ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13L3HV700002I Black i7-1370P

Product Overview

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For £656.59 ex‑VAT, this ASUS NUC 13 barebones feels like a sensible “small office / meeting room / quiet workstation” buy rather than a bargain. The i7‑1370P class of CPU is plenty for day-to-day business workloads, decent multitasking, and light virtualization—especially if you’re not trying to brute-force heavy engineering apps. Where it really makes sense is when you want a compact, tidy footprint, lower power draw, and an easier-than-desktop deployment that IT can manage without hauling around a big box.

That said, it’s not a no-brainer. Because it’s barebones, you’re paying for the platform, then still need to budget for memory, storage, and OS—so the “real” total cost can creep up quickly. Also, if your team expects frequent drive swaps or wants tool-free upgrades, you’ll want to sanity-check the accessibility and build compared to bigger towers. I’d buy this if you’re equipping multiple sites or users who need reliable performance in a small footprint; I’d hesitate if you’re on a tight all-in budget, or if the workload is memory/storage-hungry and you’d end up investing heavily just to match what a fuller system would have delivered out of the gate.