Arena Canyon Porcoolpine is a fanless, rugged mini PC with Intel Raptor Lake mobile chips

Simply NUC’s Porcoolpine line of mini PCs are basically what you get if you take the guts of an Intel NUC and stuff them into a fanless, ruggedized body for silent 24/7 operation. They’re bigger than a typical Intel NUC, but better positioned for use on a factory floor, in a retail setting, or in other locations where durability matters.

The first Porcoolpine systems launched about two years ago and featured 11th-gen Intel Core “Tiger Lake” processors. Now Simply NUC has introduced a new Arena Canyon Porculpine powered by 13th-gen Intel Core processors. They’re up for pre-order for $779 and up.

The starting price will get you a model with an Intel Core i3-1315U processor, 4GB of DDR4-3200 memory and 256GB of PCIe NVMe solid state storage. But you can also pay extra for systems with an Intel Core i5-1340P or Core i7-1360P processor.

You can also configure any model with up to 64GB of RAM or up to 16TB of total storage: there’s an M.2 2280 slot for PCIe NVMe storage and a 2.5 inch bay for a hard drive or SSD, and Simply NUC offers up to 8TB of storage for each.

Starting prices also don’t include a wireless card – you have to pay at least $35 more for that feature. And if you want Simply NUC to install Windows on the computer for you, then you’ll need to pay for a license. You can opt to have Ubuntu installed for free though.

All models features a set of ports that includes:

• 2 x HDMI 2.1
• 2 x Thunderbolt 4
• 1 x 2.5 GbE Ethernet
• 3 x USB 3.2 Type-A
• 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A
• 1 x 3.5mm audio

There are also connectors for an optional antenna and a DC power input jack for a 19V/120W power supply. And there’s an expansion panel that can be used to add additional I/O including a second 2.5 GbE Ethernet port.

via FanlessTech and Simply NUC (Facebook, YouTube)