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Add to SafariWhen comparing Onion - Omega 2 vs Intel NUC, the Slant community recommends Intel NUC for most people. In the question“What are the best single-board computers?” Intel NUC is ranked 13th while Onion - Omega 2 is ranked 44th. The most important reason people chose Intel NUC is:
The Atom based Celeron and Pentium NUCs have a very low TDP of 10 or 15W.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro It's tiny
Pro It has lots of shields available, including Arduino shield
Pro Low TDPs
The Atom based Celeron and Pentium NUCs have a very low TDP of 10 or 15W.
Pro Intel based GPU
Almost any OS has support for the intel i9xx based GPUs.
Pro x86/amd64-based
Plenty of Operating Systems to choose.
Pro HDMI-CEC
6th gen+ models have CEC support.
Cons
Con Not breadboard compatible
The board does not have the standard 2.54 mm pin spacing.
Con Support issues
There have been long-lasting periods were everything grew stale, even when it was about fixing security issues etc. have given up on checking since it was frustrating.
Con Expensive
It has less than 256MB of RAM.
Con Intel is a bitch
For an M2-port, HDR, better GPU power or more RAM support Intel wants you to buy the much higher priced iX-based models even if HDR would be possible on Atom GPU's.
