Surprise NUC 16 launched (opens in new tab)

In a surprise move, ASUS dropped the NUC 16, a budget-friendly alternative to the NUC 16 Pro. While the premium Pro version runs on a 25W Panther Lake-H CPU, the standard model scales things back with a power-efficient 15W Wildcat Lake processor. We're totally here for this, it brings the NUC back to what it used to be: affordable, low-power, and fanless-friendly. Connectivity-wise, the NUC 16