MINISFORUM has launched the S5, a fanless, 5-bay all-flash Agent NAS powered by the Intel Core 3 304 processor. The device supports five M.2 NVMe SSDs for up to 40 TB of storage, featuring a 10GbE and 2.5GbE LAN port, Wi-Fi, and dual USB4 ports. It delivers up to 6x faster sequential reads and 100x faster random reads compared to traditional HDDs, making it ideal for 4K/8K video editing and large photo libraries.
The S5 uses passive cooling via heat pipes and fins, eliminating fan noise and reducing power consumption to around 15 W under load. Its edge-cloud collaborative AI architecture includes a local NPU with 15 TOPS, enabling always-on local agent execution for automated data processing and semantic retrieval even when PCs are off. Designed for creative studios and home entertainment, the S5 offers compact, quiet, high-speed shared storage.
It is available in two configurations: 12 GB LPDDR5x + 128 GB UFS + 0 TB for $599 (20% off), and the same with 20 TB SSD for $3,759 (shipping early November).
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