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Bad design: Intel NUC M15 Laptop Kit
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    M15 will likely sell for between $1,000 and $1,500.

    The laptop includes an 11th-gen Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1165G7 processor with Iris Xe integrated graphics, and a standard or touchscreen cheap sRGB or below 15.6-inch 1080p low brighness IPS display. You can opt for 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and you won't be able to upgrade the memory later.

    The 73 watt-hour battery should provide up to 16 hours of use on a single charge (in Intel fantasies).

    Prototypes have dual Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 Type-C ports (either of which you can use for charging), a pair of USB-A 10Gbps ports, an HDMI port and a 3.5mm headphone jack, company saved on SD card reader around $10. It weighs 3.64 pounds and it's 0.59 inches thick.

    Most importantly system also includes an LED light bar that glows blue when you're using the Windows Alexa app. Yes, seriously.

    Intel approach to all such typical designs is horrible, as people they use can't do anything but copy and paste (as they normally rely on cheap taiwan vendors to do actual work). Producing subpar product where big price is paired with horrible materials and bad PCB design.

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  • Sounds a lot like apple products isn’t it?

    intel is migrating to this business like model, they have the machinery and lithography. Something apple will buy in some years ahead, but not from them..who knows?