Intel NUC

(picture source: PCWorld)

Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing platform). This is a 4"x4" i3 Ivy Bridge micro pc. As you can see in the picture above, it is very small. To the left of it is a Seagate 2.5" Go-Flex portable hard drive. That is how small it is.

NewEgg sells them for $300-310 (the higher one includes Thunderbolt). Both come with USB and HDMI. All you need is an mSATA drive and a few laptop dimms. And apparently according to a few people over at tonymac, these are hackintosh friendly.

I am so tempted to pick up a Thunderbolt model. I am very, very, very tempted but I need to justify it.

Here is a youtube video intro

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