Here’s the first CoPilot plus mini PC with Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 processors

ASUS has declare this ASUS NUC 14 Pro AIIt is the first AI mini computer to support Copilot Plus, packing an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor into a black M4 Mac Mini-like appearance. First launched at IFA SeptemberAsus has provided more details about the mini PC’s specs than before, but still hasn’t revealed how much it will be available or cost.

The NUC 14 Pro AI will be available in five CPU configurations, ranging from a Core Ultra 5 226V processor with 16GB of integrated RAM to a Core Ultra 9 288V processor with 32GB of RAM. The company says its GPU performance is up to 67 TOPS, NPU TOPS is 48 TOPS, and its M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x 4 slot supports NVMe SSDs from 256GB to 2TB.

All of this is packed into a PC that’s 130mm deep and 130mm wide and just 34mm tall; by comparison, the Mac Mini is 127mm deep and 127mm wide, and 50mm tall. Here are some pictures from the ASUS website:

The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI has a fingerprint sensor on the top and a co-pilot button on the front for issuing voice commands to Microsoft’s artificial intelligence assistant. There are also two USB-A ports, a Thunderbolt 4 port, a headphone jack, and a power button on the front. On the back, you’ll find a 2.5Gbps Ethernet jack, another Thunderbolt 4 port, two more USB-A ports, and an HDMI port. In terms of connectivity, it has Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.

Asus has not yet revealed when the NUC 14 Pro AI will be available, nor how much it will cost.