Reviews - MSI launches Broadwell based Cubi mini-PCs

[HEXUS]

These compact PCs will become available from the end of this month.

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[Platinum]

Wonder why they went MSata over M.2?

[DDY]

Wonder why they went MSata over M.2?

Probably because mSATA drives are currently cheaper and more widely available than M.2 drives.

[3dcandy]

Wonder what HDD Lens is?

[Ginettor]

i like the "oprional" 2.5 hdd room

[whatif]

Don't see a mention of a IR remote port at the front like interl's, that's a pity.
I use an original Microsoft WMC remote with my HTPC NUC all the time and it works great. Plus it does not take up a USB port.
Personally, given their specs, they are not high end machines. I think that for a NUC there is no real need for high end storage at the moment like a M2, especially as msata is quite cheap for what you can get. Any decent msata should work fine.
And if I need some speed, I would just use Primo ramdisk on my 16GB, I already have this loaded for all my temp files, photo work, etc.

[SHSPVR]

Don't see a mention of a IR remote port at the front like interl's, that's a pity.
I use an original Microsoft WMC remote with my HTPC NUC all the time and it works great. Plus it does not take up a USB port.
Personally, given their specs, they are not high end machines. I think that for a NUC there is no real need for high end storage at the moment like a M2, especially as msata is quite cheap for what you can get. Any decent msata should work fine.
And if I need some speed, I would just use Primo ramdisk on my 16GB, I already have this loaded for all my temp files, photo work, etc.

Don't need one when you have bluetooth

[abaxas]

Don't need one when you have bluetooth

IR is simple and much more reliable than bluetooth.

[devBunny]

Don't need one when you have bluetooth

IR is simple and much more reliable than bluetooth.

How do they compare for a box mounted on the back of a monitor?

[DDY]

How do they compare for a box mounted on the back of a monitor?

If the WMC remote system is anything to go by, I hide my WMC remote receiver behind the entertainment unit where it picks up the remote IR signal reflected off the wall. Sometimes, it can even pick up the signal when I'm pointing the remote towards the back of the room!

Thus, the remote might have some capability outside of the line of sight like Bluetooth,

[daddacool]

Pretty pointless without the price to compare against NUC/Brix systems but then it will be fairly similar in price I suppose, given the SOC costs are the biggest costs.