Intel have high hopes for the NUCs and see them as being future proof and trend setting PC systems. They claim the motherboard used inside them is of “desktop” calibre.
The back gives you a more detailed look at the rear I/O and a little bit about the NUC philosophy.
Opening the box up we find it very neatly packed in very colourful packaging, it even plays a little Intel jingle when you open it which is set off by the optical sensor at the bottom right.
Inside is a VESA mount with screws, a manual, some documentation, a Celeron sticker (this will change depending on which CPU model you have) and a power brick without the mains cable. This is because the NUC is an international product so plugs will vary by region. Be wary that you may need to invest in a power lead for the power brick, be sure to check with your retailer of choice about this if you are unsure.
It’s not for me personally atm. It’ll be a long time before I warm to something like this. If it goes from strength to strength and drops in price it could be viable.
Yeh that is basically what it needs. About a 30% price reduction to make it more attractive. I’d take a normal desktop system or laptop anyday.
These are turning out to be quite popular in the corporate space. More then enough power to do most tasks and support depts. love these as it is easy to just swap out when one goes wrong, resulting in little user downtime.