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Any advantages of going with NUC5i3 or NUC6i3 vs Dell 3050 - For kodi 3d / atmos? Dell is less than half the price of others.

Not any huge differences for Kodi use. Faster boot-up, better speed, zero lags for overall performance. For video, ability to smoothly play demanding videos like these:

- 29.970 MPEG2 1080i 4:2:2 (buttery smooth on i5 and higher)
- 29.970 1080i VC-1 (buttery smooth on i3 and higher)
- Better 4K (especially HEVC) performance, but still 8-bit until next-gen Intels arrive later this year

But, for double the price of Dell 3050, may not be worth it to you.