Intel NUC 11 NUC11PAHI5 Panther Canyon Mini PC, i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Mini Computers Windows 10 Pro for Business Home Office, Support 8K/WiFi 6/4K Quad Display/Bluetooth 5/Thunderbolt 3

This is a good unit for a really good price. I bought it for my home office and love it. Was also able to update Windows 10 to Wind. 11. No need for a big computer chassis any more. This works great for what I need.

I update my review to clarify that the memory coming in the unit is indeed DDR4. I initially mentioned that it was DDR3 because the frequency I read was 2667 MHz instead of 3200 MHz (the maximum freq. spec for DDR4). However, the max frequency spec for DDR3 is 2133 MHz not 2667 MHz. Therefore the memory is indeed DDR4 so I made a mistake in my initial review which I want to correct in this updated review.

This is a great mini PC for the price, with windows on it I honestly wasnt sure if I should believe the other online reviews. I finished a basic setup and customization, and started loading the software Ill primarily be using on this. My only complaint is that the unit comes with no HDMI cable. Prebuilts generally come with that.

A couple of years ago I switched to a mini Mac with their new chip. Nothing really wrong with the Mac but I hated the navigation and missed the old programs I had used. So I switched the MAC out for this. Running Windows 11 my only complaint is that the system doesn’t have a cap lock indicator and every so often looses the custom configuration of the trackball. Other than that, very happy and would recommend.

I bought the version with 500GB M2 drive and 16GB RAM. My first impressions are excellent. When I fired it up, I was offered a free upgrade to Windows 11, which I declined. Initial W10 set up went smoothly. Installation of Ubuntu 22.04 from USB in dual boot config also went smoothly. The main complication was the use of BitLocker in Windows, but instructions in the Ubuntu installer for dealing with this were clear, and I had no problems. I havent used the unit much, but it appears to be about as quick as I expected. It is quiet, altho not dead silent. So far I have no complaints, and I would recommend it w/o much reservation. I will say if I was doing it over, I would consider buying it unpopulated, as I have limited use for Windows (my daughter might need it for some school work with this unit), and would prefer to control which brand of components is used.

Core i5 with 8 threads, 16GB ram and 256GB storage all with Windows 10 Pro. For the money that is a good deal. Yes none of this is the best in class, but you are get a current gen NUC that can be upgraded and Windows 10 Pro is worth about half the cost of the computer. This is worth the buy if the specs meet your needs.

Works wonderfully. Easy to set up. Great support. I use it for my office work and other personal uses.

20221220 Update

The Intel NUC has state of the art technology in a very small form factor.

I got my hands on the Intel NUC 11 NUC11PAHI5 Panther Canyon Mini PC from Amazon, and oh boy, this little thing is a server superhero! Its so small and cute, yet it packs a serious punch when it comes to running my Discord bot and juggling virtual machines.