I wanted to replace my old Windows XP desktop and so did my research and found the Intel NUC family of computers. I really liked the small form factor so decided to give the NUC8i5BEH a try. I fitted 2 x Crucial 8GB SODIMMs and a Samsung 970 EVO 500GB SSD. I was tired of Windows and had heard that recent Windows 10 updates had caused a lot of problems for people, so decided to give Linux a try. I opted for Linux Mint since its Cinnamon desktop looks and works a lot like Windows 7. Everything installed and worked first time. The fast CPU in the NUC, 16GB of RAM and SSD make this machine run like the wind; I've very impressed with the speed of...view more