Linux on Intel NUC

From	JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject	Linux on Intel NUC
Date	2013-12-04 07:40 +0000
Organization	PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID	<l7mma4$739$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)

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Anybody installed linux on one of these...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-BLKDC53427HYE-NUC-Next-Unit-of-Computing-w-i5-3427U-4GB-128GB-mSATA-SSD-/130955235125?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item1e7d8a4f35

And dual booted with winxp (or other)?
Any problems (or should I say "what problems")?
For example, googling around I noticed someone complain about
needing a special win driver for non-standard sata. But I only
noticed this one guy complaining about it, so am thinking maybe
he just screwed something up.
Also, I'd thought it came with wireless/bluetooth, but that above
url has an optional adapter listed under "Product Options". What's
the story about that? I'd definitely want that, along with a wireless
keyboard...

Use here is to smarten up a samsung un32f6300 "smart tv" I got last month,
but have concluded it's not smart enough. (fyi, worst problem is probably
its lack of bluetooth, meaning it can't use optional qwerty remote or
keyboard, so its web browser, etc are next-to-useless)
Looked at boxee, tivo, etc, dedicated appliance boxes, but they seemed
too crippled compared with full-fledged pc. And concluded might as well
just get a pc, install boxee software, and have that plus a full-fledged
workstation, i.e., pretty much an all-in-one pc formfactor that I can
also edit/compile/test on besides using for ota/internet entertainment.
Anyone do that kind of thing? ... comments, recommendations about above?

Also, that DC53427HYE nuc is about to be superceded by D54250WYK

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-NUC-Next-Unit-of-Computing-w-i5-4250U-D54250WYK-/331074519050?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item4d1594400a

Seems worth the wait to me. Any comments about that? Or about, say,
nuc versus itx formfactor in general,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Intel-i7-2600-3-4GHz-8GB-DDR3-1TB-MINI-ITX-PC-SYSTEM-CUSTOM-/390692208612?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item5af711ffe4

I have enough convenient extra space for itx, but can screw nuc right onto
tv's vesa wall mount (so they claim, and google remarks seem to confirm).
But itx is clearly a full-fledged pc, no gamble it can do everything.
Anybody thought this completely through? And purchased some kind of
configuration? What was your experience, pluses/minuses/etc?
Thanks,
--
John Forkosh ( mailto: j@f.com where j=john and f=forkosh )

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Linux on Intel NUC JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2013-12-04 07:40 +0000
  Re: Linux on Intel NUC philo  <philo@privacy.net> - 2013-12-04 19:20 -0600
    Re: Linux on Intel NUC JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2013-12-05 09:16 +0000

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