Minisforum N5 Pro NAS

pete910 · 12 Apr 2025 at 16:54

doodah said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1910528325866447151

Price would have been nice know too !

HEADRAT · 15 Apr 2025 at 16:33

I'm expecting somebody to shout here if the see a pre-order date/price

pete910 · 15 Apr 2025 at 18:11

HEADRAT said:
I'm expecting somebody to shout here if the see a pre-order date/price

Damn you, thought thats why I got a notification on this thread. Thought someone had posted a price ect!

pete910 · 18 Apr 2025 at 13:40

So not released then, going on what synology have just done I feel minis stuff will become even more popular !

doodah · 21 Apr 2025 at 12:53

One of their Twitter channels now saying this Friday for release.

N_Trouble · 21 Apr 2025 at 13:01

There’s a “Launch day special” 30% off “tease” on their site..
Unfortunately doesn’t say 30% off what..

n5_pro

official store

www.minisforum.com

HEADRAT · 21 Apr 2025 at 18:31

Well I’ve subscribed

pete910 · 22 Apr 2025 at 16:03

HEADRAT said:
Well I’ve subscribed

Me too just in case, Though price will be just 30% higher I bet :cry:

doodah · 25 Apr 2025 at 08:56

I've started thinking about power draw, my current HTPC has been on 24/7 for 7-8 years and a PSU calculator claims around 300W (I'm sure it's not pulling that day to day - going to bust out my power draw plug).

But keen to know what the power draw will be like on the N5 Pro and I'd ideally like whatever my NAS solution will be to on the lower end. A few new posts on Twitter about the N5 Pro so seems something is happening/about to.

Edit - I don't think Minisforum know when the N5 Pro is coming out.

Demon · 28 Apr 2025 at 06:24

doodah said:
I've started thinking about power draw, my current HTPC has been on 24/7 for 7-8 years and a PSU calculator claims around 300W (I'm sure it's not pulling that day to day - going to bust out my power draw plug).

But keen to know what the power draw will be like on the N5 Pro and I'd ideally like whatever my NAS solution will be to on the lower end. A few new posts on Twitter about the N5 Pro so seems something is happening/about to.

Edit - I don't think Minisforum know when the N5 Pro is coming out.

My old server (Ryzen 3600 + HBA + 11 HDDs/SSDs + 2x NvME + gtx1660) was idling around 80-85w, I moved to a Terramaster NAS (6 bay + 2 NVME) with intel i5 1235u and that idles around 24-27w with 30+ docker containers and Home Assistant VM.

My guesstimate is the N5 pro based on CPU TDP would be close to that of my i5 1235u when idling with all bays full but HDDs spun down.

doodah · 28 Apr 2025 at 12:09

Minisforum now saying it will be released on Wednesday, prepare your pinches of salt.

HEADRAT · 28 Apr 2025 at 14:28

PayPal pay in 4 at the ready.

pete910 · 28 Apr 2025 at 15:50

doodah said:
Minisforum now saying it will be released on Wednesday, prepare your pinches of salt.

They never said which Wednesday though.... :cry:

doodah · 28 Apr 2025 at 16:38

pete910 said:
They never said which Wednesday though....

Lols they did say the day after tomorrow which is already giving me red flags after their last two Fridays.

deuse · 29 Apr 2025 at 12:02

This nas or the AOOSTAR WTR MAX?

MinisForum N5 Pro vs AOOSTAR WTR MAX

Here’s a detailed comparison of the MinisForum N5 Pro vs AOOSTAR WTR MAX, highlighting the major differences to help you decide: CPU & Performance Feature MinisForum N5 Pro AOOSTAR WTR MAX CPU AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (12C/24T, Zen 5, up to 5.2GHz) AMD Ry

nascompares.com

I don't really need AI to pick out pictures for me.

doodah · 29 Apr 2025 at 12:24

Oooo hello, not heard of the Aoostar - not a bad device.

I do wonder if Minisforum are pushing back release because they can't settle on a final price.

ChrisD. · 29 Apr 2025 at 12:28

He's literally just modified the ChatGPT comparison and posted it on his website. :cry:

deuse · 29 Apr 2025 at 12:29

doodah said:
Oooo hello, not heard of the Aoostar - not a bad device.

I do wonder if Minisforum are pushing back release because they can't settle on a final price.

No idea.

But after reading pages and pages on reddit about both companies.

I will buy from amazon. That way I know I will get good support.

ChrisD. · 29 Apr 2025 at 12:32

deuse said:
I will buy from amazon. That way I know I will get good support.

Unless it's sold directly by Amazon, beyond the 30 days or whatever it is they usually just fob you off and tell you to speak to the manufacturer now.

deuse · 29 Apr 2025 at 13:30

ChrisD. said:
Unless it's sold directly by Amazon, beyond the 30 days or whatever it is they usually just fob you off and tell you to speak to the manufacturer now.

The last problem I had was with Nexigo UST. They wanted me to return the UST back to china.
I contacted amazon and got my cash back This was after 4 months.

The aoostar bare bones could have Free Nas on it.
While the N5 pro should hve it's own OS.