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Minisforum MS-01 (i5-12600H)

Homelab favorite: dual 10G SFP+, three M.2 slots, PCIe x16. Local AI is weak; agent-plus-homelab is strong.

$1,039 starting price, checked 2026-10-27

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MakerMinisforum
TypeMini PC
ChipIntel Core i5-12600H
Memory32GB DDR5
Storage1TB SSD
Starting price$1,039 (Intel® Core™ i5-12600H / 32GB RAM+1TB SSD / US)
Barebone price$463
Stock when checkedIn stock
Price sourceOfficial store, checked 2026-10-27
Agent tierMid local (~30B)
PowerNot published by the maker
BenchmarkNo published tokens/sec benchmark found. We don't estimate.

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