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Intel has announced that it has ceased production of its next unit of computing (NUC) series of small form factor PCs, intended for use as compact servers, home cinemas or even game consoles.
Intel first began promoting the Mini PC line in 2012, although a spokesperson for the company said in an e-mail response PC Worldconfirmed an earlier report of serve the house Intel, better known for its component manufacturing business, will be retired from production mini computerAs well as fully PC.
“We have changed our strategy to pause direct investment in the Next Unit of Compute (NUC) business and to enable our ecosystem partners to continue NUC innovation and development,” he wrote, indicating the end of production of Intel’s product line. Have decided to go ahead.” Its not supported for existing units) while others were left to pick up the baton.
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We are not ready for the selection of small size PCs in this day and age. Mini-ITX cases (and motherboards to fit them) are readily available, and are able to fit with the components of rival systems housed in even the tallest cases.
However, there are also Raspberry Pis less than available Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic (even though this author recently bought one from a UK-based reseller), there are probably the smallest workstation We will have for a while, but it’s arguable that Intel started the craze.
Nevertheless, a 10-year-old boy is running the product division (‘Hades Canyon’, ‘Phantom Canyon’ and ‘Raptor Canyon’ are all real product names, the technical equivalent of ordering a ‘Harlem Shake’ at a restaurant, and RGB skulls engraved on the caseS), perhaps it is good that it has been handed over to third parties and consumers have more options.
I’m not just being careless: In the last few years we’ve covered Intel NUCs, problems have cropped up. The shift from Nvidia GPUs to Intel’s own Arch GPUs led to a price increase, and an increased focus towards designing the line for the gaming market meant larger form factors to accommodate full-fat desktop GPUs.
It appears that Intel has finally forgotten why it started the NUC line. Even as it lost the gaming battle, the Steam Deck and ROG Alley clearly deliver a fair amount of power in a portable form factor. There are way worse than setting these up as work laptops.
Really, in the current year, is anyone mourning the demise of the Intel-branded NUC?
