Has anyone tried this Mini?

I was hoping someone has had some experience with this Mini Comp

www.ebay.com/itm/130585075939?ssPageName...id=p3984.m1438.l2648

If not it's a tuff choice between this and the NC-189

Robert

Last year I bought essentially a similar setup on Newegg for $23 more. Except, I had to put it together. AND, I got twice the RAM. AND, I got a hard drive. Overall, more for less, with the exception of five minutes on a screwdriver.

Look for this
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121643
--Add cheap ram (I paid $22 for 4Gb)
--Find just about any WD HDD for under $60
--Add a mini-ITX case that includes power supply (range from $50-90...I paid $70, but it's more expensive now)

...and you've got a faster processor and no doubts that it will work; the BOX series work well. And it's from NewEgg, so you know they'll replace anything DOA. On the other hand, the ebay case is an Intel m'board, so it will likely work fine, too.

thanks 4 the info guys but it doesn't really answer my question. Ok say I change to the D525MW is that a better choice than the NC189? I like the fact that NC189 has extra I/O's but it's got less ram and it's slower. I just want to get the right one so I only spend once!

Thanks
Robert

Hi

Have you got a link to this NC-189, I tried searching for it and can't find anything that seems to be what you are talking about

regards

Sure here it is

www.robotshop.com/roboard-ncbox-189-cnc-...ase&utm_campaign=jos


cdcotools.com

Does anyone know if the NC Box can run with any Ubuntu version newer than 8.04?

If you recall, I loaded 10.04 on it, but the latency figures were far worse.

8.04 with the 2.6.30 rtai kernel was the best overall, runs even better if you strip out the clunky gnome desktop and use lxdm / icewm

To answer your question submicro, I would use the D525.

I have a NCBOX sat next to me and it is quite a capable machine, but the D525 will be FAR easier to set up.

have a read of the thread JT highlighted and you will see what I mean

regards