[wil421]

I use an i3 on an x11 Supermicro board with ecc memory. Upgrading to 10gbit was easy. Once hardware costs comes down I may go to 25 or 100.

[nine_k]

I suspect that a modest X11 Supernicro board alone is more expensive that this whole NUC from the article.

Also, it's 2-3 times larger, just the board.

That is, it's a great thing to have, but it's a different class of hardware.

[wil421]

The x11 board was less than $350 and the i3 was $140. I think I spend more on RAM than the board.