MINISFORUM is pushing deeper into the NAS game, and this time the company is going full SSD. After entering the network-attached storage space last year with the N5 Pro, the Chinese mini PC maker is now preparing two new all-flash models: the MINISFORUM All-Flash S5 and All-Flash S7.
The important bit: these are not your usual NAS boxes with chunky 3.5-inch hard drives inside. Both systems are designed around solid state storage only. That means they should run quieter, feel faster, and take up less space — but yes bro, filling them with NVMe SSDs will probably hurt the wallet more than buying traditional HDDs.
For Malaysia and SEA users, this is the kind of gear that makes sense if you are building a compact home lab, Plex/Jellyfin media server, LAN file server, creator backup box, or even a personal AI/photo archive machine. Condo desk space is limited, electricity costs matter, and nobody wants a loud hard drive box humming beside the router all night.
All-Flash S5: compact, SSD-only, and likely the entry model
The smaller model is the MINISFORUM All-Flash S5. Liliputing reports that it uses an Intel Core Series 3 processor, likely from Intel’s Wildcat Lake family.
Storage-wise, the S5 gets five M.2 2280 slots, with each slot supporting PCIe 4.0 x1 speeds. That is not the absolute fastest lane setup for every SSD, but for a small NAS, it still gives users a lot of flexibility. Think fast shared storage for game clips, anime libraries, work files, or backups from multiple PCs around the house.
Because it is all-flash, the S5 should be especially interesting for users who care about silence and responsiveness more than raw terabytes-per-ringgit. If you are just hoarding 4K video files, old-school HDD NAS setups may still win on cost. But if you want a small, fast box that feels modern, this direction is memang interesting.
All-Flash S7: up to seven NVMe SSDs and higher-end networking
The bigger flex is the MINISFORUM All-Flash S7. This model is expected to be based on the same design language as MINISFORUM’s MS-03 mini PC, which was introduced earlier this year.
Like the MS-03, the S7 is expected to use an Intel Panther Lake processor. But unlike a normal mini PC, the All-Flash S7 is clearly tuned for storage-heavy duties, with support for up to seven NVMe SSDs.
Networking is also much more serious here. The S7 is listed with a 10 Gigabit SFP+ fibre port, a 10 Gigabit RJ45 LAN port, a 2.5GbE Ethernet port, and two 40Gbps USB4 ports. That is a strong setup for creators, small studios, homelab nerds, and anyone moving huge files between PCs.
For context, most Malaysian home users are still on 1GbE networking, so this is overkill unless your router/switch setup is ready. But for a small office, gaming content team, or someone editing footage from a NAS, 10GbE can make a real difference. Moving raw gameplay captures, high-res photos, or project files over the network becomes much less painful.
MINISFORUM is also pitching these systems for use with a MinisOpenClaw AI agent, including features such as semantic photo search. That could be useful if you have a massive family photo dump or creator archive and want smarter search locally instead of relying only on cloud services.
The big unknown is pricing. MINISFORUM has not announced how much the All-Flash S5 or S7 will cost yet, and once you add multiple SSDs, the total build price could climb quickly. Still, for SEA users who want a compact, quiet, high-speed NAS without going full enterprise, these boxes are worth watching.
Source: Liliputing