Intel sunsets NUC product range

[Middleman]

It's official folks! Intel has cancelled their entire NUC mini PC product line to focus on other areas of their business.
Instead they will be allowing their partners to develop and work on the NUC market instead.

Intel sunsets Next Unit of Compute (NUC) product line - VideoCardz.com

Intel will no longer make NUC products ServeTheHome is the first to break the news of Intel abandoning its NUC business. The rumors were swirling since yesterday that Intel might cancel its NUC products. The company had an internal meeting confirming its plans to stop direct investment into its...

videocardz.com

 

[craighazan]

ASUS are taking it over.

Asus takes over everything about Intel’s current and future NUC mini PCs

"Non-exclusive license" lets Asus sell current NUC designs and make new ones.

arstechnica.com

Intel and ASUS Agree to Term Sheet to Take Intel NUC Systems Product...

Intel and ASUS agree to term sheet to manufacture, sell and support 10th to 13th Gen NUC systems product line and to develop future innovative NUC systems product designs.

www.intel.com

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Having recently bought two Intel NUCs - and I love the form-factor - for great prices I did wonder.

Over here in the UK a company called GEEKOM has been selling the old Intel stock, and also released its own new versions. For example the previous NUC 11 by Intel specced the USB-C ports as Thunderbolt 3 wheras the new version, Mini IT11, is identical but specs the ports as just USB4.

Bit cheaper too.

Clearly the Asus deal really is non-exclusive.

Whatever, I'm really glad the form-factor continues. It's very good.

 

[craighazan]

Did anyone else see this over the wkend?, I think I found my next build, this thing is tiny. Really good review and Editors Choice award from wccftech.

XR1 - Max

Order the XR1 Max now on Indiegogo! A huge upgrade to your computer is in this gloriously tiny package... Time to ditch the large desktop. We’ve got a full Ryzen 7 computer in a palm-sized form factor. THE PROBLEM Not everyone wants to be bothered with setting up big, complicated, and...

xulu.store

Via https://wccftech.com/review/xulu-xr1-lite-mini-pc-amd-ryzen-3-5300u-mini-pc-review-tiny-with-style/

 

[Edhawk]

Don't know that this mini PC would be much of a build/project. All you would need to do is create an EFI based on the AMD guide, which would take at most 30 minutes, as your existing AMD builds will already contain all the necessary kexts, SSDTs and patches. Add another 30 minutes for installing macOS Ventura/Sonoma, 20 minutes to configure macOS as you like it and run a few benchmark tests and your build/project is finished!

The best thing about this tiny system was the case to hold it and the cables!

 

[craighazan]

Don't know that this mini PC would be much of a build/project. All you would need to do is create an EFI based on the AMD guide, which would take at most 30 minutes, as your existing AMD builds will already contain all the necessary kexts, SSDTs and patches. Add another 30 minutes for installing macOS Ventura/Sonoma, 20 minutes to configure macOS as you like it and run a few benchmark tests and your build/project is finished!

The best thing about this tiny system was the case to hold it and the cables!

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But it’s so small and coot!, I almost got the Ryzen 7 version. But AM5 will be my next project.

 

[craighazan]

I would have no problem with these guys building my next hackintosh, simply because they are like minded and appreciate that an untidy desk is a necessity in building hacks.

 

[pastrychef]

I would have no problem with these guys building my next hackintosh, simply because they are like minded and appreciate that an untidy desk is a necessity in building hacks.

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It's reassuring to see that they have plenty of tape.