Intel NUC 12 Pro Wall Street Canyon NUC12WSHi5 Mini PC, 12TH GEN Intel Core i5-1240P, 12-Cores, 12MB Intel Smart Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 11 Pro

Wow, what a good buy this little PC is! I've never used a NUC before and was a little wary of its low cost, but it has turned out to be a excellent little PC - small but powerful. After my laptop stopped working I decided to save some money and try this NUC.

I was concerned about getting it set up but it went perfectly. I just inserted the HDMI cable, my wireless mouse and keyboard sending units and it started right up as my home theater PC. Everything was recognized immediately. Of course it also operates as a standard Windows 11 Pro PC, displaying the desktop on my big screen TV. You can display video and work on a spreadsheet at the same time.

Windows initial setup was flawless. This NUC PC with this 11th Gen i5 is more powerful than my previous Microsoft Surfacebook, with more memory and a larger SSD. Plus the SSD can be upgraded to 1T and memory upgraded to 64MB, which cannot be done with Surfacebooks. I'm very pleased. After setup I ran Belarc Advisor and saw that the NUC was exactly as described as far as ports, memory, processor, and SSD.

It would have cost $1,300 to replace my Surfacebook, and this little $450 NUC takes its place! Of course a couple of hours after I ordered this one I saw an identical one with an i7 processor for $50 more, haha. but I'm quite happy with this one. It even comes with a mounting plate to be mounted behind your TV if wanted.

Pluses:
-low cost
-powerful Intel i5
-512 SSD (user upgradeable)
-18GB memory (user upgradeable)
-ease of setup
-clean Windows 11 Pro install with zero bloatware

Cons:
-none really, other than it requires a wall outlet (i.e., not a laptop)

This Mini PC is small and packed with a ton of power. WELL WORTH THE PRICE, SUPER SATISFIED

I needed a small but powerful PC to help me operate four monitors, I needed a browser based device that would give me the opportunity to split video across multiple Monitors, and the Intel NUC 11 fit the bill
The NUC 11 was extremely easy to setup and the small size was very easy to hide, It was a huge plus to have Windows 11 pre-installed, This PC is very quick and responsive, there is absolutely no lag whatsoever, I also took advantage of the empty expansion bay The Thunderbolt ports along with the dual HDMI ports were a perfect fit for me because it gives me the ability to connect multiple monitors together so that I could stream my content.

I was very satisfied with the wireless connectivity WiFi, and everything ran extremely smooth, although I preferred to run a direct ethernet cable to the NUC 11 as a direct connection is always preferred when you have the chance to do so,

The NUC 11 comes with 4 USB ports in total, 3 of them are USB 3.2 and the other 1 are USB 2.0 so there is more than enough ports to connect your USB cameras, printers or any other devices that you would be using.

In the end the Intel NUC 11 is a small but extremely powerful Mini PC that can handle just about anything you throw at it. If you want top performance for a fraction of the price then do yourself a favor and take a look at the intel nuc 11, I promise you that you won’t be dissatisfied at all, Once you see how great this machine is there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself buying a 2nd one or a 3rd one..