When comparing Intel NUC vs Helios4, 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 Helios4 is ranked 38th. 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
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Pros
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.
Pro 4 X SATA 3.0
Has four SATA 3.0 ports so it can handle up to 48TB of storage (12TB on each SATA port).
Cons
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.
Con The project fall down
Con No battery or UPS
A PC tailored for NAS usage should have a battery or UPS to prevent data corruption after a power loss. A tiny battery to safely shut it down would be enough.
Con Company shut down business!
See their website-shop.
Con Expensive
After the preorder It is expensive now.