<div dir="auto">If all you want is an extra drive for your PC then just get an extra drive.<div dir="auto">How much data/files are you planning to put on this SSD ?</div><div dir="auto">The closer an SSD gets to being full, the faster it starts wearing out.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you are going to make it a Nas, I would put a bigger drive in it.. think of the nuc as a mini PC that you can dedicate to some task, whether it's a Nas, a home theater, or an everyday system for browsing and reading mail.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. Though it could probably run some simple games.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 7:52 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss <<a href="mailto:plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org">plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">NAS? I'll wait until I get the stuff and then you can tell me how. I<br>
got more memory and a 240GB SSD<br>
<br>
On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 10:41 AM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss<br>
<<a href="mailto:plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> A Nuc is a full-on computer. <a href="https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/71484/intel-nuc-kit-dccp847dye.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/71484/intel-nuc-kit-dccp847dye.html</a><br>
><br>
> You might have better results turning it into a small NAS device.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 6:21 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss <<a href="mailto:plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> My father gave me an old NUC (DCCP847DYE) that needed an SSD. I I<br>
>> ordered the SSD yesterday and am awaiting it now and I was hoping to<br>
>> just use the NUC as an external USB drive. Is it as simple as<br>
>> connecting the two computers with a USB cord? or will I have to use an<br>
>> ethernet cable?<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:<br>
>> ---------------------------------------------------<br>
>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>
>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br>
>> <a href="https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.<br>
><br>
> Stephen<br>
><br>
> ---------------------------------------------------<br>
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br>
> <a href="https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
:-)~MIKE~(-:<br>
---------------------------------------------------<br>
PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br>
<a href="https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a></blockquote></div>