5 Things to Know About the Intel NUC 8 Bean Canyon Storage Layout

One M.2 2280 slot supports both NVMe and SATA SSDs This single slot accepts either a fast NVMe drive or a slower SATA SSD, giving you flexibility without extra hardware.

One 2.5-inch SATA III bay fits only 7mm drives The bay is limited to drives that are 7mm thick or less, so thicker laptop drives or older hard drives won’t fit.

This dual-drive layout defined Intel NUCs for years The combination of one M.2 and one 2.5-inch bay was the standard recipe across many NUC generations, making it a proven design.

You can run two drives simultaneously for more storage Using both slots lets you pair a fast boot drive with a larger secondary drive, which is still practical for most users.

The layout is still capable but not cutting-edge While functional, newer NUCs offer more M.2 slots or faster interfaces, so this design is best if you need a simple dual-drive setup without extra complexity.