14 DAY TRIAL // Intel's entrance in the mini PC market wasn't all that smooth, because the NUC (Next Unit of Computing) had a few bugs, and seemed to get a new one every other update. It remains to be seen if the latest update causes something similar.
We'll be cautiously optimistic this time around. After all, part of the update is meant to rectify a problem that had been identified previously.
We're talking about that pesky USB 3.0 bug. The NUC couldn't boot with a USB 3.0 drive plugged in, restarting after half a minute or so.
By extension, this meant that you couldn't install Linux to the storage device inside the miniature personal computer either. And all the while, USB 2.0 flash drives and HDDs/SSDs seemed to be recognized just fine.
The new update to the Intel NUC, which Chipzilla rolled out without actually making an announcement to that effect, supposedly eliminates the bug.
Also, it changes the central processing unit. You still get a dual-core chip with no Hyper-Threading, but the clock speed is higher.
To elaborate, where the Celeron N2820 ran at 2.1 GHz, the Celeron 2830 provides 2.41 GHz. On that note, DDR3L-1333 memory support has been added as well.
If you're browsing retailers, look for the Intel NUC revision DN2820FYKH to make sure it's really the latest and most bug-free NUC yet.