Asus is launching its newest NUC mini PC at present, full with Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 2 processors. For some motive, Asus has determined to place a devoted Copilot button on the entrance of this puck-shaped PC, so you’ll be able to attain out and launch Microsoft’s AI assistant.
I’m not completely certain why you’d need an AI button on a miniature PC that’s most likely going to sit down greater than an arm’s size away from you on a desk, nevertheless it’s a button that has now progressed past Microsoft’s effort to push it on keyboards. Asus additionally has a fingerprint reader on prime of this NUC for Windows Hello authentication, which makes extra sense so you’ll be able to contact the fingerprint reader whenever you initially energy on this mini PC.
Aside from the Copilot button, this NUC is packed filled with important ports and connectivity. At the entrance, there are two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, a Thunderbolt 4 port, and a headphone jack. At the rear of the NUC 14 Pro AI, there’s an ethernet port, one other Thunderbolt 4 port, an HDMI port, and two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports. Asus has additionally outfitted this mini PC with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 assist. There’s even an inner speaker with a microphone, making this mini PC helpful should you don’t have an important speaker setup or headphones.
The most fascinating half is what’s inside, although. Intel is promising large efficiency enhancements with its newest Lunar Lake processors contained in the NUC 14 Pro AI, with as much as 2x GPU efficiency over the earlier era. Asus can also be utilizing a high-end fluid dynamic bearing fan to enhance warmth dissipation and hold Intel’s chip working cool below excessive masses.
The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI can also be a Copilot Plus PC, so that you’ll get entry to Microsoft’s newest Windows AI options by means of an replace that shall be obtainable in November. We don’t have a value for the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI, nevertheless it’s alleged to arrive later this yr.
