Arrived on time, easy to install. It’s being used with a server so there’s not much data stored on it but it processes quickly and efficiently and I haven’t found any issues in the month or so it’s been up and running. Quiet and no issues! Would reccomend seller and product.
This is a very simple to use mini PC, which I use for controlling my home entertainment system. If I was going to criticise, it is that the connectivity is a bit limited, but with expanders it works well. It is small and neat ; the on/off button is not very positive, but I manage very well. It serves my purpose very well
Got this product to replace an older desktop set up in a full size base unit. Idea being to free up some space, but maybe at the expense of some processing power. It came already to run with Windows 11 pre installed which was a bonus, no install issues so far.
I was then taken aback at how powerful this small form factor is. I now have more space and a faster computer. It’s also a lot more convenient as this has multiple display outputs and usb connecters. Can’t fault this.
This mini pc is now running my door operating system and doing a stunning little job. It is just the right size to tuck away out of sight and yet man enough to do what I need it to do. Very impressed and would definitely buy again.
I was sceptical at first but thought I would give it a try as my old desktop tower was struggling (I could literally do a word puzzle while it booted).
This little power pack of a PC surpassed all expectations! Out of the box and up and running in less time that it took my old tower to boot. I haven’t timed it yet but from switch on to loading Chrome and connecting to the internet… I’d say less than a minute easily.
Programmes and documents open lightning fast. I don’t do gaming really which is why I gave it 4 stars for that feature, though I imagine it will be more than adequate for basic gaming.
I wanted a raspberry pi initially but since they’re so hard to find I went for this NUC. Works great for plex (though I don’t need transcoding) and is quiet enough that I don’t hear it. Perfect for my home as a NAS too. Really no complaints for the price.
I bought this to replace my ancient HP Microserver that ran Plex Media Server and other bit and pieces. The old war horse suffered static shock during a lightening storm and refused to boot. My data is already safe in an external USB 3 JBOD, so I didn’t need something as big as the Microserver to replace it. And if the HP machine was micro, this NUC 11 is nano…or indeed femto!. It is a very diddy indeed!
So, once I stopped admiring the pretty little device, I wired it up, wiped the installed Microsoft Windows OS, installed Ubuntu Linux 22.04 Server in a matter of minutes and then reinstalled Plex. After the usual time-honoured Linux tradition of fiddling with settings, I got Intel QuickSync support working.
What does this mean? It means hardware transcoding. It gives the ability to re-encode movie files for various devices on the fly, without straining the main processor cores. The old server had a chunky NVIDIA add-in PCI Express card for these duties…but this little beauty does it right on the 11th generation “Jasper Lake” Intel Celeron N5105 CPU!
No hulking metal case, no big whirring fans, no spinning rust, no power-hungry dedicated GPU. Just a cute little black box seamlessly transcoding 4K videos in real-time! Awesome!
likes first……
1. price is unbeatable 199.99
2. nice specs, 8gb ram and 256gb hard drive. whats not to like here?
3. uses very little power so cheap on the electric bill
4. comes with windows 11 pro which is great if you use windows but im a linux guy so pop os it is 🙂
linux is easy to install if you want. just turn of secure boot in bios and boot of a usb stick to install a
linux distro. ubuntu works 100% too.
5. runs very quiet. there is a fan in it but very hard to hear going.
6. great build quality. bit of weight to it.
dislikes…
1. none. honestly. its great value for money. perfect for office/youtube/light gaming 🙂
5.0 out of 5 stars runs windows 11 perfectly and can also run linux great too :-) and at £199.99 its a steal.
I have used many different mini pc’s. I bought this one to use for my plex installation at home. It has proven to be a brilliant little workhorse, sitting there dishing out my content with ease. It can handle many different transcoding sessions at once, which is a great improvement over mini pc’s I have used. It has a small footprint, that makes very unobtrusive, and is soooo soooo quiet its brilliant. The number of usb ports it has (6) mean I can plug all my external drives in without needing to share them from another computer, and the gig bit networking is fantastic compared to a raspberry pi.
It comes with Windows 11 pre installed, which makes it easy to setup, but I installed ubuntu on it to see how that behaved.
