Best products from r/NUCLabs
We found 8 comments on r/NUCLabs discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 6 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Sintech M.2 (NGFF) NVME SSD to M2 A/E Key WiFi Port with 20cm Cable
- NOTICE: For M.2 nVME SSD, it required to work in WIN10 systerm.Pls confirm if your M.2 A-Key has PCIe signal, Some laptop systerm(such as Levono) will refuse non-wifi M.2 card
- Support 2230/2242/2260/2280 type M.2 Card dimension
- Only Support M.2 Key-M nVME SSD.
- Only provide PCIe 1X band speed from M.2 slot.
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2. NGFF (M.2) Key A/E to PCI-E Express X1+USB Riser Card with High Speed FPC Cable
- 1. Support NGFF(M.2) 2230 type key A/E, Support PCI-E 1X/4X/8X/16X card, Support Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP & XP 64-bit/Vista & Vista 64-bit/ 7 & 7 64-bit, Supports both PCI Express based and USB 2.0 based NGFF slot, Supports USB 2.0 480 Mb/s data rate
- 2. PCI Express base Specification 1.1 (Up to 2.5Gpbs)
- 3. USB Specification, Release 2.0 Hi-Speed (Up to 480Mbps)
- 4. Power Supply: 3.3V (For PCIe Slot, from NGFF slot), 5V (For USB, from FDD 4 pin), 12V (For PCIe, from FDD 4pin)
- 5. No drivers needed for this Adapter
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3. Patriot Memory Viper 4 Series 32GB (2 X 16GB) 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 Kit (PV432G240C5SK)
- Compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows2000, WindowsME, Linux 2.4 and later, Mac OS 9, X and later, Patriot’s SODIMM modules are backed by a limited lifetime warranty
- Patriot’s DDR4 Viper SODIMMS are built from the highest quality, components and 100% hand tested offering consumers rock-solid plug and play performance for the most demanding mobile applications.
- Memory Type : Non-ECC Unbuffered
- 32GB (2 x 16GB) SODIMM Kit
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4. MikroTik 9-Port Desktop Switch, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, 8 SFP+ 10Gbps Ports (CRS309-1G-8S+IN)
The CRS309-1G-8S+ is a very compact, yet powerful networking switchIt has eight SFP+ slots, supporting up to 10 Gbit module in each, which results in a total switching capacity of 162 Gbps and total non-blocking throughput of 81 GbpsThe device also has dual-core 800 MHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, a management...
5. Intel NUC Kit NUC5i7RYH Barebone System BOXNUC5I7RYH
5th Generation Intel Core i7-5557U processorIntel Iris Graphics 6100Headphone/Microphone jack on the front panelMini HDMI & Mini DisplayPort.Internal support for M.2 SSD card & SATA3 for 2.5" HDD/SSDMemory types:DDR3L-1333/1600 1.35V SO-DIMM
6. Samsung 32GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM Memory Module for Laptop Computers (260 Pin SODIMM, 1.2V) M471A4G43MB1
- START USING BLUETOOTH - Adds Bluetooth to your Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7 PC that doesn't already have it.
- CONNECT YOUR DEVICES - Supports wireless Bluetooth headphones, speakers, headsets, keyboards, mice, phones, and more!
- TINY DESIGN - This mini USB dongle can stay plugged in while you are on the move. This adapter is intended only for computers that do not already have built-in Bluetooth.
- COMPATIBILITY - Not usable in car stereos, TVs, or Mac computers. Not recommended for employer-provided computers. Does not add Bluetooth 4.0 support to Windows 7. Special drivers (provided) are needed in Windows 7 for Bose QC35 and some other recent devices
- 2 YEAR WARRANTY - We love our Plugable products, and hope you will too. All of our products are backed with a 2-year limited parts and labor warranty as well as Seattle-based email support
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Psst. The seller took my offer for $75 each on these (NOTE: they do not come with AC adapters, so factor that into your price. Or if you have some old Toshiba chargers laying around, they're the exact specs as the 19V a NUC comes with.)
And if you just so happen to offer them $20 each for these, they might just take that offer too. ;D
Regarding the adapter power requirements, It looks to be the same exact power req for the one you used. Shouldn't be any different to power than yours. I just am trying to figure out the cleanest way to do this with power delivery. There is a 2x2 mini molex on the NUC board, but unfortunately it's for power input, not output. The NUC5I5MYBE is a really neat little board for homelabers and just DIYers in general.
EDIT: Page 58 shows 540 MB/s (that's MegaBytes, so theoretically 4320 Mb/s) so that's not going to be enough for 10 Gbe, but it would work for 4x 1Gbe which is what I'm planning to do.
EDIT: The more I look, the more I realize I am better off using a M.2 E Key to NVMe adapter and the adapter you used in your original plan. Gives me faster SSD speeds, and a full 2x bandwidth for the NICs to use.
https://www.newegg.com/p/17B-012B-00005?
https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-Desktop-Gigabit-Ethernet-CRS309-1G-8S/dp/B07NFXN4SS
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K4ACKWG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is what I'm running on my NUC8i5BEH and NUC8i3BEH models.
Higher clocked stuff will only run at 2400. That's a limit on Intel's side, the way I understand it.
New low price $122.49 amazon.com/Samsung-2666MHz-Memory-Computers-M471A4G43MB1/dp/B07N124XDS
If you're intending on running Kubernetes or ESXi on your NUCs, you might consider investing the bucks in populating your boxen with these, especially with RAM prices where they are now.
If I were rebuilding my NUC lab this is what I'd do, but alas, my NUCs are DDR3.