The Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon packs Thunderbolt 4 and an SD card reader

The NUC 11 Beast Canyon sets itself apart with two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the rear — each one handles 40 Gbps, video, and power delivery. The front panel adds two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports and an SDXC card reader, a rare and welcome inclusion on a mini PC. Display output also comes through HDMI 2.0b and a mini DisplayPort 1.4. A 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port and a 3.5mm headphone/mic jack round it out. It’s one of the most port-rich NUCs Intel ever built.