Kaby Lake i5 NUC Review 1/3: Overview (NUC7i5BNK)
Last but not least in the Kaby Lake NUC family, I will take a look at the i5 NUC. Arguably it could be the most interesting model in the Kaby Lake series. The previous...
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NUC6CAYH Product Change – Up-to-date Firmware Out of the Box
As you might remember, there was a serious flaw in the LSPCon firmware (Intel calls this as HDMI firmware sometimes) on the Apollo Lake and also Kaby Lake NUCs. This has been fixed since,...
Kaby Lake i7 NUC Review 4/4: Fan, Power, Linux, Conclusions (NUC7i7BNH)
Navigation Part 1: Overview Part 2: Performance Part 3: Gaming Part 4: Fan noise, Power, Conclusions Fan Noise Keeping a hot Core i7 CPU cool in a tiny enclosure is a difficult task and...
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...
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) – 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...
The Core i3 Kaby Lake NUCs Available on Amazon!
EDIT: Be sure to read our review of the Kaby Lake i3 NUC as well. Amazon seems to have the Kaby Lake Core i3 NUCs in stock. There’s the NUC7i3BNH with a 2.5″ SATA...