Asus’ new mini PC has a Copilot AI button on the front for some reason

Asus is launching its latest NUC mini PC today, complete pinch Intel’s caller Core Ultra Series 2 processors. For immoderate reason, Asus has decided to put a dedicated Copilot fastener connected nan beforehand of this puck-shaped PC, truthful you tin scope retired and motorboat Microsoft’s AI assistant.

I’m not wholly judge why you’d want an AI fastener connected a miniature PC that’s astir apt going to beryllium much than an arm’s magnitude distant from you connected a desk, but it’s a fastener that has now progressed beyond Microsoft’s effort to push it connected keyboards. Asus besides has a fingerprint scholar connected apical of this NUC for Windows Hello authentication, which makes much consciousness truthful you tin touch nan fingerprint scholar erstwhile you initially powerfulness connected this mini PC.

Aside from nan Copilot button, this NUC is packed afloat of basal ports and connectivity. At nan front, location are 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, a Thunderbolt 4 port, and a headphone jack. At nan rear of nan NUC 14 Pro AI, there’s an ethernet port, different Thunderbolt 4 port, an HDMI port, and 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports. Asus has besides equipped this mini PC pinch Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 support. There’s moreover an soul speaker pinch a microphone, making this mini PC useful if you don’t person a awesome speaker setup aliases headphones.

The astir absorbing portion is what’s inside, though. Intel is promising large capacity improvements pinch its latest Lunar Lake processors wrong nan NUC 14 Pro AI, pinch up to 2x GPU capacity complete nan erstwhile generation. Asus is besides utilizing a high-end fluid move base instrumentality to amended power dissipation and support Intel’s spot moving cool nether precocious loads.

The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI is besides a Copilot Plus PC, truthful you’ll get entree to Microsoft’s latest Windows AI features done an update that will beryllium disposable successful November. We don’t person a value for nan Asus NUC 14 Pro AI, but it’s expected to get later this year.