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UK Ebuyer intel i3 NUC - £159 with free 4GB Ram - 1 day only (Steambox maybe?)

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Ebuyer are having a 1 day only event £67 off the normal RRP of this i3 NUC and it includes 4gb of ram, just grab a cheap Msata SSD and you are away, install ubuntu and steam and you have a PERFECT Steam box for the living room

 

Thinking about ordering one myself

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/520042-gigabyte-brix-gb-xm12-3227-ultra-compact-mini-pc-core-i3-1-9ghz-16gb-2-x-gb-xm1-3227u

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Here is a 30gb msata kingston msata SSD for only £26.16 - Perfect for Ubuntu and installing steam for in home streaming

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I would want a graphics card in my steambox personally...

The OP did say that it would be good for a living room PC to stream to, but yeah, not everyone has an awesome AC wireless router.

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The OP did say that it would be good for a living room PC to stream to, but yeah, not everyone has an awesome AC wireless router.

 

Ethernet! Or use a powerline kit for like £15

 

I would want a graphics card in my steambox personally...

Steam in home streaming is what I was going for. Works very well. Also great for a HTPC playing back HD movies etc

 

OR

 

A decent little PC for spare room/Parents/grand parents/ kids/ dog... whoever needs a basic cheap fast PC

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Ethernet! Or use a powerline kit for like £15

 

Steam in home streaming is what I was going for. Works very well. Also great for a HTPC playing back HD movies etc

 

OR

 

A decent little PC for spare room/Parents/grand parents/ kids/ dog... whoever needs a basic cheap fast PC

I was looking at powerline kits a while ago when I got into the Steam Home Streaming beta, but I decided not to since I live in an old house and the wiring might be differently configured or aged.

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I was looking at powerline kits a while ago when I got into the Steam Home Streaming beta, but I decided not to since I live in an old house and the wiring might be differently configured or aged.

 

I guess it can be an issue. I sold like a million a day when I used to work in retail. Never really had many back. As long as the rooms are on the same mains circuit it should be absolutely fine. You may get a degraded speed but it should still be ok.

 

Try borrow a set/pick up cheap pair? You could always return them to a retail and be like "these dont work, the salesman never told me that they had to be on the same mains" etc

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