According to this guy on youtube (who has some credentials Intel NUC is dead - YouTube the Intel NUC will no longer be produced
You can already run Linux or Windows or MacOS on any computer you want.
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This post is about Roon ROCK, not Roon Core.
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Isnât ROCK an OS that hosts the core? Quote from the ROCK web page:
- It is an alternative to Windows/MacOS/Ubuntu/Arch/etcâŚ
If you still used Roon KB, then at least present the whole post, not just an excerpt.
The first paragraph is below and is very relevant. Roon ROCK is not an ordinary OS for general use.
âRoon OS is a custom Linux based operating system, tailored for running Roon Server and providing a best-in-class, appliance-type user experience to host the Roon Core.â
An overly dramatic thread title, but as we are all aware, a global semiconductor shortage coupled with COVID has resulted in many product launch and production delays. As for âthis guy on youtubeâ, he briefly shows a Twitter post of a partner NUC made by ASUS, so there may be alternative hardware platforms available if Intel stops production permanently. It could run on a variety of platforms so long as Roon include the necessary drivers in the build.
Roon would know the truth of this as they are users of NUC OEM boards in the Nucleus. So the real question may be âwhat is the Nucleus going to run onâ to maintain production?
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Maybe this explains it a little better. There is one model line of NUC11 in question.
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Ok, let me clarify: you donât need ROCK.
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Please let me decide what I needâŚ
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I didnât mean you in particular:
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âafter a while, you get used to itâ
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I donât think this guy has any idea what he is talking about.
I would be âincrediblyâ surprised if the Nuc was discontinued.
There is a worldwide silicon shortage, impacting supply chain/product availability for most electronics. As such manufacturers are looking at their product portfolios to streamline products & series of products in order to rationalise silicon.
Iâm more interested in the U series of Nuc.
These perfect for silent rocksâŚ
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Wow that was unexpected. I was going to run ROCK but ended up with a NUC11 so I ended up using windows for my core. Itâs a great little machine, surprisingly quick. Looks like I may have been fortunate.
Yes, this makes sense.
Nuc will survive.
Yeah I just took a look, youâre absolutely right. NUC isnât going anywhere - roadmap continues. Thought that would have been very odd.
ROCK is safe as long as 2.0 is still coming 
Edit - Iâm feeling inspired to go make some YouTube content and start announcing random stuff is dead.
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I have installed rock on a number on intel based systems, I have not found one rock wouldnât install on. I installed on one with a disk drive and it even set it up for ripping.
You dont need a nuc.
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and will hopefully come soon AND will support UEFI boot mode (in addition to legacy boot mode), especially as new NUCs supporting legacy boot mode are rarely offered in these times âŚ
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Surely a NUC is just a motherboard and CPU. Am I not correct in thinking that you can run ROCK on any motherboard/CPU combination that supports ROCKâs hardware requirements?
Maybe Gareth Irwin knows something I donât (probably) but I didnât think you could install ROCK on any Intel rig. AFAIK, the conventional requirement for ROCK is a NUC.
While I really like Rock on Nuc, There are plenty of similar systems from Dell, HP and Lenovo etc that I am sure @danny could get working once v2 is released.
They generally donât have third party fanless caseâs though, which has been the real benefit of Rock when upscaling and running other DSP.
My little Dell i7 screams when I convert 24/96 to 16/44 and my original Rock Nuc made enough noise as well.
So here is to hoping Intel continue production and that Rock 2 has support for more network devices etc
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You can run ROCK on virtual Proxmox-environment on every hardware too.
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