ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5-S7009UN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-1260P 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD ChromeOS Mini PC Black

Product Overview

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At **£825.97 ex‑VAT**, the ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5 feels a bit like buying a decent Windows business mini PC and then accepting you’re voluntarily limiting yourself to ChromeOS. That means it’s brilliant if your organisation is already deeply in the Google Workspace world (Gmail/Docs/Drive) and your apps are mostly web-based or run cleanly in a ChromeOS environment. For things like office sign-in work, browser-heavy tasks, light admin tooling, training rooms, shared desks, or any setup where you want **simple manageability and low hassle**, this kind of Chromebox can be genuinely good value—especially compared to maintaining “proper” desktops.

I’d **not** recommend it for teams that need traditional Windows software, heavy offline workflows, or lots of local compute. Also, the price only makes sense if you’ll actually benefit from ChromeOS’s security/management model; if you just want a powerful tiny box for “general stuff,” you’ll usually get better real-world bang-for-buck with a Windows mini PC. In short: **buy it if you’re Chrome/Google-first and want quiet, reliable business endpoints**; skip it if you want flexibility for legacy apps or you’re not already committed to ChromeOS.