Inside Intel's Next Unit of Computing (DC3217BY)

Anandtech ^ | 11/9/2012 1:28:00 PM | Anand Lal Shimpi

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Back at IDF Intel gave us a hands on demo of its Next Unit of Computing (NUC), a custom form factor motherboard that fits into an Intel-supplied 4" x 4" x 2" chassis. The first-generation NUC is built around a dual-core ULV Ivy Bridge CPU, the Core i3 3217U (17W TDP, 1.8GHz frequency, no turbo, HD 4000 graphics running at 350MHz - 1.05GHz).

Intel will be selling two versions of the NUC: the DC3217IYE and the DC3217BY:

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This is small:

[GeronL]

That just rolls right off the tongue, so easy to remember that everyone will be talking about DCsomethingBY

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[Secret Agent Man]

The Intel Smartcube

The Intel Hotbox

The Intel Coffee Warming Computer

The Intel Intellibox

Intel Portacube

INtel Cubox

(I retain all rights to these proposed names, so contact me Intel!)

[GeronL]

lol

Intelliputing Core 24

[GeronL]

The Intelliprone?

[Secret Agent Man]

Not bad, the Intelliputer.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Intelliputer.

Why not, mount it on the wall.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

1. I want one.
2. Will it run Fedora?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Will it run Fedora?

Good question.

How do I connect a hard drive to it?

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From the link ...

This isn’t a standard form factor (yet), but it’s fully featured. The 4” x 4” motherboard features an integrated Core i3 with 7-series chipset, mini-PCIe slot, mSATA slot, two SO-DIMM slots and three USB ports.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

One of the models has a thunderbolt connector...not sure what that will connect to....