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Intel’s next NUC X15 Laptop Kit packs Alder Lake-H CPU and Intel Arc graphics

The Intel NUC brand has long been associated with a line of small desktop computers sold by Intel. But NUC actually stands for “Next Unity of Computing,” and Intel has also been known to produce NUC-branded laptops from time to time. Last summer the company introduced a gaming laptop called the NUC X15. At the […]

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Intel Serpent Canyon NUC is a compact PC with Intel Alder Lake + Intel Arc graphics

The upcoming Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast, also known by the codename “Serpent Canyon” is the latest compact desktop PC from Intel focused on gaming. But unlike earlier models, most of which have paired an Intel processor with discrete graphics in recent years, the Serpent Canyon NUC is all Intel inside. It will be available with […]

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Daily Deals (6-23-2022)

The Epic Games Store is giving away two free PC games this week. Amazon is offering 4 months of free (and ad-free) music streaming to first-time subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited. And if you’re in the market for a small desktop PC (and don’t need a lot of horsepower) Woot’s got you covered with a […]

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Intel “Dragon Canyon” NUC 12 Extreme coming soon for $1150 and up (or $750 as an upgrade to the NUC 11 Extreme)

The Intel NUC 12 Extreme is a compact, modular desktop computer with support for up to an Intel Core i9-12900 desktop processor and discrete graphics stuffed into a computer with a volume of 8 liters, making the computer large by NUC standards, but smaller than most desktops. The NUC 12 Extreme, also known by its […]

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Intel NUC 12 Extreme “Dragon Canyon” specs leak ahead of launch

Intel’s next compact computer with support for discrete graphics will be the NUC 12 Extreme, also known by the code name Dragon Canyon. The company provided some details during the Consumer Electronics Show, explaining that the system would support up to a 65-watt 12th-gen Intel Core i9 desktop processor and that it would ship in the first […]

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Intel launches NUC 11 Essential “Atlas Canyon” mini PCs with Jasper Lake chips

Intel has launched a line of compact desktop computers powered by the company’s inexpensive, low-power Jasper Lake processors. The new Intel NUC 11 Essential, also known by the code-named Atlas Canyon is available with a choice of Intel Celeron N4505, Celeron N5105, or Pentium Silver N6005 chips. Intel has published details on its website and […]

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Intel NUC 12 Performance may be canceled (but NUC 12 Extreme, Enthusiast, and Pro are coming)

The Intel NUC line of compact desktop computers usually comes in four flavors, but it looks like this year there may be just three. According to a report from FanlessTech, Intel currently has no plans to to offer an Intel NUC 12 Performance model. But the company will still produce a similarly-sized NUC 12 Pro as […]

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Intel NUC 12 Extreme “Dragon Canyon” has a socketed desktop CPU, discrete graphics support

Intel’s NUC Extreme line of computers tend to be compact, high-performance systems with the latest Intel mobile chips and support for discrete graphics. But this year’s NUC 12 Extreme is something a little different – it will have an LGA1700 socket with support for 12th-gen Intel Alder Lake desktop processors. Code-named Dragon Canyon, the new Intel […]

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Lilbits: AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile, Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 and other leaks on the eve of CES 2022

Many big tech companies and news outlets may have opted not to actually go to Las Vegas for the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, but the show is still going on both in-person and virtually. So expect a flood of announcements over the next few days. Kicking things off, the Consumer Technology Association has announced a […]