Lenovo has slipped a new mini PC into the Chinese market, and the Lenovo Lecoo AI Mini Pro packs Intel’s Lunar Lake-based Core Ultra 200V chips into a 0.9L chassis. It also adds dual 2.5GbE ports and a price ladder that starts well below many compact workstations.
The bigger story is not the size. It is the direction desktop PCs are heading: more AI features baked into hardware that used to be judged only on ports and thermals. Lenovo is clearly targeting buyers who want an office box, a home server-ish machine or a light creator PC without the footprint of a tower.
Lunar Lake power in a 0.9L chassis
The Lecoo AI Mini Pro can be configured with Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Core Ultra 5 228V or up to the Core Ultra 7 258V. Memory goes to 32GB of LPDDR5x-8533, storage tops out at 1TB PCIe SSD, and Lenovo says the system supports dual M.2 2280 slots for expansion.
That matters because Intel’s Lunar Lake platform is being pitched as the answer to small, efficient PCs that still need respectable AI acceleration. AMD has been pushing hard in compact desktops too, so Lenovo is not entering an empty room here. It is entering a crowded one with better networking than most of the competition.
Ports, cooling and wireless specs
Lenovo has squeezed the machine into a 0.9L aluminum body measuring 128mm × 134mm × 52mm, and it says the custom cooling setup keeps noise around 34.5dB under load. That is the sort of detail that separates a useful mini PC from a glorified desk ornament.
- Front: USB-C 40Gbps, two USB-A 10Gbps ports, 3.5mm audio jack
- Rear: dual 2.5GbE LAN, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, additional USB ports
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 6
- Software: Windows 11 Home with AI-focused tools for deployment, documents and local tasks
Dual 2.5GbE ports are the most interesting inclusion here. They hint at a machine that could double as a tiny network box, lab PC or office endpoint, not just a convenient mini desktop for spreadsheets and video calls.
Lenovo Lecoo AI Mini Pro price
Pricing in China starts at 3799 Yuan, or about $555, for the Core Ultra 5 226V model with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
- Core Ultra 5 228V, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD: 4299 Yuan
- Core Ultra 5 228V, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD: 4799 Yuan
- Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD: 5799 Yuan, roughly $850
Lenovo has not confirmed global availability yet, which is a familiar move for Chinese launches: test the waters at home first, then decide whether the rest of the world gets a chance to buy one.
If the Lecoo AI Mini Pro makes it beyond China, its appeal will probably come down to one question: do buyers want a mini PC that looks like a productivity box but is spec’d like a tiny AI workstation? Lenovo seems convinced the answer is yes.