Beelink Mini PC, Mini S12 Intel 12th N95(Up to 3.4GHz), 8GB DDR4 256GB M.2 SSD, Desktop Computers Support 4K Dual HDMI Display/USB3.2/1000Mbps LAN/WOL Home/Office

I’ve been using the Beelink Mini S12 Mini PC and it’s been a great little computer for everyday use. It’s very small, quiet, and doesn’t take up much space on the desk, which I really like. It runs smoothly for browsing, streaming, office work, and regular multitasking. Setup was simple, and it works well with dual monitors too. It’s not meant for heavy gaming or video editing, but for daily tasks it performs really well. Overall, it’s a good value mini PC if you want something compact, fast enough for normal use, and energy-efficient. Great choice for home office or family computer.

I have tested this out almost completely, and I have to say I am happier with this mini-PC than I ever was with those bulky gaming PCs. These can fit almost anywhere, the vesa mount (though I didn't use it) is great for those looking to install this away from prying eyes. As for its performance, it works VERY good with games, it loads up quickly and you barely feel any lag, it easily recognizes the usb controllers used, and for the price, this computer really works so well. I don't use it on wifi, so I cannot comment on that, but the LAN works perfectly well, so surfing the internet or playing online is as smooth as butter! The case is strong and fits sturdily on any surface you place it on, and I was able to easily install my solid slate hard drive from my failed gaming PC into this one, so I didn't lose anything important from my old PC. The video card, though integrated, is pretty good; works well and plays games fairly well. Finally, my only complain about this is that is only has 1 audio jack port, and while it's good and functional, I have to constantly switch between my speakers and headphones. As for the USB ports, all 4 are 3.0, but they are just 4. You need an USB expansion port it you want to plug in more things. For myself, the mouse, keyboard and external drive are a must, but for that last port, I had to get an expansion port for my game controller, dvd disk reader, and printer. All that aside, for the sales price I paid for this, this is far and beyond worth it. HIGHLY recommended

Better than I thought. Got it for my wife who just uses it for Amazon, paying bills and email. Replaced her old Dell since it was Win 10 and got VERY SLOW! This Beelink is so much faster - boots quickly, silent, runs old Dell programs just fine. Takes up little space which is remarkable. Only concern after having it a month was update from Win 11 ver 24H2 to 25H2. Unsuccessful first couple attempts then a window popped up in the updates section to repair existing version. Clicked on it, seemed to clear everything up and the ver 25H2 was ready to install. Took a long time to install but turned out OK and works perfectly. Highly recommend this product.

I found that 90% of the time I was using my gaming PC for simple things like browsing and excel. I got this for those tasks to minimize the power used. This one had great reviews and seemed like it would work well. I chose this model over others because the price was under $200 and it also had a full 2280 m.2 drive. I was hoping to find one that would have space for a 2.5" laptop SDD but no luck for the price point. Other specs were perfect and I made the purchase. Setup was very easy. It came with the power cord, HDMI and even a mount for your monitor if you wanted (I did not use it). It was up and running in 5 minutes. It had to do a bunch of windows 11 updates. It get updating and restarting as normal. I did notice that the PC would slow down pretty bad when doing a windows update. I was a little concerned. It also kept failing at one big windows update. It never worked even after 5 attempts. The next day the PC stopped working all together. I would turn it on and get a blue screen from windows saying something had failed and I needed to fix/repair but it could not. I was about to return the item but decided to try and format everything and install windows 11 fresh. Took about an hour but the PC is running so much better. Even after updates and installs, the PC is perfect for my needs. Runs browsers well and office products like excel too. No issues. I stream movies on this as well. If you get this, I would highly recommend formatting and installing your own OS. I am not sure if there was bloatware or other programs running from the manufacturing but it is significantly faster with a clean install.

Excellent design. Low price. 6 Port m.2 bays. (yes they are a bit slow that's a CPU limitation however for its' price it's great). Dual 2.5GB LAN is great for Multichannel SMB. Supplied Win 11 Home is a poor NAS OS.

I own three of these; I use them primarily as smart TV boxes that integrate with my home entertainment system. They have all the connectivity, the speed, and the storage that I need for these uses. They are high quality and a good value for the money. I have also on one occasion swapped drives in one of these when I needed a backup machine just to continue working on word processing and Internet tasks related to my business as an author while I had my main machine in the shop for repair. This device was able to pick up the slack and allow me to continue on painlessly while I waited for my desktop machine to come back out of the shop. BTW: When I got them, I installed Windows Tiny 11 on all of them to make the machines run fast and light on resources rather using the full bloat version of Windows 11.

UPDATE 02/13/2025. AGAIN, DO NOT BUY BEE-LINK. Bee-link had me send all units back, at my cost. Bee-link does Not have a RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) account for shipping back bad units. They were supposed to reimburse me for the shipping, but I am still waiting over (2) months for reimbursement. They were supposed to send me all new units, but I am still waiting on the completion of that promise. I definitely will not be holding my breath. UPDATE 12/19/2024. After Beelink told us to perform (4) tests per unit ( 4 tests x 6 units ) to see if these fix the problems vs. issuing a RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) for the (6) defective units (@ $300 in IT man hours).....Beelink has the audacity to request that the Customer (me) mail back to (6) defective units to their facility (no RMA) at my expense. We have just LOST over $1,620 in expenses to Beelink + $300 in IT man hours = $1,920 total. AND they want us to send back the DEFECTIVE units at our cost. THAT'S A JOKE! This is NOT a company that anyone should do business with. No one should buy from Beelink because of this interaction and BAD customer service. We will NEVER buy from Beelink again. BUYER BE WARE!!! We will also be filing a USA BBB. Beelink is a CHINA Company (MONOMARK HOUSE 27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND WC1N 3AX) and everyone should be CAREFUL. Their customer service does NOT care about the customer and defective products. They only care about profits and how much they can get from the US Clients for their defective products. I have seen numerous complaints on REDDIT, Trustpilot, TomsHardware, etc. PLEASE BE CAREFUL and buy from a USA Manufacturer or a more trusted brand. BEELINK EQ13 Mini PC Intel N200, 16GB, DDR4, 500G is defective. We bought (6) of these units, and they all have FAILED. We paid $270 apiece for each one. $270 x 6 = $1,620 total. HDMI ports are not responsive. Blue screen of death. Periodic shutdowns. Running HOT. Our IT Department has spent countless hours trying to keep these units running for our office, and we cannot afford to continue with these specific units. These (6) units are still under the manufacturer’s warranty. We are looking into other manufacturers to replace these units. We will be filing a BBB Complaint against Beelink. We have a solution to the replacement these (6) defective units, with higher quality units or a full refund, and hope that Beelink reach out to us to resolve this issue.

The Verdict: This S13 Pro is a beast for a headless home lab. I’m currently running Umbrel OS and couldn’t be happier with the performance. Installation Tip: If you're planning to run Umbrel, I hit some snags with the 1.5 installer. The fix was simple: revert to the 1.4.2 installer for the initial setup. Once that's done, just run the update to 1.5 from within the dashboard and it works perfectly. OS Compatibility: Umbrel OS: Rock solid (after the workaround). Linux: I tested Ubuntu and Lubuntu; both recognized all hardware and ran great. Windows 11 Pro: Comes pre-installed and runs decent if you need a standard micro PC. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a low-power, high-performance node.