rectangular adaptor. It is a just a slightly "bigger" power plugin adaptor. The unit is backed by Intel's decent 3 year warranty.

The product was completely as described. Well packaged with plenty or awesome bubble wrap. My only issue was that fact that the SSD i had ordered at first was incompatible with the NUC so we spent a while trying to get it to work. Othrr than that it works amazingly well especially with windows 10. This was for my mums work pc but I may have to get myself one soon. Thanks for a speedy and reliable service!

i love it, so small and fast, good cpu and low noise

Cheap, fast. Very fast if you're using software that can exploit the 4 cores.

Very good product