Asus takes over everything about Intel’s current and future NUC mini PCs
Enlarge / Intel's NUC 12 Extreme kit. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
When Intel announced that it was discontinuing its line of NUC mini PCs earlier this month, the company's statement left the door open for future development; Intel was stopping "direct investment" and would rely on "ecosystem partners to continue NUC innovation and growth." Now one specific ecosystem partner is picking up where Intel left off—the company announced today that PC manufacturer Asus will be taking over the NUC lineup going forward.
Asus is being granted a "non-exclusive license" to Intel's NUC designs, which leaves the door open to other companies being granted a license as well. Intel also says Asus will "manufacture, sell, and support" current NUC systems using 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th-generation Intel processors.
We've reached out to Intel to see whether this means that current NUC owners should contact Asus for warranty, driver, and BIOS support going forward. It sounds like Intel will continue to handle warranty support for now, though this may change by the end of the three-year warranty period that covers most NUCs.