YouTube, Word, Media player build?

jammir · 8 Apr 2016 at 10:30

For the above tasks is there any point building a full pc or should I just use the nuc style platform and will a celeron dual core be enough for a smooth experience?

OJ46 · 8 Apr 2016 at 11:04

For usage requiring that little power you could possibly go even cheaper / smaller and use one of these, then just bang in a cheap USB stick for added storage. But yes, a cheap NUC would be more than enough for those programs.

jammir · 8 Apr 2016 at 11:12

I've tried windows 10 on a old zotac zbox with an atom 330, 4gb ram with ssd and it was really slow at browsing and just launching apps.

OJ46 · 8 Apr 2016 at 11:21

Have you thought about trying one of the many Linux distros available? They can massively speed up older and less powerful hardware for a grand total of £0. Throw in the completely free Libre Office & VLC and you've got a machine capable of everything you've asked in the title without spending a penny.

joeyjojo · 8 Apr 2016 at 12:09

NUC are great for this sort of thing in my experience. Never tried the stick kind.

jammir · 8 Apr 2016 at 12:30

Intel Nuc with Celeron N2820 for £80 or a foxconn i3 3217U £95 both barebones I already haave a i3 foxconn one as a kodi box but wanted to know how the celeron would fair against it as it has faster clock speed.

and I dont know if the sister-in-law would like linux so want to stick to windows.