Cracking price for a cracking current gen NUC (SKU BOXNUC8I5BEH). The best non-eBay price I could find online today was $530, with >$600 being not uncommon.
Note: prices bumped after initial out of stock. Deal expired
System:
- Core i5-8259U mobile CPU (4C/8T, 2.3-3.8 GHz, 28w, 14nm, Iris+ Graphics 655)
- two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots (you fill) (*)
- M.2 PCIe x4 SSD slot (you optionally fill)
- accepts 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD (you optionally fill)
(*) specs say max 2x16GB, but this Whirlpooler claims to be using 2x32GB.
Ports:
- Thunderbolt 3 (type-C)
- HDMI 2.0a
- DisplayPort (via TB3)
- internal CEC header
- microSDXC with UHS-I
- 5 x USB 3.1 Gen2
- 2 x USB 2.0 (internal headers)
- 7.1 digital audio
- integrated L+R front mics
- gbe ethernet
- infrared receiver
Wireless:
- Intel Wireless-AC 9560
- Bluetooth 5.0
Software
- No OS license provided
- No dramas running Windows, Linux or ESXi
Full specs here, reviews here, here (i7 SKU), and from Amazon buyers here.
IMHO this is the sweet spot of current generation Intel NUCs - substantially faster than the Core i3 SKU (which isn't much cheaper), and not much slower than the Core i7 SKU (generally about $200 more). Benchmarks of all three here.
EDIT: the Core i3 SKU is also available from them, using the same code, at $361.
Ive been looking for some nuc / mini pc deals. This seems promising even though overkill for my current use but would like to future proof.
Do i just need to look for any ram as per specs?
DDR4-2400 1.2V SO-DIMM