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Refurbished: Minisforum NAD9 PC: i9-12900H, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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Minisforum has Minisforum NAD9 PC (Refurbished, select configurations) on sale listed below when you apply discount code DEAL-NAD9 at checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Suryasis for sharing this deal.

Available configurations (price after code DEAL-NAD9):Specs:
  • Intel Core i9-12900H (6P+8E)/20T CPU (5 GHz Turbo, 24MB Cache)
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
  • 1x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 Slot
  • 2x DDR4 Dual channel SODIMM Slots (up to 64GB)
  • 1x 2.5" SATA 6 Bay
  • 1x M.2 2230 Slot for NIC (Populated with Wi-Fi 6E + BT 5.2 card)
  • Ports:
    • 1x RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Data Transfer, Front)
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Alt DP 4K@60Hz)
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Alt DP 4K@60Hz and Data Transfer)
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Front)
    • 2x USB3.2 Gen1 Type-A(Back)
    • 2x USB2.0 Type-A
    • 2x HDMI (4K@60Hz)
    • 1x Clear CMOS
    • 1x MIC IN Jack
    • 1x Headphone Jack
  • Power: DC 19V Adapter

Editor's Notes

Written by ValPal2011 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About the store:
    • Minisforum Warranty & Return Information can be found here.

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Written by Suryasis
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Minisforum has Minisforum NAD9 PC (Refurbished, select configurations) on sale listed below when you apply discount code DEAL-NAD9 at checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Suryasis for sharing this deal.

Available configurations (price after code DEAL-NAD9):Specs:
  • Intel Core i9-12900H (6P+8E)/20T CPU (5 GHz Turbo, 24MB Cache)
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
  • 1x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 Slot
  • 2x DDR4 Dual channel SODIMM Slots (up to 64GB)
  • 1x 2.5" SATA 6 Bay
  • 1x M.2 2230 Slot for NIC (Populated with Wi-Fi 6E + BT 5.2 card)
  • Ports:
    • 1x RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Data Transfer, Front)
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Alt DP 4K@60Hz)
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Alt DP 4K@60Hz and Data Transfer)
    • 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Front)
    • 2x USB3.2 Gen1 Type-A(Back)
    • 2x USB2.0 Type-A
    • 2x HDMI (4K@60Hz)
    • 1x Clear CMOS
    • 1x MIC IN Jack
    • 1x Headphone Jack
  • Power: DC 19V Adapter

Editor's Notes

Written by ValPal2011 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About the store:
    • Minisforum Warranty & Return Information can be found here.

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Written by Suryasis

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NIKKG
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If I were you guys, I would stay the F away from Miniforums refurbs. The last order I had, they sent me a filthy computer that was sticky all over, the computer kept on crashing and giving me BSOD. Took many weeks to return it and had to file a dispute with credit card company to get paid as they waited over a week since they received it and still didn't refund me, which is why I had to get the credit card company involved. Honestly, its just not worth the trouble. Got me instead a mac mini m4 for $450 from Microcenter and the thing has been flawless. Miniforums is a trash company to deal with, either buy it direct from Amazon or get another brand.
namlook
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Barebone doesn't include windows. The versions with ram and ssd do.
BeigeHerring9745
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I just received 3 refurb ms-01 machines, all in great shape and a fantastic deal

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May 19, 2025 01:27 AM
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BeigeHerring9745May 19, 2025 01:27 AM
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Quote from SplendidMeerkat920 :
I have Proxmox home servers based off the NAD9 at both of my places and they've been operating continuously for 1.5 years with no issues.

These are super silent, seem unusually reliable given the other problems people have reported with Minisforum hardware, and have great compatibility with Proxmox and Plex transcoding.

One caveat I will point out is that it's configured for a TDP of 45W so you're not going to get the screaming performance of a mobile Core i9, which often times in gaming laptops is allowed to boost up to 100W. But in exchange, it will be basically completely silent, you can't hear fan noise even under full load. If you know what you're doing, you can adjust the TDP and the fan curve in the BIOS to get it to run faster.

