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Those of you who come around often, will have most likely figured out that I have a thing for small form factor PCs. I have been building small PCs with big video cards for years, even before Mini-ITX became the norm. Trying to pack the fastest hardware into the smallest possible case is challenging, but also rewarding when you don’t have to break your back carrying a huge PC into LANs. I know a few of you have been catching on to this, I have been seeing LAN rigs showing up a lot on my Facebook and at the LAN. Well when Intel launched their NUC I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one, well my wife just happened to win one at a LAN. So today I’m going to check out what the NUC is all about and put it together with some cool hardware from Kingston and a Harmony Smart Keyboard from Logitech to help put it to use as an HTPC.

Product Name: Intel NUC D34010WYK

HyperX Impact 1600MHz 16GB SO-DIMM

Kingston mS200 240GB mSATA SSD

Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard

Review Sample Provided by: Kingston and Logitech

Written by: Wes

Pictures by: Wes

HyperX Impact 1600MHz 16GB SO-DIMM Specifications Part Number HX316LS9IBK2/16 Capacity 16GB (2x8GB) Form Factor SO-DIMM Memory Type DDR3L Memory Speed 1600MHz Latency 9 Buffered or Unbuffered Unbuffered Voltage 1.35V/1.5V Timings 9-9-9

Kingston mS200 240GB mSATA SSD Part Number SMS200S3/240G Capacity 240GB Form Factor mSATA Interface SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s), SATA Rev. 1.0 (1.5Gb/s) Encryption AES 128bit Sequential Read/Write 540 MB/s / 530MB/s Maximum 4k Read/Write up to 72,000 / up to 40,000 IOPS Random 4k Read/Write up to 21,000 / up to 41,000 IOPS Power Consumption 0.4W Idle / 1.2 (TYP) Read / 1.8 W (TYP) Write Storage temperatures -40°C ~ 85°C Operating temperatures 0°C ~ 70°C Dimensions 50.88mm x 30mm Weight 6.86g TRIM Supported Vibration operating 2.17G Peak Vibration non-operating 20G Peak MTTF 1,000,000 Hrs Warranty/support three-year warranty with free technical support

Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard Part Number 915-000225 Technical Specifications -Harmony Smart Keyboard Harmony one-touch Activity-based control (up to 6) Controls up to 8 devices Integrated touchpad for navigation on PC, Mac, and PS3 Type and navigate on PC, Mac, Apple TV, Roku, TiVo, Xbox, and PS3 -Harmony Hub Bluetooth connection to PC, Mac, Apple TV, or PS3 Compatible with over 225,000 devices and 5,000 brands of AV equipment Control devices behind cabinets or walls -Harmony App Easy setup via smartphone Display up to 50 favorite channel icons Gives your smartphones the power of a Universal remote Personalize each smartphone in the house Required for Setup -Harmony App (download from Apple App Store or Google Play) -iPhone® 4S or later, iPad® (3rd generation or later), iPad Mini®, iPod touch® (5th generation or later) with iOS 6.0 or higher or an Android device with Android 4.0 or later -Bluetooth -Internet access -Wi-Fi Warranty Information 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Package Contents Harmony Smart Keyboard Harmony Hub 2 USB receivers USB extender Power adapter IR blaster USB cord