Kaby Lake i7 NUC Review 1/4: Overview (NUC7i7BNH)
It’s been a long wait since the Kaby Lake Core i3 model was released in January. A bit surprisingly my supplier told me that the i7 version was available, even if I was expecting...
Author: Olli
Intel Releases the Final HDMI Firmware for Apollo and Kaby Lake
As some of you might remember, Intel has been struggling with the audio passthrough of DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD audio formats. The issue is in the firmware of the DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0...
HDMI Firmware 1.65 for Kaby Lake and Apollo Lake NUCs
Intel has been struggling with the audio passthrough for some of the more advanced formats. It seems there is a new firmware for the MegaChips LSPCon. You can download the 1.65 firmware from the...
Skylake i3 now for $219
I guess Amazon’s selling out their stock of Skylake i3 NUCs. The more compact i3 model NUC6i3SYK is now being sold for $219.99. Note that this model does not have a 2.5″ drive slot,...
HD Audio Bitstreaming Fix for Kaby Lake and Apollo Lake NUCs
Earlier we reported that both the Apollo Lake and Kaby Lake NUCs were suffering from an issue that prevented HD Audio (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD) bitstreaming from the NUC to an AV receiver. Intel...
Discounts on Skylake NUCs
Now that the Kaby Lake NUCs are out, some good deals can be had when shopping for the previous generation. Amazon is offering the i3 Skylake NUC for $235 and the i5 for $300....
The i3 Kaby Lake NUC Review (NUC7i3BNH) – Linux, HTPC, Conclusions (3/3)
In the concluding part of the Kaby Lake NUC review we install Ubuntu Linux on it and try how it works as a HTPC. If you came here via a search engine, be sure...
The i3 Kaby Lake NUC Review (NUC7i3BNH) – Benchmarks (2/3)
In the second part of our Kaby Lake NUC review we install Windows 10 on the Kaby Lake Core i3 NUC (NUC7i3BNH) and run some popular benchmarks on it to get an idea how...
The i3 Kaby Lake NUC Review (NUC7i3BNH) – Overview (1/3)
Alright, it’s finally here – The Intel Kaby Lake NUC. As usual, around New Year (this time around Chinese New Year it seems) Intel releases a new product in their mini PC lineup with...
Samsung 960 Series SSDs – If Your NUC Has the Need for Speed
Samsung has rather recently released two new series of NVMe SSD drives that fit into the M.2 slot – the ultrafast 960 Pro and it’s slightly slower, and also quite a bit cheaper, cousin...