Intel is quitting on its adorable, powerful, and upgradable mini NUC computers
theverge.com
Damn, this is a sad day for the homelab.
The article says Intel is working with partners to "continue NUC innovation and growth", so we will see what that manifests as.
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What do you recommend for desktops that aren't the big ass tower?
Look at minisforum and beelink.
I can second Beelink here. I bought a Beelink SER5 for US$380 as a gaming computer for my kids. It's an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with a Vega GPU, 16G RAM and a 500GB SSD. It probably won't work well with the latest graphics-intensive games, but it's been great so far with a bunch of games my kids like.
That one worked so well that when I needed a new desktop computer for their schoolwork and similar, I got another Beelink, this time a Mini S12 for US$200. It's an Intel N95 with 8G RAM and a 256G SSD. Works absolutely fantastically for its purpose.
Both are tiny and silent.