There’s an empty space on my desk where my gaming PC used to live, now occupied by Intel’s NUC 11 Extreme, otherwise known as Beast Canyon. It’s a barebones kit of welcome compromises, balancing desktop-like performance with a form factor that’s smaller than a recent game console. It’s too expensive, inconvenient to work with compared to a full-size machine, and slightly underpowered put up against a desktop chip.
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