Intel Celeron NUCs

neocon · 6 Jan 2015 at 15:20

What are the differences between these two NUCs?

Intel NUC Celeron 847 QS77 DDR3 USB 2.0 2 x HDMI
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Celeron 847
US 2.0

and

Intel NUC Forest Canyon Celeron N2820 DDR3 HDMI

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1 x Intel Celeron N2820 / 2.39 GHz ( Dual-Core )
1 x USB 3.0

Is the CPU the same? Which is more powerful?

ZXSpectrum · 6 Jan 2015 at 15:44

The first one is the older model and the second is the newer model with the newer cpu/chipset/power requirements.

The second one is the one you want. Its actually a little cheaper than the old one. Oh and the older ones didn't support an additional 2.5" drive I the H suffix models...

The newer one only has 1 x HDMI though.

K1LaW8tt5 · 6 Jan 2015 at 15:45

the celeron n2820 is more powerful and newer.
It also has usb 3.0
I have ordered the n2820 nuc last week along with 4gb ram and 256gb ssd

neocon · 8 Jan 2015 at 09:14

I've been reading that there is problem with the N2820 chip and that Intel has replaced it with the N2830. I can't see any sellers with the newer chip though?

Dsteviedee · 8 Jan 2015 at 11:25

They are still calling it the 2820 anything made after May 14 should have a 2830 cpu.

ANDARIAL · 11 Jan 2015 at 11:34

I had the 2820 from the rainforest at xmas.it came with the 2830 chip even though the cardboard box said 2820
Don`t forget to up date the bios ,they ship with old bioses

neocon · 12 Jan 2015 at 10:25

ANDARIAL said:
I had the 2820 from the rainforest at xmas.it came with the 2830 chip even though the cardboard box said 2820
Don`t forget to up date the bios ,they ship with old bioses

Thanks

Have you put Windows on it or Ubuntu?

Can it cope with mkv as well as mp4 playback?

ANDARIAL · 12 Jan 2015 at 16:52

Well atm I am trying windows
Tip don`t get the amazon recommended bundle as there is no spare msata socket

I got sort of conned as I picked that along with the memory and nuc
Still waiting on a msata to sata caddy to use with the nuc

Cant say yet about the mkv+mp4 playback as not got it properly set up till i get the caddy

ubern00b · 12 Jan 2015 at 16:57

I have a 2820 running OpenELEC and it runs anything you throw at it, including full BDROM. I cannot sing it's praises enough.

neocon · 13 Jan 2015 at 11:52

I'm think of selling my HTPC (AMD x4 640 ATX PC) which is bulky and getting a NUC. Just wondering if it'll live up to the task which is mostly playing movies, downloading, surfing.

I could rehouse the AMD system in a nice silverstone case so that it fits on a shelf, but that's going to cost me nearly as much as a NUC.

ubern00b · 13 Jan 2015 at 12:44

I think people these days think they need a powerhouse of a machine in order to do certain functions. You really don't. Movies (including full BDROM) play via acceleration from the built in graphics card. It is designed to accelerate specifically the functions of movie playback. Leaving your CPU mostly free to do other things. Therefore, the function of browsing and downloading will be fine with a Celeron NUC.

"Fine" is also subjective. Acceptable to my may not be acceptable to you (do you like my nice "get out of jail free" clause?"

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Digit · 15 Jan 2015 at 19:26

Don't know about the Celeron NUC's but as stated they should be fine for browsing, movies etc.

I just got myself a i3 one with 128GB MSata, 8GB Ram and a rather nifty wireless keyboard and it is amazing. I'm Most impressed with Steam streaming. Absolutely flawless.

So i would think a Celeron NUC will do just as good of a job.