ASUS Chromebox CHROMEBOX5-S5007UNA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-1335U 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD ChromeOS Mini PC Black

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

For £601.57 ex-VAT, the ASUS Chromebox 5 is a “buy it if you’re already living on ChromeOS” kind of device—not a general-purpose Windows replacement. The Core i5 and the 256GB storage mean it should feel snappy for typical browser-heavy work, video calls, and cloud apps, and Chromeboxes have always been decent for stable, centrally-managed deployments. If you’ve got users doing email, Teams, web apps, admin portals, and document work in Google/Microsoft web, this will probably feel smoother than many cheaper Windows boxes because Chromebox software is just less messy.

That said, I wouldn’t buy this for teams that need native desktop apps, heavy offline workloads, or local line-of-business software that doesn’t run in the browser. ChromeOS storage can get tight fast in managed environments, and some “simple” workflows become annoying when you can’t rely on full Windows compatibility. Also, in the UK B2B world, if you’re paying this price, make sure Chromebox management (policies, device control, update cadence) fits your setup—otherwise you’re overpaying for cloud-first benefits.

**Who should buy:** IT-managed offices/schools, call-centre-ish users, anyone standardising on web apps with strong device control. **Who shouldn’t:** power users, dev/engineer roles, or any business that depends on offline/native desktop applications.