Home Theater PC (HTPC) Intel NUC11PAHi7

Updated May 2, 2022

Introduction

The NUC will be used for viewing online and local digital images, videos and music.
The NUC will also be used for browsing the Internet and checking e-mail.
The NUC is a small yet a very, very powerful computer.
The NUC is connected to a TCL 65" TV and Samsung soundbar.
It's very easy to add the hardware components into the NUC.
The NUC will run both Windows and Linux in a multi-boot setup.

Hardware

Intel NUC 11 Performance Mini PC - 11th Generation Core i7 (NUC11PAHi7)
Samsung 1TB 980 PRO NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD
Samsung 1TB 870 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD
Crucial 64GB Ballistix DDR4 3200 MHz SO-DIMM Gaming Laptop Memory Kit (2 x 32GB)

Software

Windows 11 Professional
Ubuntu Mate Linux 22.04

Links to other computers I use

Apple Mac Studio M1 Max http://slolug.com/mac/
Clevo N151ZU 15.6" Custom Laptop http://slolug.com/clevo/
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop http://www.slolug.com/dell/
Home Theater PC (HTPC) Intel NUC11PAHi7 http://www.slolug.com/htpc/ (This computer)
Intel Nuc 11 Enthusiast Kit (Phantom Canyon i7 + Rtx2060) http://www.slolug.com/nuc/

Images

Samsung 1TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD

Samsung 1TB 870 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD

SSD Speed Comparison

Living Room Network

Back with Components

Neofetch

System

Icons from left to right:
Screen Capture, Simple Screen Recorder
Synaptic Package Manager, Software Boutique, Software Updater
VeraCrypt, Mate Terminal
4K Video Downloader, FileZilla, Remmina
BlueMail, Google Chrome

Right Taskbar