Intel has designed a custom form factor motherboard that it is calling Next Unit of Computing (NUC), and these are expected to go on sale early in December through Amazon and Newegg. Intel will bundle the NUC with a 4" x 4" x 2" chassis, and the line will debut with two models that differ in the ports they provide. The first lot will be based around the dual-core Core i3 3217U, Intel QS77 Express chipset, and Intel HD 4000 graphics accelerator.
The motherboard has HDMI and USB 3.0 ports, one half-height and one full-height mini-PCIe slot, and two DDR3 SO-DIMM slots. The DC3217IYE model will have two HDMI ports, and one Gigabit Ethernet port; whereas the DC3217BY has just one HDMI port, and sports a Thunderbolt port in lieu of Gigabit Ethernet. Intel expects these two NUCs to retail for $300 - $320, when they release in December.