Full featured pc in a small form factor. The value is pretty good at $580, but will quickly add up with the cost of RAM and m.2 SSD. In Cinebench, the i7 6770HQ scored the same as my desktop i5 6600k @ 4.6GHz which is ok, but it reaches 100C at that point. Under heavy gaming loads it maxes around 80C under the "cool processor" fan curve.I'm disappointed with the integrated graphics. It's supposed to be roughly equivalent to a gtx 560, but falls way short. The main issue appears to be power allocation between CPU and iGPU - CPU boosting reduces the GPU clock. Even after disabling turbo boost (2.6GHz max) and overclocking the GPU to 1050MHz (+100), it's lower than the performance of a gtx 460 and is closer to a 260 - which my old 260m outperformed in one example game. I didn't come in expecting it to be a gaming machine, unlike how it's advertised, but I am disappointed with the performanceOverall it's a great, portable piece of technology. At minimum when traveling I only use two chords - the power adapter, and the USB 3.1C to an Asus MB169C+ monitor, a great match for the NUC. Don't expect it to play games well, and at stock the performance may be below that of a gtx 260