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I have an Intel NUC that is running 24/7 since May 2016, without any issues. It processes and relays about 3 GB of aircraft position data per day to two web servers.

This NUC5PPYH is a Mini PC kit with a soldered-down Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz processor. I fitted it with 4 GB RAM and an Intel 540s SSD (128 GB).

One of the first firmware updates for the SSD failed, but thankfully, the SSD remained functional. The problem was corrected after I contacted Intel Support and subsequent firmware updates went flawlessly. The NUC is running Win7 Pro and I use to reboot it weekly or biweekly. Every once in a while I see “WARNING: Processor thermal trip” on reboot. There are more reports on this and it seems to be a temperature sensor fault in this range of NUCs. During normal operation, the processor temp never exceeds limits.

I am very pleased with the NUC’s reliability, quietness, small size and low power consumption. I’ll probably purchase a higher end NUC as a replacement for the 2015 Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 desktop that I currently use for daily computer tasks.

I use Namebench to benchmark DNS servers from my location:

https://code.google.com/archive/p/namebench/

Download link for Windows version 1.3.1:

https://code.google.com/archive/p/namebench/downloads

The Windows EXE file doesn’t modify your system.

Yes, the free license offer is also valid for the English version. The installer will ask to update to a newer version 10, right at the beginning of the installation process. This newer version is 10.5, build 154, and you can agree to download and install it. Your free license will work. Later on, there may be offers to upgrade to Version 11. Ignore that.

32bit English installer file:
https://dl5.oo-software.com/files/oodiskimage10/105/OODiskImage10ProfessionalEnu.exe
64bit English installer file:
https://dl5.oo-software.com/files/oodiskimage10/105/OODiskImage10Professional64Enu.exe

I’ve dropped Veeam Endpoint for O&O DiskImage 10.5 Professional. The latter is far less bloaty and not Net Framework dependent. O&O is currently offering a free software license in return for your email address.

Former Mozilla developer Robert O’Callahan discourages the use of non-Microsoft AV-products:

http://robert.ocallahan.org/2017/01/disable-your-antivirus-software-except.html