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NovaCustom PrivacyGuard NUC Box
Privacy-friendly mini PC on Dasharo open-source coreboot. Compact, VESA-mountable, quad-display capable with dual 2.5 GbE — ideal as a private desktop, home-office workstation, or headless privacy build.
$1,259
$1,467 Sale NovaCustom US price — same here or directUS pricing advantage: EU buyers pay €1,259 (≈ $1,440) — you pay $1,259, about $181 less, and it ships from the USA.
In stock · ships free worldwide direct from NovaCustom
Ships from the USA — US orders go out domestic USPS from a US warehouse. No customs, no import paperwork. Worldwide shipping free.
Lithium coin cell (clock/CMOS)
Contains a small lithium coin cell for the real-time clock, as almost all computers do. No special handling on your side.
Also on eBay and TikTok Shop
The only marketplace listings we operate for NovaCustom — sold by CISO Marketplace, the same stock and the same US fulfillment as this page. A listing from any other seller isn’t ours.
View this item on eBaybuyer protection · PO & procurement friendly View this item on TikTok Shopbuyer protection · PO & procurement friendly Browse the CISO Marketplace eBay store → Browse the CISO Marketplace TikTok Shop →What to build with it
ciso.diy build guides name this exact machine in their build sheet. The hardware is the easy half — these are the documents that tell you what to put on it and how to keep it honest.
The Operator Node — DIY Build GuideTurn this machine into the box a security program runs on: the living risk register, the ISMS and the evidence vault, off production, reachable only over a zero-trust mesh, on your own keys. Six build steps with the commands, plus a fillable build-day runbook.SOC in a Box — the Pillar 04 hardware buildThe detection and monitoring stack landed on one machine you hold — the hardware half of the AI-SOC pillar, with the sizing, the layout and the trade-offs written down.The 2026 AI Risk RegisterIts Tier 2 build sheet is an air-gapped Register Node: a completed AI risk register is a manifest of every AI system you run and every credential scope your agents hold, which is a good argument for it living on hardware with no inbound path. The whole program as build guides →Buying here
- 🇺🇸 Ships from the USA — domestic USPS, no customs
- USD checkout with a US company — PO & procurement friendly
- US-based support · order lands in your CISO Marketplace portal
Buying direct
- Full custom configuration — RAM, SSD, keyboard, OS, coreboot options
- Pay by card, PayPal, or crypto (BTC / XMR)
- Same price either way — parity guaranteed
Why the NovaCustom PrivacyGuard NUC Box
What this privacy mini pc does that alternatives don't.
A private desktop that disappears
VESA-mount it behind a monitor and you have a full privacy workstation with no tower — Zorin OS Pro, open firmware, zero telemetry.
Serious connectivity
Dual 2.5 GbE LAN, Thunderbolt 4, quad-display output. Equally at home as a desktop, a home-lab node, or a headless server for self-hosted services.
Open firmware, long support
Dasharo coreboot with verified/measured boot and Intel ME disable. Firmware updates, spare parts and service guaranteed to Sep 2032, plus lifetime technical support.
Specifications
Full technical details.
Compliance framework mapping
Controls this product satisfies across 12 frameworks.
Endpoint software and firmware integrity
Measured boot chain verified on every power-on. Any firmware modification — supply chain implant, evil-maid attack, or malicious update — fails attestation before the OS loads.
Data protection at rest
Hardware-encrypted storage and self-hosted file servers replace cloud storage with hardware you control. Encryption keys never leave your environment.
Supply chain risk — hardware and firmware
Open-source firmware is publicly auditable and reproducibly built. EU jurisdiction hardware is not subject to US National Security Letters. Directly addresses hardware supply chain risk in CMMC and NIS2.
Hardware attack-surface reduction
Intel Management Engine disabled at the firmware level across every open-firmware machine we carry (NitroPad, NitroPC, PrivacyGuard, SecurityTitan); SecurityTitan models go further — camera and microphone physically removed, anti-tamper seals verified by Heads + Nitrokey attestation. Least functionality, enforced in hardware.
Compared to
Honest comparisons against the most likely alternatives.
vs NovaCustom PrivacyGuard laptops
Same privacy stack without the battery and screen. Choose the NUC Box for a fixed desk, home lab, or self-hosting; a PrivacyGuard laptop when you need to move.
vs NitroPC Pro 2
Both are open-firmware desktops. The NitroPC Pro 2 is a full tower running Qubes for maximum isolation; the NUC Box is the compact, user-friendly Zorin build.
vs Intel NUC / Beelink mini PCs
Mainstream mini PCs ship closed vendor firmware and Windows telemetry. The NUC Box is the same form factor with Dasharo coreboot, ME disabled, and a privacy OS.
Shipping & returns
What to expect after you order.
Shipping
Ships free worldwide, direct from NovaCustom — US orders via USPS from their US warehouse, everywhere else via UPS from the Netherlands. No import duties. We place your order with NovaCustom within 1 business day of payment and email your tracking.
Warranty & returns
3-year NovaCustom warranty with guaranteed firmware updates and spare-parts availability for years beyond that. Returns and RMAs are handled with NovaCustom's EU support — we'll coordinate on your behalf if anything goes sideways.
Want a custom build?
We stock the standard configurations. NovaCustom's own shop offers full customization — keyboard layouts, RAM/SSD upgrades, OS choice, coreboot options. Use the "Buy direct" button; the price is the same and they accept cards, PayPal and crypto (BTC/XMR).
Authorized partner
We are an authorized NovaCustom drop-ship partner and affiliate. Identical hardware, firmware and warranty either way you buy — on-site checkout is fulfilled by NovaCustom, and the "buy direct" link supports us at no cost to you.
