On May 8, 2026, MINISFORUM held a joint launch event with Intel in Xiamen, China, themed "Igniting Intelligent Agents, Opening a New Chapter for the Edge," and unveiled two new Agent NAS models powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and Intel Core Series 3 processors: the compact all-flash "All-Flash S5" and the workstation-derived seven-bay "All-Flash S7"[1][2].
A joint event with Intel that frames NAS as an edge-AI platform
The event was held under the theme "Igniting intelligent agents and opening a new chapter at the edge." Roy Jiang, Chairman of MINISFORUM, said in his remarks, "MINISFORUM continues to expand beyond conventional compact PCs into integrated agentic edge computing solutions. These new products reflect the company's vision for a more private and efficient Agent AI future, where storage, compute, and intelligent agents work together"[1]. The stage also included Gary Gao, General Manager of Intel China's Technical Enablement Group, and Jiang Xue, MINISFORUM's Workstation & NAS Product Director[1].
Founded in 2018 and based in Shenzhen, China, MINISFORUM positions itself as a global edge-computing solution brand and system integrator, with a portfolio that spans Agent NAS, AI mini workstations, AI mini PCs, and AtomMan mini gaming PCs, serving more than four million users across over 100 countries[1].
All-Flash S5 — a fanless, five-slot SSD compact unit
The "All-Flash S5" is a compact all-flash NAS with five M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x1 SSD slots. By dropping mechanical drives entirely, it suppresses noise and idle power consumption and is positioned for local AI computing in noise-sensitive environments such as home theaters and bedrooms[1][2].
On the rear panel, the S5 carries one 10GbE RJ45 port, one 2.5GbE RJ45 port, two USB4 (40Gbps) ports, two USB 3.2 Type-A ports, one HDMI 2.1 port, and an AC power input[1][2]. Cooling is fanless, and combined with the all-SSD layout this is the basis for the "almost completely silent NAS" pitch[1].
The S5 ships with one-click installation of MinisOpenClaw, a local AI agent developed by MINISFORUM. At the event the company highlighted natural-language semantic photo search — for example, asking the device to "find photos of me at the beach" — across the user's photo library[1][3]. OpenClaw is an extension of the local AI agent that MINISFORUM had previously launched on its higher-end "N5 MAX" model with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, and is also expected to handle email and document automation as well as coding assistance[3][4].
All-Flash S7 — a seven-bay, workstation-derived NAS based on MS-03
The other new model, the "All-Flash S7," is a seven-bay NVMe SSD all-flash machine reconfigured for NAS use from MINISFORUM's MS-03 workstation platform. It is designed to combine local AI compute with high-performance storage and targets homelab users and enterprise-leaning customers[1][2].
Storage-wise it accommodates up to seven NVMe SSDs, while networking covers two 10G SFP+ fiber ports, one 10G RJ45 port, one 2.5G RJ45 port, and two USB4 (40Gbps) ports — an enterprise-oriented configuration[1][2]. The front of the chassis carries an LED status display so users can check items such as system state and storage activity at a glance[1].
The base MS-03 has been introduced as a mini workstation built around an Intel Panther Lake-generation Core Ultra 7 356H, and MINISFORUM also describes the S7's Agent-NAS variant as carrying Intel Core Ultra Series 3 / Intel Core Series 3 processors[1][5].
Summary
This announcement reinforces MINISFORUM's move from a mini-PC-centric portfolio toward NAS as a "box for running local AI," now framed explicitly as a joint message with Intel. Pricing and Japan availability for the S5 and S7 were not disclosed at the event, so formal specifications and channel details will have to wait for follow-up announcements.
出典:https://www.minisforum.com/ja/blogs/news/minisforum-and-intel-to-unveil-a-new-chapter-of-agent-nas
出典:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/minisforum-and-intel-to-unveil-a-new-chapter-of-agent-nas-302766812.html
出典:https://www.minisforum.com/pages/openclaw-guide
出典:https://www.minisforum.com/blogs/news/n5-max-openclaw-pr-release
出典:https://videocardz.com/newz/minisforum-unveils-ms-03-powered-by-panther-lake-ultra-7-356h-cpu
