Intel NUC Kit DCCP847DYE Intel QS77 2 x 204Pin Celeron 847 1.1GHz

Pros: Small and easy to install. Great as a HTPC. Works Flawlessly on Linux Mint 15. Plays 1080p Video with ease.

Cons: First Installed Windows 7 and XBMC on the NUC. A lot of videos played well with the exception of VC-1 encoded videos. They were unplayable. After doing research found that it was the Intel Drivers for Windows. If you turned off the Video Acceleration (DXVA2) in XBMC, Video playback would work well. The problem is 1080p playback had some issues, although it played 720p just fine. I removed an egg because of Intel's lack of support on their own graphics card for windows.

Overall Review: I found out that the drivers for Linux worked flawlessly. So I decided to wipe the drive and put Linux on the NUC. After Installing Linux and intel graphics drivers the system worked extremely well and felt even faster.

Pros: Bought is for a small footprint FreePBX server, loaded perfect, Nic supported, absolutely NO gotchas Really fast for a PBX, I bought it because it's 100% INTEL

Cons: Wish it had 2 NICs for Untangle, it would be nice if they made 1 of these with an internal power supply, no audio out, 3 USB isn't much for a desktop PC.

Pros: Small and inexpensive. Just enough for the job at hand.

Cons: Needs a BIOS update out of the box, to be reliable. Not everyone will notice/think of that.

Overall Review: Purchases this to be the Hamachi gateway for remote clients to tap into the office network. Installed Win7 Pro on it, and had immediate difficulties downloading driver updates. Had to use sneakernet to get drivers installed, and still had networking issues. Turned out it needed a BIOS udpate, and then the network was rock solid, and been good ever since.

Pros: It's tiny, draws little power, is very quiet, and so far works flawlessly. The Celeron version is plenty powerful enough for me.

Cons: This is not a problem for me but I can see how it would be for some people, but there's room for exactly 2 memory chips and 2 devices (SSD + wifi is the norm). So if you wan't to add something else, it's USB (or Thunderbolt if you get that version).

Overall Review: I got these too and they work great with it: * G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBSQ * Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series MKNSSDAT60GB-DX mSATA 60GB SATA III MLC SSD The Mint Linux installation went flawlessly.

Pros: I was planning to build an HTPC for my house, I found this Nuc perfect for the job because of its low price and form factor. I can stream without any troubles HD videos and Full HD videos through my WLAN. With an SSD a 4GB its pretty responsive.

Cons: There are no USB 3.0 ports. You have to buy ram, SSD and Wireless card in order for the nuc to work. Its really weird that they invest money in a box that makes an intel sound when you open it but they don´t include a power cable

Overall Review: If you are planning on watching HD video y recommend VLC player o XBMC. Ive found I can play HD videos very nicely while mantaining the processor cool.

Pros: Dual HDMI output Quite under load Great for XBMC(XBMCbuntu, Openelec, etc.) Also great for Linux Cheaper than building a comparable mini-itx system

Cons: None really. It doesn't come with the power cord, but that's nothing major.

Overall Review: I bought this to replace my Raspberry Pis that I had setup in my living room and my bedroom. I installed XBMCbuntu, and the dual HDMI output worked instantly. I wanted to customize the audio, because I have surround sound in my living room, but only the tv speakers in my bedroom. So I found a dual audio patch for XBMC that did just that, and it works perfectly now. I have also installed uTorrent, setup SMB and NFS shares all running in the background. Even with all that running, the machine runs perfectly and handles 1080p surround sound media with no problems. I bought 8GB of G.Skill RAM, which now I know is over kill. I would recommend 4GB for anyone that is using this for XBMC mainly. I also bought a 32GB mSATA SSD, but you can run XBMCbuntu(or Openelec) off of a fast USB stick and you'll be fine. Lastly, I bought a USB3 Seagate 4TB external hard drive that I use to store all my media files. I love this setup. It takes up hardly any space (less than any of my game consoles), is quite, and has low power consumption. The dual HDMI is perfect for displaying XBMC on two different TVs, and there is still enough CPU power to run services in the background. For about 350 bucks total, I couldn't have built a setup like this if I went with a mini-ITX setup.

Pros: Quiet, plenty fast as an HTPC. Combined with an mSata drive, runs Openelec lightning fast. Have had no issues playing everything I've thrown at hit. Very happy with my purchase. Highly recommend!

Cons: No so far

Pros: Great product, bought 6. Mounts off the back of monitor VESA mounts and runs great. Matched with a decent SSD you can get a nice desktop. I used these to replace a set of Asus EEE desktops and they are quicker than the Atom processors. These NUCs aren't going to have i3 performance but it can handle multitasking well.

Cons: Runs warm. Black aluminum trim gets warm but there are no stability issues. Maybe it is also heat-soaking from the LCD panels they are attached to. I don't own the other processor powered NUCs so I don't know if this unit runs hotter than others.