Here’s The First Copilot Plus Mini Pc With Intel’s New Core Ultra 9 Processors

Asus has announced nan Asus NUC 14 Pro AI, nan first Copilot Plus-capable AI mini PC that crams an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor into a style facet resembling a achromatic M4 Mac Mini. First introduced astatine IFA successful September, Asus is providing a mini overmuch point astir nan mini PC’s specs than it did before, but still isn’t saying it will spell disposable aliases really overmuch it will cost.

The NUC 14 Pro AI will recreation successful 5 CPU configurations, from nan Core Ultra 5 226V processor pinch 16GB of integrated RAM to a Core Ultra 9 288V processor pinch 32GB of RAM. The institution says it has up to 67 TOPS of GPU capacity and 48 NPU TOPS, and that its M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x 4 slot supports 256GB to 2TB NVMe SSDs.

All of that is packed into a PC that measures 130mm dense and wide and conscionable 34mm tall; comparatively, nan Mac Mini is 127mm dense and wide and 50mm tall. Here are immoderate pictures from Asus’ website:

The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI features a fingerprint sensor connected apical and a Copilot fastener connected nan beforehand for speaking sound commands to Microsoft’s AI assistant. Also connected nan beforehand are 2 USB-A ports, a Thunderbolt 4 port, a headphone jack, and a powerfulness button. Around nan back, you’ll find a 2.5Gbps ethernet jack, different Thunderbolt 4 port, 2 overmuch USB-A ports, and an HDMI port. For connectivity, it features Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.

Asus still hasn’t said erstwhile nan NUC 14 Pro AI will beryllium available, nor really overmuch it will cost.