The second one I got was a refurb and other than missing the stand and its screws, it looked basically brand new and seems just as reliable.
PL2 is 95 watts, PL1 is 45
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Quote from fatguypoolshark :
For anyone wondering, this is 12th gen, and the instability issues with Intel are from the 13th and 14th gen of chips. So this should be good. Seems like a powerful system for the price honestly. Wish I could remember what I did with my wife's old laptop ram, when we upgraded her system from 16 to 32. Would make this system basically perfect along with a 512 GB SSD for like 25-30 bucks. Crazy amount of power for less than $300.
That issue was only in Desktop chips, not in Mobile chips from any generation, even the 13th and 14th Gen (Raptor Lake, Raptor Lake Refresh). Mobile chips use a different chiplet layout than Desktop counterparts and has far restricted and mostly locked Voltage and current curves,which was responsible for the issue in the desktop chips. As of now, there is not a single reported issue with Intel 13th and 14th Gen Mobile Processors.
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Quote from BeigeHerring9745 :
I just received 3 refurb ms-01 machines, all in great shape and a fantastic deal
I've received multiple refurbs and they're fine and had all accessories. The packaging is crap and generic, and you can tell the are used, but never anything sticky.
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DrewVanRunkleMay 19, 2025 02:22 PM
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Quote from namlook :
Barebone doesn't include windows. The versions with ram and ssd do.
Can someone take the W11 license and reuse it on a VM running on Proxmox or is it locked to the drive?
May 19, 2025 02:46 PM
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castrojustinMay 19, 2025 02:46 PM
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Quote from GreyPartner337 :
I have 64GB of ram and and an SSD laying around not being used and this is tempting to get
Just make sure you've got laptop memory (SODIMM) and not full-size desktop memory sticks.
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ElatedSpaniel543May 19, 2025 04:09 PM
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Quote from CyanFaucet7364 :
Nvidia charges a ton for royalty fees, which Minisforum would ultimately have to pass down to the consumer, which would severely impact sales. I only see corporate type mini PCs using the MXM, like the advantech chassis. What IS surprising though is no thunderbolt on any of the USB-C ports, like the other poster mentioned, I think they would have had a lot more sales for being able to support high speed external devices and eGPUs.
Yeah, both of these things are weird. I can appreciate that they didn't know MXM was dead on arrival for cheap consumer machines, but it's really weird no TB or USB4 considering it was the highest end Intel mobile processor at the time. There so much wasted space now and yet the RAM is SODIMM and a bit tight to get to.
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Arrow34May 19, 2025 06:09 PM
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If I was able to use a egpu using thunderbolt. I would bite

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muffin30082May 19, 2025 08:41 PM
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Quote from BeigeHerring9745 :
I just received 3 refurb ms-01 machines, all in great shape and a fantastic deal
You may have been lucky and all works.
I usually judge a company by how they handle problems, if they try to ignore it or make you jump through unnecessary hoops.
Good luck.
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tracon.elpMay 20, 2025 01:42 AM
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I'm going to ask something real stupid but I've been away from the pc world for a long time. What's the case use for something like this? Practicality. Really don't know what's in and not. I know it's not meant to be a monster to play high end things, but why are these built?
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danthemanx07May 20, 2025 11:34 AM
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Quote from tracon.elp :
I'm going to ask something real stupid but I've been away from the pc world for a long time. What's the case use for something like this? Practicality. Really don't know what's in and not. I know it's not meant to be a monster to play high end things, but why are these built?
Maybe someone will correct me, but this looks like a powerful enough unit to be a "desktop" computer. I am looking at it to replace my aging Lenovo laptop that won't support Windows 11. I think for internet browsing, Word, Excel, and Adobe PDF manipulation, this would be more than adequate.
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WuyiLMay 20, 2025 11:45 AM
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This one is cheap, using DDR4 instead of DDR5. https://youtu.be/6LKKXCmH2zU
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ApexLegendsMay 20, 2025 07:01 PM
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Quote from NIKKG :
If I were you guys, I would stay the F away from Miniforums refurbs. The last order I had, they sent me a filthy computer that was sticky all over, the computer kept on crashing and giving me BSOD. Took many weeks to return it and had to file a dispute with credit card company to get paid as they waited over a week since they received it and still didn't refund me, which is why I had to get the credit card company involved. Honestly, its just not worth the trouble. Got me instead a mac mini m4 for $450 from Microcenter and the thing has been flawless. Miniforums is a trash company to deal with, either buy it direct from Amazon or get another brand.
Thx good to know
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ElatedSpaniel543May 20, 2025 07:43 PM
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Quote from danthemanx07 :
Maybe someone will correct me, but this looks like a powerful enough unit to be a "desktop" computer. I am looking at it to replace my aging Lenovo laptop that won't support Windows 11. I think for internet browsing, Word, Excel, and Adobe PDF manipulation, this would be more than adequate.
I have one and this is an excellent, basically silent, and very powerful desktop computer for basically everything except serious AAA gaming.

The most vocal computer contingent of Slickdeals seem to be mostly four categories- hardcore gamers, people running generative AI at home, people editing 4K video, or people running home labs, and they comment with these perspectives in mind.
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namlookMay 20, 2025 11:16 PM
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Quote from NIKKG :
If I were you guys, I would stay the F away from Miniforums refurbs. The last order I had, they sent me a filthy computer that was sticky all over, the computer kept on crashing and giving me BSOD. Took many weeks to return it and had to file a dispute with credit card company to get paid as they waited over a week since they received it and still didn't refund me, which is why I had to get the credit card company involved. Honestly, its just not worth the trouble. Got me instead a mac mini m4 for $450 from Microcenter and the thing has been flawless. Miniforums is a trash company to deal with, either buy it direct from Amazon or get another brand.
That's good advice that Chinese PCs like this should be bought from Amazon or Walmart for easy returns when needed.
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noenMay 21, 2025 06:30 AM
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I ended up getting a NAB9 - it was about 50 bucks cheaper with same cpu, and dual Ethernet.

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