Beelink Mini S12 Pro Mini PC, Intel 12th Gen N100 (4C/4T, up to 3.4GHz), 16GB DDR4, 500GB SSD, Desktop Computer Support Dual HDMI 4K@60Hz, WiFi 6, BT5.2, NAS, Low Power

Bought the 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD version. Good quality and design, very quiet and reliable. Surprisingly it shipped with Windows 11 Pro, nice to be able to use Microsoft Remote Desktop to manage it. I added a 2TB SATA SSD and upgraded the RAM to 32GB. Installed Plex Media Server, it's a perfect media center computer without spending much. Almost pure Intel in terms of internal components, so it'll be easy to maintain. It's easy to open the case and work on. Not screaming fast but it's not slow either. Perfect for basic desktop productivity too. I highly recommend this Beelink mini PC, it has a lot of bang for the buck.

I found out Plex requires you to be fully online to work. Had it running on my Nvidia Shield. I bought this to be a server for my home multimedia library using Jellyfin and it exceeded expectations. It's small and lightweight, quiet, runs really well, and has so far handled everything I've thrown at it (1080p and 4K video streams). It even has a generous SDD. I was also pleasantly surprised that Windows 11 was preinstalled on this $150 machine. I'm running Ubuntu on it, but the fact that I can dual boot Windows if I need to is a plus. I would recommend this completely to anyone wanting to run a Jellyfin server for their media.

inexpensive, arrived quickly, easy to set up and works as advertised. couldn't ask for more

I purchased this mini from Beelink (I have half a dozen Beelinks) to replace my U55 which was having issues. Setup was a bit troublesome after the new Windows setup. Win 11 was out of date and needed to be updated-no big deal. The other problem was the Intel chipset drivers were not installing in Windows Update. I downloaded the Intel Drivers & Support app and it found several updates. After installing all the Windows and Intel updates the mini PC was working perfectly. All I use this mini for is to serve as my TV streaming device. This mini has 16GB of memory and a 1 TB NVME which both are upgrades from my U55 (8GB and 256GB NVME). I like the Beelink mini PC's, I've found them all to be very useful and for the most part problem free.

This little box replaces an i7 2600K system I had been using as a file server / PLEX server. Nearly the same computing power with only 6w TDP (instead of 95w + GPU/etc). As a basic PC for web browsing and watching videos, this mini PC is perfectly fine. I grabbed a 16GB/1TB unit for under 200. The drive is just a cheap nvme; it reads/writes in the 600-800 mb/sec range which is plenty fast for a little file server/browser. I wouldn't expect much on video power but drives my 3440x1440 display at 85hz, which isn't bad.*Turning off? If the unit keeps going to sleep/hibernating (even with sleep set to "off"), you may need to search for the "Control Panel" and find the idle PC hibernation settings within that are not accessible in the standard Windows 11 Settings app. Mine was set (by default) to hibernate at 180 minutes of idle time.We also have a 5800h / 32GB mini PC. A huge step up from this unit but it's also a 45w TDP as opposed to 6w. If all you need is a web browser for the office/ for Mom/ an HTPC or a file server, this low power n100 unit might be all you need.

I bought this in October as a test, and finally set it up last week. Windows ran fine, but I could never get it to update Windows because of the temperature issues.Simple Windows Update drove the CPU temperatures up to 105 degrees Celsius, and the unit would shut itself down to protect against thermal damage. Removing the bottom of the device and leaving it open helped, but temperatures were still up between 90C and 95C, and the CPUs were capped at 25% capacity. So opening a browser window might take 20 seconds.Eventually the unit stopped booting, and I'm glad because I don't need to invest any more time into getting this working. It goes into the trash as I'm likely out of the warranty period, and there's no real data on the device anyway.I'd say this is a hard AVOID.

My old plex server died and I needed a replacement. The beelink showed up and had zero issues setting up windows, even connected to a network. I installed Avast antivirus and threw Plex server on there. In about an hour I was streaming test content via plex.This little guy has zero issues with 480p DVD quality streaming. I also tested up to 1080p and that was fine (although sometimes a noticeable few seconds, <5, to buffer). Most of my collection is ripped DVDs so that's fine.It totally choked on a 4K stream attempt. Don't buy this if you want to stream 4K.A single 480 plex stream uses about 25% of the CPU. I usually stream to a single TV so that's perfect. It should work ok for ~3 streams but I haven't maxed it out yet.All my data is going in an external drive caddy that connects via USB.I have not yet configured it to also work as a file server using windows 11 but see no major roadblocks. Its a standard windows 11 install.For my use case this little device was cheap, easy to setup and seems to work perfectly. We'll see how it holds up in the long run.

This is a great little PC for office and video with a very small form factor that makes it easy to hide away. Comes with a bracket to attach on the VESA mounting area of your monitor, even if you are already using the VESA to mount your monitor. (Be aware, some monitors hide the VESA mount if using the stand that came with the monitor.) The bracket could also be used to mount the PC on a wall or board. Great PC for remote desktop sessions. Mine came with Windows 11, so I was happy about that.