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Add to SafariWhen comparing Radxa Rock2 vs Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH, the Slant community recommends Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH for most people. In the question“What are the best single-board computers?” Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH is ranked 27th while Radxa Rock2 is ranked 43rd. The most important reason people chose Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH is:
While the cost may seem steep compared to other SBC options, seldom are those other options sold with a case that will also house your storage drives and provide adequate cooling for the entire setup.
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Pros
Pro Built-in Bluetooth
Has a built-in Bluetooth module. Meaning there's no need to buy one.
Pro Built-in Wifi wth antenna
Has built-in Wifi capabilities.
Pro Can dual boot Linux and Android
Other than supporting several Linux distros along with Android, you can also choose to dual-boot both.
Pro Provided with a clear plastic case
Comes with a clear plastic case included in the price, which is pretty useful for most projects people would use a SBC for..
Pro Comes with appropriate case and mounting hardware for storage drives
While the cost may seem steep compared to other SBC options, seldom are those other options sold with a case that will also house your storage drives and provide adequate cooling for the entire setup.
Pro SATA III port and M.2 NVMe connector with on-board RAID-0/RAID-1 controller
The ability to harness the power of a standard 2.5" SATA III drive and an M.2 NVMe drive with four PCI Express 3.0 lanes means that sequential read rates in excess of 3GB/sec if both are SSDs. Add to that hardware RAID support and it's hard to imagine a more powerful digital storage platform anywhere near this size.
Cons
Con HDMI has some problems on Linux
The HDMI port has some issues on Linux, fortunately these issues are not present when using Android.
Con Higher initial costs than most other options
It's clearly not a budget option for building a home NAS, but if you want performance and more importantly, scalability, then you'll reap the benefits of the extra upfront costs many times over as you upgrade the memory, add peripherals via USB-C and put that 7th Generation Core i3 processor to work.
