Intel NUC Kit D54250WYK Review

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Missing Remote has just put the finishing touches on their review of the Intel NUC Kit D54250WYK. Hit the link to see just what this Haswell powered barebones mini-PC can do.

Running $342 in bulk, the cost of the 1.3-2.6GHz Intel Core i5-4250U makes up much of the $360 (estimated SRP) we expect the D54250WYK barebones to retail for. While not cheap, it certainly appears a good value if the Haswell iteration of the NUC can deliver the perfect client HTPC.
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I guess it too expensive for anyone to post a comment.
Step-up form factor a bit and there is better stuff to consider.
No need to buy connectors either (if I read correctly is not included)
 
Has anyone purchased one of these yet? Im thinking about replacing my current HTPC with one but would like to hear some experience with one.
 
I haven't seen this particular one for sale anywhere yet :(
 
Would totally buy one if you could extend it with a GPU (mounted horizontally).

Until then I don't really know what use a NUC would fill. The Raspberry Pi is perfectly capable as an XBMC machine paired with my NAS.

Maybe if I didn't game I'd mount this behind my monitor and use it as my main PC...
 
I've been running the 1st generation NUCs as an ESXi setup at home. The first generation will typically run 4-5 VMs without very much hassle. It would be able to run more if it supported additional RAM. I'm planning to upgrade my home ESXi setup to include 2 additional NUCs and they will probably be this second generation.

I feel that these have the most application on the business side though. Currently, two of the first generation NUCs are installed at each of our 4 branch offices to provide business continuity services in the event of a main office failure. An additional two are in a "business continuity bag" that I keep at home just in case we need to set up a temporary facility elsewhere.

They also work well in a business environment in the cubicles. My company has 10 cubicles that are typically used for interns and/or flex office space for traveling employees. I've got one of the second generations installed in each cube along with a 24" monitor. Their small form factor and mounting ability helps save desk/floor space as well as making the physical machines more secure.
 
I'll probably build one when the 2.5" drive variants are available. Good use of old small capacity SSD's.
 
I have one of these running as my HTPC now. If anyone needs any physical info about it let me know.
 
Considering one of these i5 NUC boxes for HTPC but nervous about the fan whine from such a small box.
Also, the price all in is about the same as my building a SFF HTPC with more powerful i3 Haswell.
 
Just got a D54250WYK at microcenter :) -- Adios DC3217IYE!

Going to get it all set up with:
-Akasa Tesla H passive case
-16GB Crucial 1.35V ddr3 (maybe this is overkill... probably fine w/ 8GB, lol)
-2x Seagate Spinpoint M9T 2TB HDDs (2nd drive using the Akasa mSATA to SATA adapter)
 
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Maybe when the Broadwell versions come out and they all have Iris Pro., we'll see more people posting about these.
 
I have an i3 Haswell NUC. A minor annoyance I have is that the keyboards num lock is always disabled on boot.

I've tried looking around the BIOS but there isn't an option to ensure that num lock is enabled on boot.

Anyone else has the same "problem"?
 
yunnnn said:
I have an i3 Haswell NUC. A minor annoyance I have is that the keyboards num lock is always disabled on boot.

I've tried looking around the BIOS but there isn't an option to ensure that num lock is enabled on boot.

Anyone else has the same "problem"?
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Yep, I have a D34010WYK & a D54250WYKH, and have this mildly irritating issue with both.
 
I have about 20 of these at work, deploying them now (have 3-4 out now) It is working great so far...
 
Got everything put together -- monitor is again the loudest part of my system, lol...
 
Skids1 said:
I have about 20 of these at work, deploying them now (have 3-4 out now) It is working great so far...
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I've been considering doing this as well. Are you configuring them with one or two monitors? Most of our workers need two monitors and that's the one thing I have never tried on my 1st gen NUC.
 
Durpity said:
I've been considering doing this as well. Are you configuring them with one or two monitors? Most of our workers need two monitors and that's the one thing I have never tried on my 1st gen NUC.
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I have run my D54250WYKH with a 1920x1200 display on the mini-HDMI port and a 2560x1080 display on the mini-DP, worked fine.
 
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