ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13L5KI500000I Black i5-1340PE 1.8 GHz

Product Overview

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At £595.10 ex-VAT for a barebones NUC with an i5-1340PE, this is a solid “business little box” if you’re trying to standardise desks, build small office/remote-work PCs, or create a low-power server-ish workload without going full workstation. The NUC ecosystem is usually pretty good for reliability and quiet operation, and that matters in offices where nobody wants fans screaming or systems getting warmed out by dodgy power management. If you’ve got an estate of monitors and peripherals already sorted, you can bring a consistent, manageable fleet online without the usual wild variation you get when every user buys their own kit.

That said, it’s not the best deal if you’re expecting it to be “cheap all-in” out of the gate—barebones means you’ll still be paying for memory and storage, plus whatever OS is permitted in your environment. For £595 ex-VAT, you also want to be sure you’ll actually benefit from the NUC form factor; if you don’t need the compact size, a more complete mini PC or a small refurb system can sometimes land closer to the real all-up cost. I’d recommend it for IT teams deploying standardized office endpoints, kiosk-style systems, light virtualization/lab use, or background services—less so for users who want maximum performance per pound or who are cost-sensitive on total build price.