Recently we had the chance to experiment with Shuttle's latest addition to its Nano PC series, the NC10U. Powered by the Intel Whiskey Lake ULV platform, the NC10U series is a palm-sized, 4K capable and low-power PC designed for a variety of applications including home, office, and digital signage.

The NC10U series comes with a selection of Intel’s 8th Generation ULV processors ranging from Celeron, Core i3, Core i5 to Core i7 and supports for dual-channel memory with up to 32GB of DDR4.

The series features HDMI 2.0a and DisplayPort connections to support dual-screen display Plus with the availability with HDMI 2.0a, the NC10U series gives a smooth playback of 4K content and 4K HDR videos as well.

Despite its small footprint design, the NC10U series offers multiple I/Os to connect with peripherals, including two USB2.0, two USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type A*1, Type C*1), M.2, RS232, SATA 6Gbps, SD card reader, Intel Giga LAN, and built-in Wi-Fi module. One built-in USB Type-C gives users more convenience with no up or down orientation required for plugs.

Besides, there’s still room for expansion flexibility. The NC10U series uses a new mechanism design that supports one 2.5-inch hard drive up to 15 mm in height as well as one M.2 space for high-speed NVMe SSD or other compatible devices.

Built to fit in various applications, the NC10U series is VESA compatible and can be either mounted behind a display panel or placed inconspicuously atop a desktop. Thanks to Shuttle’s heat-pipe cooling technology, this series is 24/7 certified and runs quiet and cool, even within up to 50 ⁰C environments.

Specifications

• Chassis
  Barebone PC with a black plastic chassis
  Dimensions: 142 x 142 x 42 mm (LWH) = 847 ml
  Weight: 0.4 kg net, 1.2 kg gross
  Hole for Kensington Lock
  Includes vertical stand and 75 / 100 mm VESA mount
• Low Power Consumption
  Power consumption in idle mode with 2.5" SSD under Windows 10: ca. 6 W only
• Operation Position
  1) Horizontal
  2) Vertical with stand
  3) VESA-mounted behind an appropriate monitor
• Operation System
  This barebone system comes without operating system.
  It is compatible with:
  - Windows 10, 64-bit
  - Linux, 64-bit
• Processor
  Model: Intel Celeron 4205U (ULV)
  System-on-a-chip architecture (SoC) with integrated memory and graphics controller: no chipset required
  FCBGA1528 package - directly soldered onto the mainboard
  Code name: Whiskey Lake U (8th Generation Intel Core)
  Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
  Clock rate: 1.8 GHz
  L1/L2/L3 Cache: 128 kB / 512 kB / 2048 kB
  TDP wattage: 15 W maximum
  Manufacturing process: 3rd-generation enhanced 14nm++
  Maximum Tjunction Temperature: 100 °C
  Supports 64-bit, VT-x (EPT), VT-d, Enhanced SpeedStep, NX bit, AES-NI, SSE 4.1/4.2
• Cooling Fan
  Built-in CPU cooling fan with 4-pin connector
  Supports temperature-controlled RPM fan speed
• Integrated Graphics
  Intel UHD Graphics 610
  GPU clock frequency: 300~900 MHz
  Execution Units (EUs): 12
  Supports DirectX 12
  Supports full H264, H265 8/10 bit, VP8/9, VC-1, AVC hardware decoding
  Supports Quick Sync Video and Clear Video HD technology
  Supports up to two independent screens:
  1) DisplayPort 1.2 supports Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  2) HDMI 2.0a supports Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
• Mainboard / BIOS
  AMI BIOS in 8 MByte EEPROM with SPI interface
  Supports resume after power failure
  Supports Wake on LAN (WOL)
  Supports Power on by RTC Alarm
  Supports booting from USB devices and SD card reader
  Supports hardware monitoring and watch dog function
  Supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
  Supports Firmware TPM v2.0 (fTPM)
• Power Adapter
  External 65 W power adapter (fanless)
  Input: 100~240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, max. 1.6 A
  Output: 19 V DC, max. 3.42 A, max. 65 W
  DC cable ca. 175 cm with coaxial connector: 5.5 / 2.5 mm (outer/inner diameter)
  The DC-input of the computer supports 19V±5%.
  AC cable, ca. 170 cm, with flat, two-pole Europlug
• Memory support
  2x SO-DIMM slot with 260 pins
  Supports DDR4-2133 (PC4-17000) SDRAM at 1.2 V
  Supports DDR4-2400/2666 at 2133 MHz
  Supports Dual Channel mode
  Supports a maximum of 32 GB per DIMM,
  maximum total size: 64 GB
  Supports two unbuffered DIMM modules (no ECC or registered)
• 2.5" Drive Bay
  Supports one Serial ATA hard disk
  or one SATA SSD drive in 6.35 cm / 2.5" format
  Device height: 15 mm (max.)
  Supports Serial-ATA III, 6 Gb/s (600 MB/s) bandwidth
• Card Reader
  Integrated SD card reader
  Supports SD, SDHC and SDXC memory flash cards
  Supports booting from SD card
• M.2 Slot for SSDs
  The M.2 2280 BM slot provides the following interfaces:
  - PCI-Express Gen. 2.0 X4 with up to 2 GB/s data transfer rate
  - SATA v3.0 (max. 6 Gbps)
  It supports M.2 cards with a width of 22 mm
  and a length of 42, 60 or 80 mm (type 2242, 2260, 2280).
  Supports M.2 SATA SSDs (with B+M key) and M.2 PCIe SSDs with NVMe (with M key)
• Audio
  Audio Realtek® ALC 662 High-Definition Audio Codec
  3.5 mm / 4-pole combo audio connector for headphones and microphone [2]
  Digital multi-channel audio output: via HDMI and DisplayPort
• Gigabit LAN
  Ethernet Controller Intel i211
  Supports 10 / 100 / 1.000 MBit/s operation (Gigabit)
  Supports WAKE ON LAN (WOL)
  Supports network boot by Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
  IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  Interface: PCIe v2.1
• Wireless LAN
  Built-in M.2-2230-A/E WLAN card and internal antenna
  Single-Chip 1T1R WLAN Controller Realtek RTL8188EE
  Supports IEEE 802.11b/g/n, max. 150 Mbps up-/downstream
  Security: WPA/WPA2(-PSK), WEP 64/128 bit, IEEE 802.11x/i
• Always-On Jumper
  By removing Jumper JP1 (please refer to the Quick Installation Guide)
  the system will start unconditionally once power is applied. [4]
• Clear CMOS Jumper
  Short Jumper JP2 for about 10 seconds to restore factory settings of BIOS.
• Optional Accessories
  WLN-M: Wireless LAN module with two external antennas, supports WiFi IEEE 802.11n/ac (2.4 / 5 GHz) and Bluetooth 4.0