Home lab nerds finally get a NAS that screams rather than whispers. MINISFORUM opened orders for the N5 Air at $479 with shipments starting shortly. This desktop unit packs an AMD Ryzen 7 255 processor featuring eight cores and sixteen threads capable of hitting high boost clocks. Graphics duties fall to an integrated Radeon 780M without any neural processing unit involved.
Memory specs hit hard since the chassis takes two DDR5 SO-DIMM sticks. Users can cram up to 96GB of non-ECC RAM running at 5600 MT/s for serious container workloads. Five drive bays accept standard mechanical drives or SSDs to reach a massive 110TB ceiling on the SATA side alone.
Fast storage gets attention via three NVMe slots supporting mixed M.2 and U.2 formats using provided adapters. That setup pushes total potential capacity toward 144TB when combining everything. Software options cover standard RAID or ZFS layouts through preinstalled MinisCloud OS while keeping compatibility open for Windows 11 Pro or Linux builds.
Networking speeds look solid thanks to dual RJ45 ports offering 10GbE and 5GbE connections respectively. Local output relies on HDMI alongside dual USB4 interfaces. Enthusiasts needing more bandwidth can utilize an OCuLink port or the PCIe x16 slot for add-in cards. The heavy four-kilogram box draws power from a 280W adapter.
Memory specs hit hard since the chassis takes two DDR5 SO-DIMM sticks. Users can cram up to 96GB of non-ECC RAM running at 5600 MT/s for serious container workloads. Five drive bays accept standard mechanical drives or SSDs to reach a massive 110TB ceiling on the SATA side alone.
Fast storage gets attention via three NVMe slots supporting mixed M.2 and U.2 formats using provided adapters. That setup pushes total potential capacity toward 144TB when combining everything. Software options cover standard RAID or ZFS layouts through preinstalled MinisCloud OS while keeping compatibility open for Windows 11 Pro or Linux builds.
Networking speeds look solid thanks to dual RJ45 ports offering 10GbE and 5GbE connections respectively. Local output relies on HDMI alongside dual USB4 interfaces. Enthusiasts needing more bandwidth can utilize an OCuLink port or the PCIe x16 slot for add-in cards. The heavy four-kilogram box draws power from a 280W adapter.
