Rack guides

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Intel NUC in a Rack: NUC8 Through NUC15 and the ASUS Era

The Intel NUC has been through eight-plus generations, one corporate handoff, and a small army of imitators, and through all of it...

Read guide → Sep 11, 2026

Smart home hubs are the last devices to make it into most racks, and the reason is usually aesthetic rather than technical....

Read guide → Sep 10, 2026

Most small network gear does not come with a height. A mini PC, a fiber ONT, a gateway, a smart home hub...

Read guide → Aug 26, 2026

The UniFi Security Gateway and the Cloud Key Gen 2 Plus are both a hardware generation behind Ubiquiti's current lineup, and both...

Read guide → Aug 7, 2026

The original UniFi Express — the little cube that was equal parts gateway, single access point, and stripped-down controller — was the...

Read guide → Jun 9, 2026

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