For some time now I was looking for a replacement for my UDOO home server. After long research I decided to go for Intel NUC i3 version. Intel NUC Kit NUC6i3SYH is equipped with Intel’s newest architecture, the 6th generation Intel® Core™ i3-6100U processor.
It has truly impressive features such as massive 32GB DDR4 RAM support, M 2 SSD slot and SATA slot – see Intel website for more info.
| NUC6i3SYH |  |
| Samsung 250GB 850 EVO M.2 SSD |  |
| 8GB USB Flash Drive |  |
| 2x 16GB of RAM – CT16G4SFD8213 |  |
The NUC itself is not supported by VMware and not listed in the HCL. However, some essential components are listed therefore when installing the latest ESXi 6.0 with patch ESXi600-201601001 (Build 3380124) released in January 2016 you will not have any issues:
