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## Minisforum N5 Air 7640 makes room for upgrades with a slide-out motherboard

DevFeed: [Minisforum N5 Air 7640 makes room for upgrades with a slide-out motherboard](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/minisforum-n5-air-7640-makes-room-for-upgrades-with-a-slide-out-motherboard-100669.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/10/26/minisforum-n5-air-7640-makes-room-for-upgrades-with-a-slide-out-motherboard/>)

Author: JC Torres

Published: 2026-10-26T17:20:56Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Yanko Design](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/yanko-design.md>)

Topics: [DS1825neo+](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ds1825neo-plus.md>), [M.2 NVMe](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/m-2-nvme.md>), [virtual machines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtual-machines.md>)

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### AI overview

The Minisforum N5 Air 7640 combines five SATA drive bays with a motherboard that slides forward separately, making RAM and SSD upgrades accessible without dismantling the enclosure. Its Ryzen 5 7640HS has six cores and 12 threads; two DDR5 slots support up to 96GB, and three M.2 slots complement the drive bays. Minisforum advertises up to 174TB of raw capacity, but the included 64GB system drive uses one M.2 slot, and the figure does not account for redundancy. Connectivity includes separate 10GbE and 5GbE ports, which require compatible network equipment, plus OCuLink and an internal PCIe 4.0 x4 slot in an x16-sized form. MinisCloud OS offers photo organization, backups, personal and shared spaces, and Docker support, but is labeled beta. Listed prices are $495 for barebones (including the system drive, without RAM or data drives) and $679 with 16GB RAM; stock and dispatch are unconfirmed.

### Source excerpt

Minisforum N5 Air 7640 makes room for upgrades with a slide-out motherboard Your photo archive doesn't stop growing just because its storage box has run out of room. The Minisforum N5 Air 7640 approaches that familiar problem...