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,...
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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....
Skylake i3 NUC for $219 (GONE)
A quick heads up for those looking forward to buying a Skylake i3 NUC: Amazon.com has the Skylake i3 NUC for $219. Note that it’s currently out of stock, but they’re getting more on...
Skylake NUC BIOS 44 Unleashes NVME SSDs But BIOS Recovery Is Needed
Yesterday I wrote an update regarding BIOS 44 for Skylake i3 and i5 NUCs and how the recent version is supposed to unlock the NVME SSD drive performance, which has been previously limited to...
Skylake i3/i5 NUC BIOS Version 44 to Unlock NVME SSDs
Intel has released BIOS version 0044 for Skylake i3 and i5 NUCs. There are many changes mentioned in the release notes, but this seemingly innocent change is something many have been waiting for: Changed...
Skylake i3 and i5 NUC WHEA Errors
During the last couple of months there has been an unsettling amount of reports that Skylake NUCs have stopped working properly. Intel even pulled one BIOS update, the BIOS version 33 is not available...
BIOS Version 0039 for Skylake NUCs
Intel has released BIOS version 39 for the slightly troubled Skylake NUCs. Quiet a significant amount of changes according to the release notes. As usual, recommended update method is: Copy the SY0039.BIO file to...
Intel Releases Skylake NUC BIOS Version 36
Quite a few people faced issues with the BIOS version 33 on their Skylake NUCs. Eventually version 33 was even pulled from Intel’s download center. There were reports of NUCs even frying themselves after...
Skylake i5 NUC Review (NUC6i5SYH) – Part 3/3: Gaming & Conclusions
As there has been quite much interest on using the NUC as a miniature gaming PC and especially as the benchmark results in the previous part of this review were looking so positive, I...
Skylake i5 NUC Review (NUC6i5SYH / NUC6i5SYK) – Part 1/3: Overview
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed the Skylake i3 NUC that hit the shelves around Christmas. Today it is time to look at the big brother of that model, the Core i5-powered NUC6i5SYH....