MINISFORUM Wins Two 2026 Red Dot Product Design Awards for AI Mini Workstation MS-S1 MAX and AI NAS N5 Pro

The prestigious accolades recognize MINISFORUM's breakthrough combination of enterprise-grade AI performance, modular expandability, and compact design.

BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MINISFORUM, a Global Edge Computing Solution Brand & System Integrator, today announced that two of its latest products, AI Mini Workstation MS-S1 MAX and AI NAS N5 Pro, have been honored with the prestigious 2026 Red Dot Product Design Award. This accolade recognizes the company's commitment to innovation, high performance, and superior design.

The two products were recognized in the Mini PC and Desktop NAS System categories, respectively, following assessment by the Red Dot Jury (an international panel composed of design experts) on criteria including innovation, functionality, formal quality and durability.

MS-S1 MAX: Next-Generation AI Compute in a Compact Chassis
Described by the Jury as "a high-performance computer in a practical format that impresses with its refined exterior," the MS-S1 MAX is built to make a statement in any space. This pint-sized powerhouse immediately stands out for its aerospace-grade aluminum chassis, diamond-matrix grill for primary air intake, and textured front panel.

Under the hood, the MS-S1 MAX is equipped with the powerful AMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 processor, delivering 16 cores and 32 threads at clock speeds up to 5.1 GHz. Combined with integrated AMD Radeon™ 8060S graphics, its AMD Ryzen™ AI engine provides up to 126 TOPS of computing power, ensuring local AI performance in a compact form factor. Its unified memory architecture, with up to 128GB of LPDDR5x shared across processor, graphics and AI engine, allows 128B large language models to run locally.

Additional key features include dual USB4 V2 ports at 80Gbps, dual 10GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7, and a full-length internal PCIe x16 slot. The state-of-the-art thermal system, combining a solid copper base, six copper heat pipes and phase-change cooling, sustains 130W with a 160W peak, setting a new standard for compact AI compute performance.

N5 Pro: A Modular AI NAS That Redefines Consumer Storage
The Red Dot Jury similarly commended the N5 Pro, finding that its "restrained design language couples a high level of integration with a technically driven, systematic design." Of particular note to the judging committee was the sliding mechanism at the base of the N5 Pro, which allows for quick, seamless replacement of SSDs and memory modules. This is especially important given the N5 Pro's extensive storage and memory options: five SATA bays supporting drives of up to 30TB, three M.2 NVMe slots, and up to 96GB of DDR5 ECC memory, reaching 188TB in total with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 6 support.

Beneath an effortlessly expandable exterior, the N5 Pro is powered by the AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX PRO 370 processor, boasting 12 cores and 24 threads with boost clocks up to 5.1 GHz, based on the advanced Zen 5 architecture. It delivers up to ten times the performance of an N100-based CPU NAS, and outperforms most consumer units. Pre-installed MinisCloud OS and integrated AMD Radeon™ 890M graphics make it a versatile choice for a range of applications, from media streaming to local AI.

A Commitment to Innovation and Excellence
"Winning two Red Dot Awards in a single year is a testament to the importance of product design at MINISFORUM," said Roy Jiang, Chairman of MINISFORUM. "By fusing engineering excellence with deft design, the MS-S1 MAX and the N5 Pro not only bring enterprise-level compute power to SMBs and single users, but also look good while doing so."

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About MINISFORUM
Founded in 2018, MINISFORUM is a Global Edge Computing Solution Brand & System Integrator building edge computing devices for the private AI era. Its product portfolio includes AI Agent NAS, AI Mini Workstations, AI Mini PCs and AtomMan Mini Gaming PCs, serving more than 4 million users across 100+ countries. With a supporting global distribution network adhering to its core philosophy, MINISFORUM keeps technological progress in step with life, advocates computing power equity, and extends computing power to families and businesses worldwide.

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MINISFORUM Wins Two 2026 Red Dot Product Design Awards for AI Mini Workstation MS-S1 MAX and AI NAS N5 Pro

WENZHOU, China, Oct. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report by China Daily:

On October 24, the World Young Scientist Summit 2026 opened in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The event is hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, and the World Association of Young Scientists. Nearly 800 representatives, including scientists, educators, and entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries and regions, are attending the summit.

He Junke, Vice President of CAST in charge of daily work and First Secretary of its Secretariat; Lian Yimin, Chairman and Party Group Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Marcelo Knobel, Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences; and Zhang Zhenfeng, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Wenzhou Municipal Committee, attended the summit and delivered remarks. Yao Gaoyuan, Vice Governor of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, presided over the first segment of the plenary session.

With the theme "Gathering Talents Worldwide to Create a Better Future," the summit's annual agenda is "Global Youth Action in the AI Era: Building a Sustainable Future." It aims to draw on the insights of young people around the world, deepen international sci-tech cooperation, and jointly address questions about young people, science, the world and the future.

Efim Zelmanov, Fields Medalist and Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Yunji, Deputy Director of the Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, and Director of the National Key Laboratory of Processor Chips; Mary Garson, President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; and Lu Chaoyang, Member of the Standing Committee of CAST, Executive Dean of the Shanghai Institute of Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China, and Chairman of the Council of the World Association of Young Scientists, delivered keynote speeches respectively on education reform in the AI era, AI and processor chips, young women scientists' participation in science, and quantum computing. They explored new opportunities for scientific research, talent cultivation, and international cooperation in the AI era.

This year's summit placed greater emphasis on the growth needs of young scientists, with young talents under the age of 45 accounting for 88 percent of participants. It aimed to build a cluster of international journals, bring together young scientific talent, facilitate a batch of international collaborative projects and advance the application and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. The summit released the Report on the Distribution and Mobility of Young Scientists in the Field of Embodied Intelligence, launched the World Young Scientist Summit Partner Journal Program and the 2026 World Young Scientist Innovation and Entrepreneurship Growth Support Program. It also published the "Young Scientist Pioneers 2035" list and announced the 2026 Sustainable Development Young Scientist Award. The awards were presented to four Chinese and foreign scientists.

Chen Tianrun, Founder of Hangzhou Moxin Technology Co., Ltd.; Yuan Yang, Assistant to the Dean of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University; and two of the 2026 Sustainable Development Young Scientist Award winners, César de la Fuente and Nicola Segata, among other Chinese and foreign young scientist representatives, spoke at the flash-talk session to share their research practices and reflections.

In addition, the conference focused on fields such as future manufacturing, quantum information, embodied intelligence, brain-computer intelligence, environmental science, deep-sea resources, and life and health, and held 12 parallel forums. It also included the "Gravitation π" Future Technology and Concept Products Exhibition and Exchange, local thematic side events, and sci-tech and humanities study visits, further building an interdisciplinary, cross-regional and cross-sector platform for youth sci-tech exchange and cooperation.

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World Young Scientist Summit 2026 Opens in Wenzhou, Zhejiang