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

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

Ordered the NUC and had it within 2 days. We use the NUCs as conference room PCs. Best bang for the buck. We have 8 conference rooms at our main location and this NUC was for our satellite office that recently setup a conference room.

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.

This thing is tiny, which is awesome. It was quick and easy to plug everything in and get it set up. I’ve been using it for about a month and have had no issues.

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.

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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.

I was looking for a replacement for my aging third generation i7 desktop computer that I knew would not run Windows 11 when it is officially released. After exhaustive research, I decided to get this NUC11. I chose to buy a unit already configured with RAM, SSD and Windows 10 Pro from Geek+ instead of buying the NUC kit and doing it myself. Intel warrants the NUC for three years but Geek+ warrants the RAM, SSD and OS for three years. By the way, the copy of Windows 10 pro is fully licensed and activated. I read reviews on some other brand micro pcs where people had issues with Windows activation. It is nice to have someone to call for support if needed. If fact, I had a few questions after receiving the NUC so I shot an email off to Geek+s support email address. I was pleasantly surprised when I quickly received a reply back from Cathy who is Geek+s Sales Manager. She saw to it that all of my questions were answered quickly. I would rate the after sale customer service as exemplary.

I previously had a Dell Inspiron tower which was fine. However the NUCs compact size and speed cant be beat, especially for the price. The seller also provides outstanding Customer Service should you need them.

This thing is tiny, which is awesome. It was quick and easy to plug everything in and get it set up. I’ve been using it for about a month and have had no issues.