Tranquil PC D33217GKE NUC Case Review 0

Tranquil PC D33217GKE NUC Case Review

Value & Conclusion

  • The Tranquil PC NUC chassis sells for 99 GBP on their website.
  • Excellent cooling performance
  • Milled out of a single slab of aluminum
  • Excellent anodizing job
  • Very compact design
  • Also available for Haswell NUC variant
  • Opening for optional wireless antenna
  • Power button and LED light in the back
  • Access to the front USB connector right through the front of the chassis
  • Expensive
  • VESA mount only possible through optional accessory
  • The rear I/O is recessed a bit, which may cause issues with large connectors
  • Power button hard to install—very tight
  • Power button and LED in the rear
  • No HDD activity LED
  • Only available in black
The Tranquil PC NUC does one thing extremely well: It drops the NUC system's temperatures considerably. And it uses no fan, unlike the Intel case; it is great to see temperatures noticeably lower in a passive enclosure. The Tranquil PC NUC chassis is also very compact, and milled out of a single piece of aluminum, which really adds to its overall quality. Its power button is unfortunately located in the rear, and is quite difficult to install. A proper implementation in the top or the front of the case would have been better, but odds are Tranquil chose to go this route to keep the chassis as compact as possible. Then there is the price: at 100 GBP, the case is definitely on the expensive side of things. While this may turn some people off, I really like the "unibody" approach and its compact size. So you, on one hand, have excellent physical attributes and thermal performance, yet there is the price. Those looking for a NUC case don't have a lot of choices, but if you want excellent quality and performance and are willing to pay the price, the Tranquil NUC chassis is an excellent buy regardless of which board you use.
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