The ASUS ExpertCenter PN65 was the first Mini-PC announced with new generation Intel processors, Meteor Lake. The Taiwanese company has now put it on sale and it is, as we expected, very complete.

ASUS has agreed with Intel to keep the NUC line of compacts, but also maintains its own line of Mini-PCs. Most interesting is this ExpertCenter, which will find application in a wide range of applications, from offices to kiosks, through retail, digital signage and also consumer desktops.

ASUS ExpertCenter PN65

ASUS introduces the latest generation of Intel processors (14th generation – Meteor Lake) in this computer with the option of installing up to one Core Ultra 7 155H. It has two SO-DIMM slots to install up to 96 GB of DDR5 memory at 5600 MHz The internal storage capacity is also very good, as it has a double M.2 2280 connector to connect a PCIe Gen 4 × 4 SSD. look at the free 2.5″ slot for connecting an SSD or SATA hard drive.

Despite its compact dimensions of 130 x 120 x 58 mm, Its connectivity is also very complete and the device is full of ports on the back and front:

• 1 2.5 GbE Ethernet LAN.
• 2 HDMI ports.
• 1 additional port configurable for HDMI/Display Port or LAN.
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C.
• 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A.
• 1 audio output with 3.5 mm headphone/microphone jack.
• Kensington lock slot.
• 1 DC power input.

It should be noted that the compact offers the possibility of including three wireless cards, including the latest standards like Wi-Fi 7:

• Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4.
• Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3.
• Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2.

The ASUS ExpertCenter PN65 comes with a 120-watt adapter and can be hung on the wall or behind monitors thanks to the VESA mount. You can officially install Windows 11 Pro or Home, although the manufacturer also distributes them without an operating system so that the customer can use his own, including the GNU Linux distributions that Intel supports with this platform. The price set on the ASUS website for the version with Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor and Windows 11 Pro is 759 dollars.

We hope it will arrive in the Spanish market soon, but if you need it, you can now buy the ExpertCenter PN64 on Amazon for 691 euros or the ExpertCenter PN52, which uses AMD Ryzen processors and is priced at only 456 euros.