No gigabit ethernet port, only 100 Mbps.I had to use Flirc USB to control it from my Logitech Harmony remote. Even though it had built-in IR receiver, there was no Windows driver for it.
#PLEX MEDIA PLAYER EXIT FULL SCREEN 1080P#
Its Quad Core Intel Atom processor were choking to handle 1080p H.265 encoded videos.
Plus you probably need to make some additional spending on Windows 8/10 for the operating system. Before models with Brasswell and Sky Lake chipsets however, I always considered it as a big investment because you would need to grab one with i3, i5, or i7 processors to be sure it would be able to handle all media formats. The Intel NUC has been around for a while and considered as one of the best kit to build an HTPC.