What is Intel NUC, why is it so different

Intel NUC is a small, but powerful computer with normal voltage CPU. It has high performance over many laptop which use low voltage CPU.  NUC stands for Next Unit of Computing, which combine small form factor and higher performance.

The Intel NUC allow you to customize your setup, you can choose size of RAM, SSD depend on your need.

However, due to size requirement, NUC computers are not able to include a dedicated graphics card, only can use integrated graphics.

They are portable, flexible, and you can easily take it where you want.

I found some low price for good configuration NUC on ebay.  You can try if it fit your need.