ECS LIVA Mini PCs, Copilot+ Notebooks, and Kiosk Motherboards at CES 2026

ECS Elitegroup brought a slew of new LIVA mini-PCs, notebooks, industrial PCs, and entry-level motherboards for kiosks and small business PC builds. We begin our tour of the ECS booth with the US50AR, a conventional form-factor 15.6-inch notebook built into a premium metal chassis. These are powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 2 "Arrow Lake-U" and "Arrow Lake-H" mobile processors, with DDR5 SODIMM memory slots so you can add your own memory. It comes with 1 TB of NVMe Gen 4 SSD storage. The 15.6-inch IPS display offers Full HD resolution. Its battery can hold 55 Wh. Networking includes Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4. USB connectivity includes 40 Gbps USB4. The fully loaded notebook weighs 1.79 kg.

Next up, is the LIVA Z4, a super-compact mini PC for indoor kiosks, point of sale registers, etc., with a temperature range of 0°C to 40°C. It measures 99.9 mm x 99.9 mm x 33 mm, and draws power from lightweight 30 W power brick. It is powered by Intel N150 processors with a single DDR4 SODIMM slot, and an M.2 Gen 3 x2 SSD, along with Wi-Fi 5 (ac). The LIVA Z4F is a much larger mini PC sized at 114.4 mm x 114.4 mm x 54.5 mm, with a metal body that doubles up as a heatsink. It is powered by Intel Core 3 N350 or N250 processors, with a DDR5 SODIMM slot, and an M.2-2280 Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD, along with more modern network connectivity that includes two 1 GbE interfaces, and Wi-Fi 6E.
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