Brad LinderAsus NUC 14 Pro AI is a Lunar Lake mini PC with up to Core Ultra 9 288V
Intel may no longer be making NUC-branded mini PCs, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t find NUC systems featuring the latest Intel processors.
The same day that Intel officially launched its Core Ultra (Series 2) line of processors (code-named “Lunar Lake”), Asus has introduced the first mini PC powered by one of those chips. Meet the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI.
The little computer is the latest in a line of NUC products that Asus has announced since taking over the development, sales, marketing, and support of the NUC brand.
While Asus hasn’t unveiled full specs, pricing, or availability details yet, the company says that the upcoming NUC 14 Pro AI will measure 1.3 inches high, have an internal volume of 0.6 liters, and support up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 288V processor with Intel Arc 140V integrated graphics and a 47 TOPS Intel AI Boost neural processing unit.
It’s also expected to feature built-in microphones and speaker, enabling support for voice controls and video conferencing features. Asus says it also has security features including TPM and Secure Boot (which is unsurprising, as most Windows PCs have these features) and support for fingerprint recognition (which is less common in mini PCs).
Asus says the NUC 14 Pro AI also supports tool-less upgrades, which suggests it should be easy to open the case to upgrade the storage… although memory most likely isn’t user upgradeable, since Intel’s Lunar Lake processors feature memory that’s packaged on the same silicon as the CPU, GPU, and NPU, among other things.
Update: Asus has provided more pictures and additional details including physical dimensions, processor options, and ports.
