As expected, Lenovo, the world's largest PC maker, announced many new products at CES 2024 and, without a doubt, one of the most impressive launches on display was the ThinkCentre neo Ultra, the first desktop computer. Lenovo ultra-small form factor equipped. with powerful AI capabilities.
This new mini PC harnesses the power of a CPU, an independent NPU and a GPU, which work together to deliver optimal performance through efficient resource allocation.
Lenovo says the ThinkCentre neo Ultra is designed for SMBs that want to benefit from the capabilities AI promises without making significant investments in equipment.
Small but powerful
Despite its compact size, the ThinkCentre neo Ultra certainly packs a punch, with an Intel Core i9 processor on the Intel vPro Enterprise platform (Lenovo hasn't gone into detail on processor options as of yet), an NVIDIA GeForce GPU RTXTM 4060, a discrete NPU card that is easy to upgrade and up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM.
To ensure that the device stays cool even under heavy use, the ThinkCentre neo Ultra features a triple thermal fan design that draws cool air from the top and exhausts it from the bottom rear.
Despite its small size, the ThinkCentre neo Ultra includes plenty of ports. On the front, there are two USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports, one USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port, and an audio jack. On the back, there is one DisplayPort 1.4, three additional DisplayPort 1.4 ports (discrete GPU ports), one Flex IO port (VGA/DP/HDMI/USB Type-C/Serial), another Flex IO port (VGA/DP/HDMI / Serial/LAN), one HDMI 2.1 (TMDS), one HDMI 2.1 (discrete GPU port), two USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A and two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, as well as an RJ45 port.
It offers newly certified Wi-Fi 7 and comes with Windows 11 Home or Pro preinstalled.
The ThinkCentre neo Ultra will start at $1,499 and is expected to be available in the US sometime in the second quarter of 2024, although there is no word yet on availability in Europe.
