Intel's Small Form Computer

INTEL NUC

The largest x86 processor manufacturer, Intel, reportedly will start marketing their mini computer, Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) starting next month or December, 2012. Intel NUC is PC DIY (Do-It-Yourself), which has a small size and power saving.

The Minicomputer was first exhaled by Raspberry Pi is increasingly popular becoming world trend and attract the attention of many computer manufacturers including Intel to participate bring a small-sized power saving computer.

The Next Unit of Computing PC’s main attraction is its small size. (Picture from: http://www.pcper.com/)

Intel answered mini-sized PC DIY market challenges with this computer which called the Intel NUC that have small size with only 4.5 inches wide, no wider than the current smartphone screen. Although Intel NUC is a mini computer, Intel invested in it with a specification that is not petite shape. Unmitigated, Intel giving Ultrabook level specification into this tiny PC.

Intel NUC motherboards.
(Picture from: http://www.techjailbreak.com/)

The Next Unit of Computing PC’s main attraction is its small size: the motherboard is tiny, measuring a mere 4” x 4.” For reference, the mini-ITX standard is a 6.7” x 6.7” motherboard, and VIA’s Pico-ITX form factor boards measure 3.9” x 2.7.” In that respect, the NUC is not the smallest PC that you can build, but it will be the fastest – and by a significant margin thanks to the bundled Ivy Bridge CPU.

NUC is powered by Intel Core i3 processor 3217U which is the third-generation Intel Core processors or what is often referred to as Ivy Bridge.  Core i3 3217U processors in the NUC is paired with a chipset Intel Q77 Express Chipset and graphics from Intel HD Graphics 4000.

The Intel NUC does not bring RAM memory and storage media in the sales package, in accordance with the spirit of DIY, the user can select the brand of RAM and the preferred type of storage media.

Intel NUC runs with monitor and storage media. (Picture from: http://www.legitreviews.com/)

The minicomputer made ​​by Intel is equipped with 2 HDMI ports, an ethernet port, mSATA slot, PCI-E slot and memory support DDR 3 RAM 1600/1333/1055 MHz. Intel NUC offers several models that are compatible with Windows 8. As reported by CNET (11/09/2012), Intel NUC reportedly go on sale at a price of about U.S. $300 (or approx Rp. 2.9 million). So now, everything has changed becoming smaller and easier to carry. But it is not clear whether these products will be sold in Indonesia.. *** [CNET | EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES]

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