{"id":671395,"date":"2026-05-15T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671395\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:16:12","slug":"asus-launches-refreshed-rog-nuc-gaming-mini-pc-at-eye-watering-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671395\/","title":{"rendered":"Asus launches refreshed ROG NUC gaming mini PC at eye-watering price"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asus has launched the successor to the 2025 ROG NUC 15, and as we previously speculated<\/a>, the main difference is that the recently released Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus series powers the gaming mini PC. The GPU department, however, hasn’t seen an upgrade. <\/p>\n

Specifically, the top-end option of the 2026 Asus ROG NUC is available with the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus<\/a>, which is paired with the Nvidia RTX 5080 Laptop GPU<\/a>. The processor upgrade should deliver noticeable performance improvement over the 2025 model, which did held its ground relatively well in our review<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The design has also seen a notable change, with the 2026 ROG NUC coming with more prominent “For Those Who Dare” and ROG branding. Beyond these two, Asus notes that the brand-new mini PC comes with a patented removable stand that cradles the chassis rather than just a screw-on fit. <\/p>\n

Other than these, the rest of the system specs appear to be the same as the last-gen ROG NUC 15 (top-end option curr. $3,399 on Amazon<\/a>). Among the highlights are DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 storage, both promising high-speed performance. The system is equipped with a silent cooling setup, and there are WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 for wireless connectivity. <\/p>\n

Port-wise, Asus highlights the rich configuration of the 2026 ROG NUC. The front appears to have two USB Type-A and one USB-C, while the back features the following:<\/p>\n

2x HDMI 2.12x DisplayPort 2.14x 10G USB Type-A1x Thunderbolt 41x 2.5G Ethernet<\/p>\n

In China, the refreshed ROG NUC mini PC starts at CNY 29,999, which is around $4,421. There’s a new white version available, costing CNY 30,999, about $4,569. Asus has yet to share details on the available configurations and plans for the global launch.<\/p>\n

\"Abid<\/a>Abid Ahsan Shanto<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 2761 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2023<\/p>\n

Abid’s journey as a technophile began when he first assembled his PC. Since then, his insatiable curiosity has driven him to delve into every aspect of this rapidly evolving technological landscape. And as a tech reporter, he prioritizes transparency, accuracy, and unbiasedness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Asus has launched the successor to the 2025 ROG NUC 15, and as we previously speculated, the main…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[247257,21310,214,49,48,185716,211126,50643,874,215,21631,207,40495,213,206,247256,6494,187399,216,212,208,209,146749,247258,61,211,210,171503,33639],"class_list":["post-671395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-2026-rog-nuc","tag-asus","tag-benchmarks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-core-ultra","tag-ddr5","tag-ethernet","tag-gaming","tag-graphics-card","tag-intel","tag-laptop","tag-mini-pc","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-nuc","tag-nvidia","tag-pcie","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-rog","tag-rtx-5080","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-thunderbolt","tag-wifi-7"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}