ASUS 90AR00M2-M000M0 PC/workstation barebone Black N150 3.6 GHz

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For £147 ex-VAT, this kind of ASUS barebone is a “build it your way” option, and that’s where it makes sense. If you’ve already got (or you can source cheaply) the right RAM and storage, this can be a cost-effective way to get a small office desktop or a light workstation without paying brand-new system markups. It’s also a decent choice for businesses that want consistency across a few builds—same chassis platform, swap in the bits that match the users.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re expecting it to be a plug-and-play replacement for a modern prebuilt PC, because the value is entirely dependent on what you add. Also, N150-era hardware isn’t ideal for anything that needs real multitasking under load—think heavy spreadsheets, lots of browser tabs plus apps, or anything “workstation-ish” beyond basic admin work. If your use case is mostly office tasks, POS/front-office terminals, thin-client-ish workflows, or general IT/admin duties, it’s probably fine. If you’re building for performance per pound, you’ll want to sanity-check the total cost of the missing components before committing.