GEEKOM AS 5 launches as new, more affordable version of its "powered by Asus" mini PC line

GEEKOM has presented the latest result of its partnership with Asus in the form of the new AS 5. It is still backed to support a quad 4K monitor set-up thanks to rear I/O that extends to dual HDMI 2.1 ports - however, the type-C port that joins them is rated for 3.2 Gen 2 speeds and the DisplayPort 1.4 standard, rather than the USB4 of the top-end AS 6.

In addition, the AS 5's processing specs drop a generation to the Ryzen 9 5900HX, as opposed to a choice of the 7 6800H or 9 6900HX in the AS 6. The newer "powered by Asus" PC still also relies on integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics with no dedicated card.

Nevertheless, it is still rated to support up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR4-3200MHz RAM, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. The AS 5 starts at US$609 (or US$50 less than the AS 6) with 32GB of this RAM and a 1TB SSD.

Those prices are available direct from GEEKOM - however, for those who want or need to shop through Amazon instead, they can also be ordered on that site from now - starting at US$729 for the AS 5, although there is a US$120 coupon check-box to click at the time of writing.