The Asus NUC 14 Pro, is a compact, 4 x 4-inch mini PC powered by up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake) processor, backed by up to Intel Arc graphics. You can choose between 8GB and 16GB of DDR5 RAM.
The Asus NUC 14 Pro+ features an anodized aluminum 5 x 4inch chassis, up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor capable of running generative AI workloads, backed by Intel Arc graphics.
No prices yet but you can get a laptop with those specs for like $1400 so it would have to be around the $800 range to justify buying this instead
why would anyone buy a boring, bulky desktop PC these days?
Oh I don’t know maybe because these things are immobile laptops?
Do they still offer the bare motherboard/cpu NUC kits?
Yep, they still do. https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/nucs/nuc-kits/filter?Series=NUC-Kits
backed by Intel Arc graphics.
What is that supposed to mean? Is that a discrete GPU or an integrated one?