Question Recommendations and Experience about NUC working with Linux

[Manuel Jordan]

Hello

As an option to buy a laptop for developing purposes, a friend did do mention of NUC. My concern and main question:

• Does NUC work with Linux? It for `Fedora` and `Ubuntu`.

To only install Linux I have the secondary accessories:

• monitor
• keyboard
• the pendrive with the iso file

Once installed secondary accessories are going to be removed to use Remmina from a laptop.

Extra questions

• Does it heat/warm more or less than a laptop?
• Does it make the noise same or or less than a laptop? (it about the fan)
• Does it support virtualization to install and run Docker?
• Do you have some manufacturer of your recommendation? Intel, MSI, Asus?

Thanks for your understanding.

 

[Eximo]

NUC is a form factor originally created by Intel, the more generic term these days would be Mini-PC. Without an actual model can't really say much on anything specific. They vary in power requirements and fan noise as with any piece of computer hardware.

It is an x86 computer and you can certainly put any x86 compatible version of Linux on one.

Not all NUCs are sold with storage or system memory included.

 

[Manuel Jordan]

Thanks for the reply. Now is clear the difference between NUC and Mini-PC ...

Now, according with some videos on YouTube is recommended Intel NUC 13. Some thoughts about that model?

 

[Eximo]

Not bad for the money. I can't really say I have looked into the 13th gen ones.

I have had my eye on some the AMD Z1 based mini-PCs which offers a lot more graphics potential, but if you don't need that and like Intel, then it is probably fine.

 

[Order 66]

Not bad for the money. I can't really say I have looked into the 13th gen ones.

I have had my eye on some the AMD Z1 based mini-PCs which offers a lot more graphics potential, but if you don't need that and like Intel, then it is probably fine.

are you referring to 13th gen mini PCs or NUCs? I thought that intel discontinued their NUCs.

 

[USAFRet]

are you referring to 13th gen mini PCs or NUCs? I thought that intel discontinued their NUCs.

Intel has given/sold the NUC line to Asus

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