Buy it on Amazon - (affiliate link) - The $215 Celeron J3455 Apollo Lake powered NUC delivers impressive performance for a low powered chip - especially when both memory slots are used. See more computers: and subscribe!
VIDEO INDEX:
00:48 - Hardware overview
01:56 - Upgrading RAM and storage
03:55 - Performance: YouTube 1080p 60
04:24 - Performance: Web Browsing
05:24 - Performance: Microsoft Word and Office
05:38 - Gaming: Minecraft
06:09 - Gaming: Counterstrike GO
07:50 - Modern Emulation / Emulators
08:25 - Kodi and Home Theater
09:28 - BIOS screen
10:14 - Conclusion and final thoughts
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I am very impressed with the new Apollo Lake architecture. This computer is a tremendous value and delivers outstanding performance for its class. The $215 price tag includes a Windows license, 2GB of RAM, and a 32GB of EMMC storage.
Installing a second stick of RAM will offer a good speed boost especially for graphically intense activities like games and video editing. There are two RAM slots and a full notebook size SATA adapter and mounting bracket inside the case.
The NUC is not fanless but I rarely heard it. The fan is among the quietest I've seen in a small PC like this.
I was surprised by its gaming performance, delivering 30 fps in Counterstrike GO with settings turned way down at 1080p. Emulators for modern systems also worked better than expected.
All in there's definitely some innovation still happening with PCs at the low end of the market. The Apollo Lake chip in the NUC6CAYS is a good improvement over last year's generation.
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