Beelink Mini PC, Mini S12 Pro Intel 12th N100(Up to 3.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 500GB M.2 SSD, Desktop Computers Support 4K Dual HDMI Display/WiFi6/BT5.2/USB3.2/1000Mbps LAN/WOL Home/Office

An Excellent Business Computer
We purchased 22 of these computers to replace our Windows 10 computers that could not be upgraded to Windows 11. These computers are great for business workstations. The all have Windows 11 Pro installed and activated. I didn’t have the slightest problem setting up all 22 computers. Someone else left a review that the internal hard drive was actually a SATA3 SSD, but that was not the case. I opened all 22 and they all indeed had a half terabyte M.2 SSD drive and a free port to add a SATA3 2.5″ drive. These computers are more than fast enough for our various medial offices. The 2 monitors support also worked without problem. This computer even includes a HDMI cable if you need one. For the price, I can’t think of anything better. 5 Stars!

Expectations compared to results
The good: Power supply is internal. Larger heatsink than EQ12’s. Good cooling. Dual NVME slots. Dual NICsRoom for improvement: In my opinion, the EQ 13 should have included dual 2.5G ethernet. Included SSD is only good for about 500 MB per second. EQ 13 probably should have used DDR5 instead of DDR4.Performance as is: Performance out of the box is very satisfactory for a quad core with 16G ram. Video output streaming is better than the EQ12’s in N100 / N305.Improvements that one can perform yourself: Replace the SSD with a decent quality NVME can boost speeds from 500 MB per second to about 3500 MB/sec in slot 1. SSD does not apparently work in NVME slot 2. Second NVME slot tops out at about 900 MB /sec ; still quite an improvement over the included SSD drive.While the specs suggest that 16GB DDR4 is the max, I put in a Corsair Vengeance 32GB SODIMM and so far it recognizes it and works under Windows and Linux. Tested speeds of 1GB ethernet was satisfactory and works good enough. My intentions for the device may include using it as a virtualization host but primarily for testing linux distros, and acquainting myself with Linux as a platform moving forward.Would I buy again: Possibly. I do really like having the power supply in the chassis. For most things, the 1GB ethernet is satisfactory, although I would have preferred 2.5 GBE. System has been quite stable and works well. If the N305 version came back as the EQ12 Pro or EQ13 Pro, I’d buy 3 in a heartbeat. As the N200, if I need a unit or two, I would not hesitate to purchase even this N200 EQ13 .Amazon Listings: The Amazon listings for the EQ13 are all over as far as accuracy is concerned. So instead, I went to Beelink’s own site to get specs; The EQ13 is 16 GB DDR4, with dual 1.0 GB ethernet included plus a Wi-Fi adapter included. The included power supply works well. The temperature that the fans turn on can be controlled within the BIOS and works well. The two NVME slots have an included heatsink. The NVME’s do not get particularly hot. The primary NVME slot is 3 lane PCIE 4.0 which can max out at Gen 3 speeds ( about 3500 MB per second ) and the second slot is limited to 1 lane and tops out at about 900 MB per second. The included UHD graphics works well with streaming services like youtube; Intel UHD graphics are somewhat less robust than integrated AMD graphics; Occasional dropped packets with Youtube is normal, but this version does seem to fare better than the EQ12 and EQ 12 Pro. Still, even the EQ12 and EQ 13 are perfectly OK for normal day to day use. I would not consider this platform a gaming system; although it may run emulation for other platforms OK.The N200 gives the end user a little more headroom than the N100’s do. Still, I’d buy again if I needed an additional unit or two.What features I found attractive: Integrated power supply is a very nice feature. N200 – a little more headroom. N100’s can bog down during Windows Updates a bit. Dual NVME slots. Dual network adapters. Overall, it’s a good little computer for the price and features included.FWIW: The reason that the NVME slots are 3 lane and 1 Lane is an Intel limitation on these lower end processors. It’s not really a Beelink design fault; but a limitation of the intel chipset. It works the same on many N100’s / N200’s, and N305’s as well, Beelink and other brands.

Pleasant surprise
For the price,, this little pc does a great job’. Runs Basic programs fine. I’m not a power user or gamer, but fine for quicken, TurboTax, office. Well worth the money.

I like these mini computers a lot, and ended up buying two of them after owning one for almost a year.They have their limitations with 4 cores, but knowing that, these things perform like a 8th generation i5 laptop in such a small form factor, they can handle business apps with ease and are more than well suited for home entertainment.I ran into an issue with the last Win 11 24H2 upgrade, and the beelink customer support team helped resolve it with a few emails.

We use Apple products but every now and then you need a PC to do something you just can’t find an app for the Mac. I was going to buy a used laptop but this was cheap and new and fits our use case perfectly. It was super easy to set up although I did need to buy a wired mouse and keyboard. The Windows 11 Pro installed was at end of life but I was able to install a newer version without a problem. There was no garbage installed. Everything runs quickly and smoothly. Can’t go wrong for the money.