Minisforum has officially released the NAB9S mini PC, which has gone on sale for $399 for a barebones model and $759 for a pre-built version with 32 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and a 1 TB SSD. Aside from opting for the older DDR4 standard instead of DDR5, Minisforum has also included a full 2.5-inch SATA bay for additional SSD or HDD storage, making it more viable for cost-sensitive buyers who need a compact workstation. The NAB9S features an aluminium chassis with toolless access for easy installation of additional memory or storage. As for CPU horsepower, the NAB9S is powered by the Intel Core-i9 13900HX , which is a laptop CPU with 24 cores (eight P-Cores and 16 E-Cores) and 32 threads and up to 5.4 GHz boost frequency. Unfortunately, this limits the mini PC's applications as an SFF gaming or content creation machine.

The NAB9S also offers a surprisingly decent selection of ports, including dual USB 3.2 Type-A ports, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, and a 3.5 mm audio combo jack on the front. The rear I/O consists of dual 2.5 G LAN ports, dual HDMI ports, two USB 3.2 Type-C ports (only one with DisplayPort Alt mode) and dual USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports. The mini PC ships with an internal SATA cable to adapt the M.2 SATA port to a traditional 2.5-inch SATA port, and it also includes a VESA mount and requisite hardware for mounting the mini PC to the back of a monitor or a similar situation. Minisforum has also beefed up the cooling on the NAB9S, with active SSD cooling and flow-through cooling for to keep the i9 CPU in check.