MINISFORUM
MS-A2
Based on 11 Reddit mentions
$799.99
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Seven years of running FreeBSD on ThinkPads alongside Linux — lessons I'd give my younger self
Using a Minisforum UM790 Pro with 64GB RAM and 5TB of SSD storage, alongside an MS-A2 powered by a Ryzen 9 9955HX with 96GB RAM and 6TB of SSDs. I’m considering adding an OCuLink eGPU setup with a 32GB Radeon R9700 AI GPU connected to the MS-A2. The Minisforum systems are geared more toward homelab
...ruyrybeyro in r/freebsd
May 18, 2026 6:09 AM
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Looking for the cheapest barebone Mini PC (DDR5 SO-DIMM) for a Gemma 31B home server. Thoughts on this setup?
minisforum ms-a2 or ms-01 with rtx pro 4000 blackwell sff that has n3rdware cooler. By making OS to use iGPU you can utilize all 24GB VRAM of GPU, that can run Q4 Gemma4 with some decent context.
XO33OX in r/LocalLLM
May 29, 2026 3:42 AM
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Anyone Else Finding VCF 9.1 Requirements Insane?
Yes, you’re right there. My plan was to start with two MS-A2 nodes and use the R730 I already have as an additional node for heavier workloads. I wasn’t planning to use vSAN in the first round and would start with NFS 3 instead, mainly because SSD/NVMe prices have gone up quite a bit as well. The id
...Winter-doc4828 in r/vmware
May 16, 2026 9:32 AM
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MS-A2 - barebone or not?
Just FYI: 1. Regarding buying from official Minisforum site vs Amazon: I ordered from the official site first on April 28. but canceled in early June because they did not even start to ship the Item. (They promised on the release livestream that the orders would ship before anything was going to be
...Deep_Area_3790 in r/MINISFORUM
June 13, 2025 2:17 PM
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interest in - Minisforum MS-S1 MAX 64gb + 2TB
You might be able to do that with this : https://www.minisforum.uk/products/minisforum-ms-a2?variant=49978052215062 Limited to single slot AMD cards though....
Comfortable-Fall1419 in r/MiniPCs
May 27, 2026 7:47 AM
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VMware advice!
Purchase a minisforum ms-a2 with 128gb memory and a 4tb dram cache nvme. Take the online courses available. But some practice exams from udemy. This is what has helped me a ton in getting caught up.
Mercadian_Geek in r/vmware
May 28, 2026 6:43 PM
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My Mac mini is a beast!
I have a minisforum ms a2 8945hx with one 16gb ram stick and it is well worth the money.I’m just mining with the Mac mini because all it was doing was running a homebridge server and a network ssd.
OkAttitude1555 in r/MoneroMining
May 16, 2026 11:48 AM
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