- Database Reporting
Excel vs Database Reporting
20 Mar, 2026







£781.40 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
At £644.69 ex-VAT for an ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ “bare bones”, you’re really paying for the mini-PC platform rather than any bundled “ready to run” value. That can be totally fine in a reseller/builder sense—if you already have compatible RAM and storage lying around, or you’re standardising installs with your own BOM. Where it starts to feel questionable is for general SMB buyers who just want a turnkey box; by the time you consider block gear ( and other people definitely know. It’s a recurring theme) as "milk? 3. I will keep.
I would imagine the timing. It has the other major aspect: NUC-style systems are excellent for boardrooms, managed desks, thin office deployments, and as quiet, power-friendly replacements for older small form factors. If you’re rolling out managed endpoints, labs, signage controllers, or dev/test where you want a compact footprint and decent day-to-day reliability, it makes sense—especially if your team prefers ASUS hardware you can source and support confidently. But I wouldn’t buy it if the goal is “best value with minimal parts sourcing”; at this price, you should compare against a fully built equivalent or a refurb option, because the “bare bones” tax can erase the savings quickly.
If you tell me what you’re planning to run on it (office apps, VDI, media, dev, a specific workload) and whether you’ll reuse RAM/SSD, I can give you a clearer yes/no on whether this one’s good value for your use case.

Asus
NUC/15 ROG RNUC15JNK9X28AA3 UK Cord L10

Asus
ASUS NUC 15 Pro Tall Kit - Barebone - mini PC 1 x Core 5 210H / up to 4.8 GHz - RAM 0 GB - Intel Graphics - IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4 - black

Asus
ASUS NUC 15 Pro Slim Kit RNUC15CRKV500003 - Barebone - mini PC 1 x Core 5 235H / up to 5 GHz - vPro - RAM 0 GB - Arc Graphics 140T - IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4, Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet - black

Asus
ASUS NUC 12 Pro Kit RNUC12WSKI700002I - Barebone - mini PC 1 x Core i7 1260P / up to 4.7 GHz - RAM 0 GB - Intel Iris Xe Graphics - Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 5.2, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) - black
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