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New Intel NUC from CES....
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I wonder if you can hackintosh the new NUC....I'd love to mount one inside my empty G4 Cube case.
Not very good review.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7566/intels-haswell-nuc-d54250wyk-ucff-pc-review
This look more impressive, http://www.anandtech.com/tag/brix
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7648/gigabyte-brix-pro/5
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The intel NUC looks impressive. You could build a NUC haswell system similar to the mini for the same cost of the current duel core mini. You wouldnt have osx though.
I havent seen any quad cores for haswell for these intel NUCs. At least none that are available right now at newegg.
I havent seen any quad cores for haswell for these intel NUCs. At least none that are available right now at newegg.
All the NUCs use a micro sata SSD, very expensive and currently limited storage. Also the power brick is external, the Mac Mini has internal power and room for two 2.5" drives. Proper cooling too.
mSATA is only slightly more expensive than the equivalent SSD drive, and some NUCs can take a 2.5" drive.
An external power brick isn't a bad thing (it keeps the power/heat dissipation out of the chassis)
And I think that Intel is likely doing "proper cooling", since they're the folks that specify it.
An external power brick isn't a bad thing (it keeps the power/heat dissipation out of the chassis)
And I think that Intel is likely doing "proper cooling", since they're the folks that specify it.
the NUC is quite awesome, but somehow crippled due to U-processors... the brix pro seems to be a lot more capable, but still not available...
it is a POS it you want something with some testicles get the new gigabyte brix.
it is the first small form piece of gear that is a bit better then the 2012 mac quad core.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7648/gigabyte-brix-pro
still has issues
1 loud fan
2 not cheap
3 only 1 msata
4 you need to add the ram
5 you need an os
650
200 msata
100 2sticks of 4gb ram
100 windows 7 home
better cpu better graphics then a mac mini quad 2012
lesser storage as the mini can use 2x 1tb ssds
or a 1 tb ssd with a 1.5tb hdd to make a 2.5tb fusion
http://ark.intel.com/products/76642/Intel-Core-i7-4770R-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz
but this cpu is the real deal. I still prefer the 2012 quad but this is better for some. I wonder if apple will finally feel compiled to upgrade the mini as the gigabyte is a clear cut winner in some tests over the 2012 quad mini
it is the first small form piece of gear that is a bit better then the 2012 mac quad core.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7648/gigabyte-brix-pro
still has issues
1 loud fan
2 not cheap
3 only 1 msata
4 you need to add the ram
5 you need an os
650
200 msata
100 2sticks of 4gb ram
100 windows 7 home
better cpu better graphics then a mac mini quad 2012
lesser storage as the mini can use 2x 1tb ssds
or a 1 tb ssd with a 1.5tb hdd to make a 2.5tb fusion
http://ark.intel.com/products/76642/Intel-Core-i7-4770R-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz
but this cpu is the real deal. I still prefer the 2012 quad but this is better for some. I wonder if apple will finally feel compiled to upgrade the mini as the gigabyte is a clear cut winner in some tests over the 2012 quad mini
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it may be a tad too strong, indeed. however... only macbook air. the pros are equipped with a different, more powerful i5-U or i7-HQ.
It actually has a 2.5" drive bay, and it is more than competitive price-wise with the similarly specced i7 mac mini. (I come up with about $1200 for a i7 maxed out with SSD)
I think it's a clear winner in all benchmarks vs. the 2012 quad mini.
i think it is noisier and less storage then the mini. but it beats the mini in all other specs. I have been popping off that the 2012 quad mini is the best small form factor pc in the world for more then a year. the g brix changes that.
may mean the new mini is coming
First, the Intel NUC model has been out for a long time now. Not new for CES. So, Intel, NOT IMPRESSED.
Second, the Brix "Pro" or whatwver they are calling it this week, has been previously announced in a slightly different package for over 4 months now, with not a one ever have been seen for sale. I suspect because it is a LOUD POS.
It is just plain stupidity to make a loud computer of this size.
So close, and yet so far.
Bring on the updated mini please, and bring it NOW! Apple has the resources to update this puppy. NO EXCUSES. They have tens of billions of $$$ just sitting around doing zip.
Second, the Brix "Pro" or whatwver they are calling it this week, has been previously announced in a slightly different package for over 4 months now, with not a one ever have been seen for sale. I suspect because it is a LOUD POS.
It is just plain stupidity to make a loud computer of this size.
So close, and yet so far.
Bring on the updated mini please, and bring it NOW! Apple has the resources to update this puppy. NO EXCUSES. They have tens of billions of $$$ just sitting around doing zip.