Intel NUC facts for kids

The back of a NUC showing some of the cable connectors

Intel NUC

The Intel NUC is a super small computer. NUC stands for "Next Unit of Computing." It's designed to be tiny but still powerful enough for everyday tasks. You can use it for things like writing school reports, browsing the internet, or even playing some computer games. Because it's so small and quiet, many people use it as a computer for their TV, like a home theater PC.

The History of Intel NUC Computers

The Intel NUC has been around for a while! It has gone through many updates, just like your phone or game console. These updates are called "generations." Each generation uses a newer, faster "brain" for the computer, called a processor. The first generations were named after these processors: Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Bay Trail, Haswell, Broadwell/Braswell, and Skylake.

Images for kids

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  Coffee Lake-U-based Bean Canyon Intel NUC (NUC8i5BEK2)

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  Motherboard of a 6th generation NUC (Model NUC6i3SYH), extended with two 8GB RAM modules

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  Intel NUC DCCP847DYE

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  Skylake-based Swift Canyon Intel NUC (NUC6i3SYH)

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  Opened Skylake-based Swift Canyon Intel NUC (NUC6i3SYH)