When comparing SanCloud BeagleBone Enhanced WiFi 1G 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 SanCloud BeagleBone Enhanced WiFi 1G is ranked 59th. 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 Pin to Pin Compatible with the BeagleBone Black
Pro Onboard Storage
4GB 8-bit eMMC onboard flash storage for main firmware image and also a micro-SD for programming and extra storage
Pro Excellent Support
Super support from SanCloud and the wider BeagleBoard community
Pro Connect up to 20 devices.
Connect 10 devices out of the box. Up to 20 devices can be connected by a simple OTG port and config modification.
Pro Plenty of I/Os and more speed & power than the BeagleBone Black.
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 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.