When comparing Radxa Rock2 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 Radxa Rock2 is ranked 43rd. 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 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 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 HDMI has some problems on Linux
The HDMI port has some issues on Linux, fortunately these issues are not present when using Android.
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.