Minisforum releases MS-A2 mini-PC in new memory combinations with up to 96 GB RAM
Minisforum has quietly refreshed its MS-A2 mini workstation, just a few days after it started selling the M1 Pro globally with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor and 128 GB of RAM. To recap, Minisforum initially launched the MS-A2 towards the end of April with a choice between AMD's Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX processors. While we recently reviewed the mini-PC with the Ryzen 9 9955HX and 32 GB of RAM, that RAM volume was only available to configure with the Ryzen 9 7945HX.
Now, Minisforum has dropped all Ryzen 9 7945HX SKUs altogether at least for the time being. According to the company's website, one can be notified when barebone and 32 GB RAM/1 TB SSD SKUs with the Ryzen 9 7945HX are back in stock. However, Minisforum has offered no indications at this stage that will ever be the case.
As a result, the MS-A2 no longer starts at $639. Instead, its entry-level pricing has jumped to $871 with a Ryzen 9 9955HX as a barebones unit. Incidentally, the price of that SKU has jumped almost 4% from April when it arrived for $839.
Moreover, with Minisforum not currently selling 1 TB SSD options either directly, the cheapest pre-populated MS-A2 configuration is roughly 8% pricier than it was a few months ago at $1,191 with 64 GB of RAM and 2 TB of storage. Incidentally, a Ryzen 9 9955HX, 64 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage can still be purchased from Minisforum on Amazon for $1,135.
Alternatively, the MS-A2 can now be configured with up to 96 GB of RAM and 2 TB of storage, which was not possible initially. Doing so pushes the mini-PC's price up to $1,295, though. Currently, Minisforum hopes to begin shipping new MS-A2 orders on August 10. Please see our review from last month for information about the MS-A2 and how it fares with AMD's Ryzen 9 9955HX APU.
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Minisforum via Wccftech
