FanlessTech has posted some pictures of the DS47: http://www.fanlesstech.com/2013/04/shuttle-ds47-first-pictures.html Interesting computer. Though, with the ugly COM ports on the front and looking more like a piece of equipment you would want hidden away inside a kiosk or something, it is completel...

I'm waiting for the Haswell NUC - that should alleviate the heat issue somewhat, and bring better graphics. The IVB NUC struck me as a stop-gap. They will still use a fan if they continue with the same case though perhaps other vendors will then be able to do passive cooling. In any case, a Haswell...

@toronado455 My i7 Mini is a 2.6GHz with Fusion drive model. It has 8 gigs of RAm. I only hear it when I transcode video and it is not a whiny noise like the NUC fan (when I hear that). Is there a newer fan for the Mini? The i7 Mini to me seems a bit quieter that my dual core 2010 Mini server runnin...

The DS47 seems interesting. I wonder what caused your NUC to suddenly start making noise after being silent. Perhaps that could be reversed. So your MacMini is pretty quiet, eh? Which generation is it? I think the fan probably just wears out over time. Small inexpensive fans often do that. My main ...

I have had a NUC for around 2 months. I have the Ethernet model with the i3. I mainly use it to run XBMC, Netflix, Hulu+ under windows 8. It's a great system For 1.5 months it was completely silent but recently I have been hearing the fan occasionally and it's whiny. I will probably order a Tranquil...

the noise was absolutely bearable when watching a movie Did you mean absolutely unbearable? Was it noisy or quiet? Just want to make absolutely sure. I had 2 Boxee Boxes. The whine from the tiny fan drove me crazy. I could hear it during movies ( basic drams) and once you notice it it is simply unb...