The  NUC8i3BEH was properly packaged.  After adding 250 GB M.2 internal SSD and 16GB (8GBx2) connecting USB keyboard and mouse I booted from a USB drive with Ubuntu 18.04.  I installed OS with no problems.I didn't care to much for the Intel documentation provided; I think they could do a better job on this.Overall I am very satisfied with my purchase.