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Coding is so much more pleasurable on my 24 inch IPS dell monitor than it ever was the laptop. I also know some developers who swear by their 28 inch screen monitors.

I was using a Thinkpad for about 8 years before I got myself an Intel NUC (i7 processor, 128GB SSD and 16GB RAM) for a total cost of under $800 (if I recall correctly). The Intel NUC is literally half the size of the Macbook mini and was a breeze to put together.

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How does the Intel NUC handle long-running intensive tasks?

Does it have issues with overheating under those conditions?

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I've had no issues with with running multiple intensive tasks.

It does heat up a little more than the macbook mini, but not by an amount that would worry me. The little fan at the bottom seems to do a pretty good job.