You simply buy a generic Broadcom BCM94360CD for $25 and you are set; works on macOS, Linux, W7, W10. The only missing thing in NUC is a more powerful graphics

You simply buy a generic Broadcom BCM94360CD for $25 and you are set; works on macOS, Linux, W7, W10. The only missing thing in NUC is a more powerful graphics card for machine learning/games but that will come with 7nm process as well I am sure. Similar size to Mac Mini is Zotac NEN, including quadcore i5 and NVidia 970M, which might be an interesting NUC alternative (though considerably pricier). I run SteamOS on 4k TV with it.