Intel Announces Yet More NUC Discontinuations
Intel to kill off mainstream, high-end NUCs.
Just after Intel’s decision to withdraw from the desktop and laptop PC business, which was announced on the 11th of July, Intel has now issued five product discontinuance notices regarding just about a dozen NUC systems. While some of Intel’s NUCs will be available for a while, several NUC models have now gone into end-of-life (EOL) status.
Intel has announced, recently, that its NUC 12 Enthusiast kits and barebones systems with its Core i7-12700H processor and Arc A770M graphics. Intel has also discontinued its NUC P14E Laptop Element notebook chassis meant to be integrated with the NUC 11 Compute Element, as well as select NUC X15 Laptop Kits. The last product shipment date for these items is September 8, 2023, so you can expect the above products to go extinct on retail shelves by the end of 2023 or early 2024.
In addition to the above, Intel has also issued product discontinuance notices for the NUC 11 Compute Element and the NUC11 v7 Compute Element boards. Intel will ship the final units on September 29, 2023, for these units.
Intel, currently, offers three categories of NUC systems for their clients. Consumer-focused compact computers, business and enterprise-grade machines with remote management features, and high-end systems mainly targeted at gamers and professionals who need the extra compute power.
While Intel NUCs have always been competitive against other PC brands, supporting a wide range of laptops and compact computers for Intel is less of a concern and more of a challenge than the more lucrative chip manufacturing side of their business. As a result, Intel decided to discontinue its PC business and pass that baton to its AIB partners, such as Asus.
While intel has discontinued dozens of NUC offerings from there line-up in just the past few weeks, many NUC models will remain available for quite some time. On top of that, due to agreements with customers, Intel will likely keep supplying its more specialised version of NUCs for some time before other AIB partners take over.
