Nuc case with 2.5in support.

[gottria]

Just picked up a Nuc NUC5i5RYK with 16gb of ram and a 256gb Samsung 256GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 drive all in the original box for $180 and just love this little thing. Only problem is I was looking for one that supports a 2.5 in drive and this one doesn't. But for the price I couldn't pass it up. Now just started looking for aftermarket cases that will support a 2.5in drive. Thought of going with just a USB 3 external drive but want to keep this as simple and clean as possible. Also stared hitting ebay to see if someone has the empty shell of the Nuc 5th or 6th gen that will support a 2.5in drive

 

[Kaido]

Does it even have an extra internal SATA port inside?

This doesn't fit it exactly, but NewerTech makes a MiniStack MAX that you could sit your NUC on top of:

http://www.newertech.com/products/ministackmax.php

It has a DVD drive, SD reader, USB 3.0 powered hub, and up to a 6-terabyte hard drive built-in.

 

[gottria]

Does it even have an extra internal SATA port inside?

This doesn't fit it exactly, but NewerTech makes a MiniStack MAX that you could sit your NUC on top of:

http://www.newertech.com/products/ministackmax.php

It has a DVD drive, SD reader, USB 3.0 powered hub, and up to a 6-terabyte hard drive built-in.

Sure does, just need a special power cable but it's all there.

 

[JeffMD]

Unfortunately the nuc case is not a standard spec yet. 2 sets of 2 USB ports, display, hdmi, power, and headphone are kind of the standard now, but their arrangement is still up to the manufacturer.