{"id":420,"date":"2021-01-01T12:09:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T17:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mgreene.org\/?p=420"},"modified":"2021-01-01T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T17:09:08","slug":"new-toy-intel-nuc-7-essential-kit-nuc7pjyh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgreene.org\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"New Toy:  Intel NUC 7 Essential Kit NUC7PJYH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_content.png?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_content.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_content.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_content.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_content.png?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>I decided to start with an older, but a little higher end than the bottom NUC. At the time Walmart had the better price. On Ebay, a used unit can be had for $40 to $100 cheaper with some already containing RAM and an SSD. There is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/buildanuc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/buildanuc.com\/\">link off the Intel site<\/a> to request a demo unit. I signed up, but have not heard back and I will try again.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Item<\/td><td>Store<\/td><td>Cost<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Intel NUC 7 Essential Kit NUC7PJYH<\/td><td>Walmart<\/td><td>$199.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crucial RAM 4GB DDR4 2400MHz CL17 Laptop Memory CT4G4SFS824A<\/td><td>Amazon<\/td><td>$16.99 x 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E250B\/AM)<\/td><td>Amazon<\/td><td>$39.99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total<\/td><td><\/td><td>$273.70<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>All the parts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/products\/boards-kits\/nuc\/kits\/nuc7pjyh.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brief technical specs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NUC7xJY_UserGuide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User Guide for NUC7CJYH, NUC7PJYH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NUC7xJY_TechProdSpec.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel NUC Products NUC7CJY\/NUC7PJY Technical Product Specification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Product Identification Information<\/h2>\n<p>A note about the NUC7-JY products that could catch a person off guard. Intel\u00ae NUC Products NUC7{x}JY{y}\u00a0 {z}\u00a0 Identification Information:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 230px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 61px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.0763%; height: 61px;\"><strong>Product Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.2978%; height: 61px;\"><strong>Intel NUC<\/strong><br \/><strong>Kit SA #<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9236%; height: 61px;\"><strong>Intel\u00ae NUC<\/strong><br \/><strong>Board AA #<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7023%; height: 61px;\"><strong>Differentiating Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.0763%; height: 39px;\">NUC7CJYH<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.2978%; height: 39px;\">J67971-400<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9236%; height: 39px;\">J67967-400<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7023%; height: 39px;\">Kit with power adapter, no memory, no eMMC, no OS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 20px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.0763%; height: 20px;\">NUC7PJYH<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.2978%; height: 20px;\">J67992-400<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9236%; height: 20px;\">J67969-400<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7023%; height: 20px;\">Kit with power adapter, no memory, no eMMC, no OS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 110px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.0763%; height: 110px;\">NUC7CJYS<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.2978%; height: 110px;\">\n<p>J67993-400<\/p>\n<p>J67994-400<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.9236%; height: 110px;\">J67970-400<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.7023%; height: 110px;\">Mini PC with power adapter, preinstalled with 4GB<br \/>2400MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM, 32GB e-MMC with<br \/>Microsoft* Windows* 10 Home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Note:<br \/>{x} = \u201cC\u201d for \u201cCeleron\u201d, \u201cP\u201d for \u201cPentium\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Celeron is Intel Celeron processor (J4005), stepping B0, and S-Spec number SR3S5.<\/li>\n<li>Pentium is Intel Pentium Silver processor (J5005), stepping B0, and S-Spec number SR3S3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>{y} = \u201cH\u201d for \u201ckit\u201d and \u201cS\u201d = \u201csystem\u201d: The system comes with RAM, MMC, and Win10 Home.<\/p>\n<p>{z} Here is the catchy thing that could surprise:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 296px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\"><strong>Product codes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\"><strong>Power cord type<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\">BOXNUC7CJYH \/ BOXNUC7PJYH<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>No power cord included.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\">BOXNUC7CJYH1 \/ BOXNUC7PJYH1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\">US power cord included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\">BOXNUC7CJYH2 \/ BOXNUC7PJYH2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\">EU power cord included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\">BOXNUC7CJYH3 \/ BOXNUC7PJYH3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\">UK power cord included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\">BOXNUC7CJYH4 \/ BOXNUC7PJYH4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\">Australia\/New Zealand power cord included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\">BOXNUC7CJYH5 \/ BOXNUC7PJYH5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\">India power cord included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 37px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.9618%; height: 37px;\">BOXNUC7CJYH9 \/ BOXNUC7PJYH9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.0382%; height: 37px;\">Japan\/Taiwan power cord included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_bottom-1.png?resize=795%2C936&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_bottom-1.png?w=795&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_bottom-1.png?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_bottom-1.png?resize=768%2C904&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_bottom-1.png?resize=624%2C735&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Unit bottom &#8211; screws to get in to the box.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/open.png?resize=800%2C724&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/open.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/open.png?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/open.png?resize=768%2C695&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/open.png?resize=624%2C565&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The unit opened up.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The SSD slides in the bottom of the unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ssd.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ssd.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ssd.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ssd.png?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ssd.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><strong>SSD insert<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The below shows both 4G RAM sticks inserted and the SSD in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_internal.png?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_internal.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_internal.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_internal.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mgreene.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nuc_internal.png?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><strong>RAM installed<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Next, Gentoo install &#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to start with an older, but a little higher end than the bottom NUC. 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