Beelink Mini PC, Mini S13 Intel Twin Lake N150 (up to 3.6GHz, 4C/4T), Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD, Desktop PC Dual HDMI 4K UHD/2.5Gbps/WiFi6/BT5.2/HTPC/NAS

This is my second Beelink purchase. Made a great replacement for the old desktop that can't upgrade to Windows 11. Excellent performance and easy to install. Excellent processing speed and plenty of memory for average users. Plenty of ports for accessories and easily upgraded if desired.

I use this for my UNRAID NAS platform. It's beautiful. Runs very quietly and very low power consumption. It can hold up to 24TB of solid state storage so it's great for an easy home server. Before settling on UNRAID, I also tested Open Media Vault, which it ran without issues. I ultimately went with UNRAID simply because it's easier.

I got this item for 60% off during a holiday sale. That put it right in line with the raspberry pi 5. But for that price, it outperforms the pi by a wide margin. This is a much better choice than waiting to get a pi 5. Even when not on sale is a strong consideration. I would recommend this for a project computer or for someone needing a computer dedicated to browsing and light gaming. The most taxing game I played just to test it out was doom 2016. It ran terribly until I scaled everything down to lowest settings, and set the resolution to less than 480p. At that point it looked like original doom. The eq12 is capable of emulation up to ps2/dreamcast/gamecube at native resolutions. This is with standalone emulators running in windows 11. Batocera is an option for a Linux based emulator box, but it may run into some issues with the WiFi module being too new for older Linux kernels. Off the top of my head, I believe you need to run kernal 6.2 or newer to support the WiFi card. My original purpose to get this was to replace my pi 4 running OMV 6. The pi 4 does not have the IO bandwidth to handle the sabrent 5 bay usb C dock. The pi 4 chokes on any real data handling and crumbles under a modest docker compose stack. This EQ12 handles the IO much better, even though my OMV 6 install is on kernal 6.15 which looses WiFi support. The EQ12 has 2.5gb lan, and with newer fanless 2.5gb switches on the market it makes up for the WiFi loss in spades. On sale the EQ12 is such an outstanding value that I bought two. One for my pi 4 server replacement, and one to replace the pi 5 I’m still waiting to get 5 months after ordering. I will keep one on widows 11, because even getting windows license and all the included hardware at retail prices is a decent value. The only slight complaint I have about the EQ12 is that the power cord feels cheep and the pc cannot be powered by usb c. Higher end models can run off of usb c, but the price climbs up quickly with each step up.

So far so good. Been using it for a few months with no issues. At this price, the value is excellent. Building a similar PC on my own would cost several times more, yet this tiny machine handles everything smoothly. It’s amazing how today’s technology makes such a compact computer so capable. Perfect for my father-in-law to watch YouTube, browse the web, and stream TV.

This thing is perfect for my needs - I shopped around on here for a solid ~60 days comparing different mini-PC brands and models, and their individual price points vs. features/compatibility. My needs were as follows: - < $200 in cost - minimum of N150 CPU - shipped with or can be upgraded to 32 GB RAM - M.2 NVMe Gen 3 minimum, with 2x M.2 slots, shipping with a minimum of 500 GB on at least one slot - must run Linux (Debian based distros) without causing any complications w/ the hardware - WiFi 6, BT 5.2 - minimum of 4x USB 3.2 ports - ideally at least 1x USB-C port (this is the only attribute that this machine is lacking!) Immediately upon arrival, I installed a second M.2 NVMe @ 1 TB, and a few days later I upgraded the RAM, replacing the single stick of 16 GB DDR4 it shipped with, and installed a single 32 GB DDR4 - I believe this is more than the manufacturers max specs, but I did research this before doing so, just as I have with my other machines that have hardware upgrades beyond max specs. I left Windows 11 Pro that it shipped with on the 500 GB M.2, and then installed MX Linux 23.6 onto the secondary M.2 1 TB that I installed, and assigned the secondary M.2 running MX Linux to be the primary boot device.. Everything works perfectly, without any problems whatsoever. Before the upgrade of the RAM from 16 to 32 GB, Windows 11 Pro felt snappy and responsive for most basic tasks, but heavy multitasking began to make things feel sluggish. However, when booting into MX Linux, this thing shreds.. Everything is extremely smooth, and super responsive, even when heavy multitasking, and this was before the upgrade of the RAM to 32 GB.. Basically, if you prefer to use Linux as your primary OS on bare metal, this thing feels much better in Linux vs. Windows, but that is to be expected. Video quality is good, no screen tearing or anything like that in Linux, but I have not tried installing any distro with a KDE Plasma desktop environment yet, which is where I would expect to experience anything suboptimal relating to the video. As for noise level, even with the fans dialed all the way up, it is barely audible. Overall, this thing is well worth the price, and I would highly recommend it to others: 5/5, A+

Yes you're not going to be playing your favorite AAA first-person shooter at 4K 120Hz, but makes a great low power eco-friendly PC that you can run 24/7 for hosting things like Minecraft, Pal World, etc. servers. Running an idle Pal World server only seems to be pulling about 7.5W, so will only cost you pennies a day. Also makes a fine PC for basic home office stuff like surfing the web, checking email, etc. Again don't expect to render 8K video content on this little guy. Also amazed that it comes with a full-blown version of Windows 11 Pro, but I'm sure it's fully capable of running your favorite flavor of Linux if you so desire. Do the research online if concerned about where this computer was designed/manufactured (China), and be mindful of what network you connect it to and what data you put on it or it has access to. Some online have reported finding malware/spyware installed on some of these mini PCs that was a relatively easy to remove but I would be more concerned about something more nefarious embedded in the hardware or BIOS that would be much harder to detect or remove, Even with a complete OS reinstall. Regardless of the above, I considered the risk acceptable for my home use which seemed to be the general consensus online. In any case I would never use a system like this in my business, and certainly not for anything mission-critical, access to critical infrastructure or with access to sensitive data.

I ordered with excitement. I hooked it up and followed windows recommendation to update. Circled for a day and tried and tried. It never updated. Contacted Beelink with help and they told me to do a clean install of Windows 11. Cool, I need to do a boot drive and completely wipe a brand new computer. That took another day. Then It stopped me at the Install Network Driver because it has no drivers, since it's a complete wipe and install. I'm now stuck without a functioning computer and beelink's support page is less than helpful. I ordered a new computer, not a project - or so I thought. Avoid.

Wow … real computer … smaller than a pack of cigarettes