Buying it via Amazon is always easy, and delivery was actually early!!
All in all a great purchase, and i’m looking forward to using it for next many years
Arrived on time, easy to install. It’s being used with a server so there’s not much data stored on it but it processes quickly and efficiently and I haven’t found any issues in the month or so it’s been up and running. Quiet and no issues! Would reccomend seller and product.
This is a very simple to use mini PC, which I use for controlling my home entertainment system. If I was going to criticise, it is that the connectivity is a bit limited, but with expanders it works well. It is small and neat ; the on/off button is not very positive, but I manage very well. It serves my purpose very well
Got this product to replace an older desktop set up in a full size base unit. Idea being to free up some space, but maybe at the expense of some processing power. It came already to run with Windows 11 pre installed which was a bonus, no install issues so far.
I was then taken aback at how powerful this small form factor is. I now have more space and a faster computer. It’s also a lot more convenient as this has multiple display outputs and usb connecters. Can’t fault this.
This mini pc is now running my door operating system and doing a stunning little job. It is just the right size to tuck away out of sight and yet man enough to do what I need it to do. Very impressed and would definitely buy again.
This little power pack of a PC surpassed all expectations! Out of the box and up and running in less time that it took my old tower to boot. I haven’t timed it yet but from switch on to loading Chrome and connecting to the internet… I’d say less than a minute easily.
Programmes and documents open lightning fast. I don’t do gaming really which is why I gave it 4 stars for that feature, though I imagine it will be more than adequate for basic gaming.
An amazing little piece of ki
I wanted a raspberry pi initially but since they’re so hard to find I went for this NUC. Works great for plex (though I don’t need transcoding) and is quiet enough that I don’t hear it. Perfect for my home as a NAS too. Really no complaints for the price.
I bought this to replace my ancient HP Microserver that ran Plex Media Server and other bit and pieces. The old war horse suffered static shock during a lightening storm and refused to boot. My data is already safe in an external USB 3 JBOD, so I didn’t need something as big as the Microserver to replace it. And if the HP machine was micro, this NUC 11 is nano…or indeed femto!. It is a very diddy indeed!
So, once I stopped admiring the pretty little device, I wired it up, wiped the installed Microsoft Windows OS, installed Ubuntu Linux 22.04 Server in a matter of minutes and then reinstalled Plex. After the usual time-honoured Linux tradition of fiddling with settings, I got Intel QuickSync support working.
What does this mean? It means hardware transcoding. It gives the ability to re-encode movie files for various devices on the fly, without straining the main processor cores. The old server had a chunky NVIDIA add-in PCI Express card for these duties…but this little beauty does it right on the 11th generation “Jasper Lake” Intel Celeron N5105 CPU!
No hulking metal case, no big whirring fans, no spinning rust, no power-hungry dedicated GPU. Just a cute little black box seamlessly transcoding 4K videos in real-time! Awesome!
likes/dislikes
likes first……
1. price is unbeatable 199.99
2. nice specs, 8gb ram and 256gb hard drive. whats not to like here?
3. uses very little power so cheap on the electric bill
4. comes with windows 11 pro which is great if you use windows but im a linux guy so pop os it is 🙂
linux is easy to install if you want. just turn of secure boot in bios and boot of a usb stick to install a
linux distro. ubuntu works 100% too.
5. runs very quiet. there is a fan in it but very hard to hear going.
6. great build quality. bit of weight to it.
dislikes…
1. none. honestly. its great value for money. perfect for office/youtube/light gaming 🙂
I have used many different mini pc’s. I bought this one to use for my plex installation at home. It has proven to be a brilliant little workhorse, sitting there dishing out my content with ease. It can handle many different transcoding sessions at once, which is a great improvement over mini pc’s I have used. It has a small footprint, that makes very unobtrusive, and is soooo soooo quiet its brilliant. The number of usb ports it has (6) mean I can plug all my external drives in without needing to share them from another computer, and the gig bit networking is fantastic compared to a raspberry pi.
It comes with Windows 11 pre installed, which makes it easy to setup, but I installed ubuntu on it to see how that behaved.
Buying it via Amazon is always easy, and delivery was actually early!!
All in all a great purchase, and i’m looking forward to using it for next many years