Success! Gigabyte BRIX BRi5-8250 Vanilla Mojave

This is my first "successful" attempt (attempted one last year but gave up on it). I debated between this and the Intel NUC8i5 but liked that the i5-8250U has a 15W TDP vs. 28W on the i5-8259U plus I'm able to install the Broadcom BCM94352Z for native Wi-Fi/Bluetooth. Huge shoutout to Rehabman's Guide and the_gael's Guides. Referenced those a ton.

Hardware

  • Gigabyte BRIX GB-BRi5-8250-BW

  • Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 2400 SO-DIMM RAM

  • WD Black 500GB NVMe M.2

  • Broadcom BCM94352Z

I love the form factor - it's just 0.46L and uses less power than a light bulb.

Working

  • Full iGPU Acceleration (Tested Geekbench)

  • 4K60Hz + Audio on Mini DP or HDMI (and Dual Displays, though it's kind of finicky)

  • Bluetooth/Wi-Fi

  • Continuity, Handoff, Airdrop

  • iMessage, iCloud, Photos, Mac App Store, Notes, etc.

  • USB 3.0

  • Sleep/Wake/Shutdown

  • Audio (Front Panel Headphone + Mic)

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