Can't afford Nucleus

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If I buy a Intel NUC 7i7, put it in a fanless Akasa case and install ROCK, will it be the same as a N+ ?
Will I get automatic firmware updates, for example?

Hi Terry, it won’t be exactly the same. For example, there’s a home automation feature that is exclusive to Nucleus models.

But a ROCK’ed NUC in an Akasa case will be fanless and headless like Nucleus and receive updates the same way Nucleus does. Both run Roon OS.

I put a NUC7i7DNHE in an Akasa Plato X7D. It’s in a really slim and rigid case that I can easily travel with.

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