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24 Nov, 2025







£639.01 inc. VAT
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At £535.58 ex-VAT for a “bare bone” NUC-style unit, this is only a good deal if you already know exactly what you’re building—because you’ll still need memory and storage (and usually plan around cooling/thermals depending on the workload). Where these ASUS NUCs make sense in a UK office is quiet, compact compute for day-to-day business tasks: office apps, light server-style roles, VDI access in the background, signage, test rigs, or a small stack of client services where footprint and noise matter. ASUS tends to be solid on practical reliability and BIOS/management maturity, so it’s the kind of box you can deploy without it turning into a “how quirky is this NUC?” project.
I’d be cautious if you’re trying to buy one “cheap enough to do everything” machine. The £ value can evaporate once you factor in the missing essentials and the fact that a bare-bones format limits upgrade flexibility compared with more expandability-focused chassis. If your users need sustained heavy workloads or lots of local storage, you’ll likely end up paying more than expected—or you’ll outgrow it quickly. Bottom line: buy it if you want a small, dependable business mini-PC and you’re comfortable specifying the rest of the components; don’t buy it if you want maximum flexibility or you’re unsure what parts you’ll need.

Asus
ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X489A2 - Mini PC gaming - Core Ultra 9 275HX / up to 5.4 GHz - RAM 32 GB - SSD 1 TB - NVMe - GeForce RTX 5070 - Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.4, IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) - Win 11 Home - monitor: none - black

Asus
ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X389A3 - Mini PC gaming - Core Ultra 9 275HX / up to 5.4 GHz - RAM 32 GB - SSD 1 TB - NVMe - GeForce RTX 5070 Ti - IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4, Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet - Win 11 Home - monitor: none - black

Asus
ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU500002I - Barebone - mini PC 1 x Core Ultra 5 125H / up to 4.5 GHz - RAM 0 GB - Intel Arc Graphics - Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E), Bluetooth 5.3 - black

Asus
ASUS ROG NUC RNUC14SRKU7168A0I - Mini PC gaming - Core Ultra 7 155H / up to 4.8 GHz - RAM 16 GB - SSD 512 GB - GeForce RTX 4060 - Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E), Bluetooth 5.3 - monitor: none - black