Minisforum N5 Max: Network storage and mini PC combo for large storage systems comes with powerful AMD APU

Minisforum is bringing a successor to the N5 Pro shown here. (Image source: Sebastian Bade, Notebookcheck)

The Minisforum N5 Max is a new network storage device that can also be used as a mini PC and promises high performance in both roles. It supports fast network connections and additional SSDs can also be installed.

Silvio Werner (translated by Jacob Fisher), Published 01/10/2026 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

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Minisforum has two new network storage devices in store for CES 2026, namely the N5 Air and the Minisforum N5 Max. The N5 Max is the more powerful model, which will come with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and an integrated Radeon 8060S. The 199 x 202.4 x 25.3 mm storage system will also double as a conventional PC, supporting Windows and enabling image output via USB Type C and HDMI 2.1.

A PCIe slot with four PCIe 4.0 slots is available, allowing additional network cards to be retrofitted. One Ethernet port with a maximum data transfer rate of 10 and 5 GBit/s is on board for network connectivity. Up to five SSDs or classic magnetic hard drives in 3.5 and 2.5 inch formats can be installed to store large amounts of data. Several SSDs in M.2 2280 format can also be installed at the same time. The N5 Max will provide 128 GB of soldered LPDDR5x RAM and the N5 Air 96 GB.

Information about price or availability is still pendiing. The Minisforum N5 Pro is still available via Amazon.

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Editor of the original article: Silvio Werner - Senior Tech Writer - 16307 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2017

I have been active as a journalist for over 10 years, most of it in the field of technology. I worked for Tom’s Hardware and ComputerBase, among others, and have been working for Notebookcheck since 2017. My current focus is particularly on mini PCs and single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi – so in other words, compact systems with a lot of potential. In addition, I have a soft spot for all kinds of wearables, especially smartwatches. My main profession is as a laboratory engineer, which is why neither scientific contexts nor the interpretation of complex measurements are foreign to me.

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Translator: Jacob Fisher - Translator - 2661 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022

Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.

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Silvio Werner, 2026-01-10 (Update: 2026-01-10)

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