With the NUC13AN, Intel is delicately updating the model; for most buyers, the differences to the twelfth NUC generation are insignificant. The fly in the ointment: We would like to see even quieter fans and a maximum power consumption of 3 watts in idle mode. Despite these shortcomings, the thirteenth NUC generation is still worth buying.

The Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit (NUC13AN-Ki7) is a quickly upgradeable, powerful, economical and quiet mini PC with many connections. However, customers have to buy and install important parts such as RAM, SSD and Windows 11 separately. So 577 euros quickly becomes 711 euros, as in the test version with Windows 11, 32 gigabytes of RAM and a fast PCIe 4.0 SSD...