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Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine: Fanless version of the Intel NUC 11 Pro is orderable for US$679

The Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine is a NUC 11 Pro with a fanless chassis. (Image source: SimplyNUC)
The Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine is a NUC 11 Pro with a fanless chassis. (Image source: SimplyNUC)
The Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine is an Intel NUC 11 Pro, albeit a fanless version. The mini-PC is available in multiple configurations starting at US$679. The Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine can be configured with various Intel Tiger Lake processors, up to 64 GB of RAM and 16 TB of storage.
Tiger Lake Mini PC

SimplyNUC has released a new version of Tiger Canyon, the codename for Intel's NUC 11 Pro mini-PC. SimplyNUC calls the new option Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine, a portmanteau of porcupine and cool. Essentially, the Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine is a NUC 11 Pro in a fanless chassis.

Accordingly, the Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine is available with Intel Tiger Lake processors, including the Core i3-1115G4, Core i5-1135G7 or the Core i7-1165G7. All configurations come with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM by default and a 128 GB SSD, along with a free OS installation of Linux, Windows 10 or another OS.

The Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine can be configred up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM though, with 16 TB of storage split across an M.2 2280 slot and a 2.5-inch drive bay. All configurations come with the same ports too, which are as follows:

  • 1x D-Sub 9-pin connector
  • 2x Thunderbolt 4
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 1x USB 2.0 Type-A
  • 2x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1x 2.5 GB Ethernet

The Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine is available to order now from US$679. SimplyNUC will start shipping machines in September 2021. The company ships worldwide, for reference.

(Image source: SimplyNUC)

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > News > News Archive > Newsarchive 2021 08 > Tiger Canyon Porcoolpine: Fanless version of the Intel NUC 11 Pro is orderable for US$679
Alex Alderson, 2021-08-18 (Update: 2021-08-18)