I just purchased an i3 NUC on Amazon using the links Roon provided. I purchased both the 4GB and 8GB memory sticks since I couldn’t decide yet which one I’ll want. I’ll return the other. All that stuff will arrive this weekend via Amazon Prime, but the SSD drive won’t arrive until middle of June which seems like an eternity. Does anyone know where you can find one of these via Amazon Prime or at a big box store? I tried Staples and OfficeMax where I live in Washington DC but they don’t have it. The specific item is: Transcend 64GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M.2 SSD Solid State Drive (TS64GMTS400)
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Opinions vary! Mine is that it depends what you were using before. If your system is already compartmentalized in a server - remote - bridge configuration, then not really. There may be incremental gains comparing a setup with a cluttered desktop machine going direct to DAC vs ROCK in the same configuration (lower noise floor due to reduced electrical “noise,” lower resource use, fewer background processes etc?) but rationalists would probably argue against that as well.
Hello ROCK Hard(ware) Gurus,
Do I need to consider the Endurance value (TBW-TeraBytes Written) when chosing a SSD or is the Roon Core mainly about performing read and not write operations?
I am about to downsize my current NUC6i5SYH for the purpose of ROCK replacing my current Samsung SSD 950 Pro 256GB (300 TBW) with an Intel 600p 128GB (72 TBW).
And yes, I have another purpose for the replaced SSD:-)
Omg! Congratulations Team Roon! However, im not happy about it:smiley: (Jealous of those who can get ROCK installed 
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My NUC is 1month away 
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If you don’t want to wait for cheaper 64GB option…I’m using Samsung 850 EVO - 250GB - M.2 SATA III Internal SSD http://a.co/hegadFS
Don’t worry about endurance, you will not even be filling half of the 128 GB drive. God choice to use your 950 pro for something else the Intel will be more than adequate.
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Why not just get the 128GB or 256 Intel 600p ?
At time when I bought it, it was only $80 (open box I think). It seemed bigger bang for buck.
I can’t figure out how to disable network boot in the BIOS
It’s a dropdown that you need to set to “Disabled”, kind of like what’s shown here.
Let me know if you’re still stuck and I can check the exact placement.
Me too, only 1 zone.
To @AMP Andrew P
Owner of Esoteric Audio
Write’n down the 24 February.
Thanks for the great write up, sir. Based on great knowledge do I believe!
It’s helping me what I need to buy and not necessary need.
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Is storage connected directly to the ROCK/NUC accessible to the network? Can I add/modify files without removing/moving?
yup, \\rock\data\Storage<drive> for external drives, and \\rock\data\Storage\InternalStorage for the built-in drive
Great–so I can buy an enclosure and repurpose my 500GB internal drive as a USB drive connected to ROCK. Perfect.
Thanks.