Beelink Mini PC,Mini S12 N95 Intel Alder Lake-N95 (up to 3.4GHz),12GB LPDDR5 500GB SATA3 SSD Mini Desktop Computer, Support 4K@60Hz Dual HDMI Display, 2.5G LAN/USB3.2/Low-Power Home/Office Micro PC

I bought this as I needed a router capable of 2.5Gbps for future internet speed upgrades and I did not want to spend $300+ dollars on a "gaming wifi router", or even more on a business solution. I presently have Gigabit fiber internet but it does provide a little overhead so I wanted to be able to make use of the extra speeds, but I didn't want to raw dog the internet so a router was needed. My fiber box only provides 2 IPs and no way of accessing the admin portal, making a router a necessity before branching out my network. I installed OPNsense on this machine after activating Windows on the included NVME, and replacing it with a spare NVME I had laying around. OPNsense installed like a charm on this little machine and both 2.5Gbps were recognized. I haven't noticed any issues with usability and it does a fantastic job of maintaining sub-70 degree temps. It's almost entirely quiet, so much so that I sometimes feel the need to check and make sure it's still running. From the brief time I spent fooling around inside Windows 11 on it, everything was snappy and usable. I imagine this would make a great mini PC for almost anyone. I can see it being a super useful streaming box for media, or for streaming Steam games in-network. Pros: 1. Dual 2.5Gbps ethernet ports for setting it up as a router 2. Quiet 3. Portable, if you need it 4. Dual HDMI 5. Even has a Type-C port 6. 2.5" SATA hookup for extra storage, should you need it Cons: 1. Getting to the internal NVME and RAM slots is a little difficult as the screw locations require thinner screwdrivers 2. The SATA connector attachment and ribbon cable seem like they could break easily when attempting to change/upgrade the RAM and/or NVME 3. Only 1 stick of RAM on the 16GB version, so you'd get better performance in Windows with dual channel. Overall, I like this thing and I may end up getting another one to fiddle around with for virtualization or for Steam game streaming to my living room.

I’m seriously impressed with this Beelink EQ14 Mini PC. Right now, it’s running my Arista NG / Untangle firewall setup like a champ — IPS, NAT, ACLs, all of it. It chews through traffic without hesitation and stays cool, quiet, and steady the whole time. Before that, it was my OPNsense box, and it handled that job just as effortlessly. It eats threats — nom, nom, nom — without breaking a sweat. Before becoming my edge protection (basically a digital condom with a PhD in security), this little Beelink was my mini office desktop, and it rocked it on the interwebs. Multiple browser tabs, streaming, remote sessions — it didn’t care. Smooth as butter the whole time. The Intel N150 chip and dual 2.5G LAN ports make it perfect for serious networking, and it still sips power like a pro. It’s compact, quiet, and efficient — the kind of setup you forget is even running until you realize how much it’s doing behind the scenes. Just keep expectations realistic — this isn’t a gaming rig. You’re not going to be running the latest AAA titles or cranking out high-end graphics. But for firewall duty, office tasks, streaming, and day-to-day computing, it absolutely shines. If you’re looking for a small, power-efficient beast that can handle both firewall and desktop duty, this little box punches way above its weight class.

Very happy with my Beelink. I setup a firewall/router with this unit, and it's been running perfectly! It ran decent with Windows 10 (about as well as can be expected with the N150 CPU), but it's absolutely perfect for a Linux build. I would not game on this unit, but for light productivity, or dedicated Linux applications, you can't beat the size, power consumption, or the price.

I love this minicomputer! It sits on my desk and a square covered Kleenex box can sit on it and barely hangs off two sides. I store nothing much on the computer as I use a cloud service, but it has worked very well for me. It does have a large genealogy tree on it but it doesn't seem care. No slow down, no noise, great Wi-Fi connectivity out in the country, speed is great, and I never notice it being hot. I'm glad this product was recommended to me by a family member.

I mounted this mini computer on my TV to handle simple tasks like email, video chatting, and smart home management. Compared to the top-of-the-line, same generation, Intel processor in my laptop, it's much slower and less responsive, but considering its price, functionality and small size, it's a great fit. Key features are good port availability, quiet performance, and value. The SSD can be upgraded, but unfortunately you'll be stuck with 16 Gb of RAM. I set up my own Windows account and one other local Admin account to allow my wife to access Outlook under her own credentials. This turned out to be a good ideal. Like most Windows systems, it requires immediate updating. Its modest speed and memory made updating quite lengthy, requiring about a dozen restarts, many of them manual. It was taking so long and not letting me login between reboots, I almost decided it was defective and needed to go back. My perseverance was eventually rewarded. However it still "stuck" at my login window, probably due to some Windows 11 conflict. Fortunately, that second local Admin account allowed me to get in, delete the first Admin account and create another. I was then able to login to Microsoft for both users and finish setup. I can't blame Beelink for this issue and it might not be a problem for you. That said, play it safe by setting up a second local Admin account before you begin the updating process.

This is a nice little unit I am going to repurpose into my main router after I tinker some more. In trials so far, it's just enough overkill for OPNsense duty. In Plex Media Server duty w/ a 4TB laptop mechanical hard drive installed it hard no problems... until I asked it to display subtitles. I had this set up at a house with much better TV reception than my main home. For just serving up files it's all you need and tbh, still overkill. The moment you need to burn-in subtitles one a single stream (required for all OTA closed captioning), the poor n100 starts screaming. It can handle one instance... and then it starts getting dodgy on commercial detection and if you fire up a second stream w/subtitles it's game over and stutter city. It has enough oomph for audio trascoding for Roku clients but any sort of subs and you're done. I retired it from Plex OTA server duty after 6 months of service. I was running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS fwiw. When hardware subtitles burn-in becomes a thing, this will be enough for any and all probably for a dozen clients but until then, be wary for this particular use case. Like I said earlier, it's really promising as a router; probably the best use case

**UPDATE** January 10th, 2026 - Reducing this to 3 stars due to a defective storage drive. While running OpnSense on this, I frequently ran into issues with local log retrieval. I opted to store logs on the built-in SSD instead of shipping them, knowing that 500GB was hilariously excessive for my needs. I thought the log retrieval issue was a quirk in the OpnSense build I was running, and eventually opted to upgrade to the latest version. After I upgraded to 25.7, my updates to the latest build were failing. Diagnostics showed repeated UFS errors (bad magic number, cylinder checkhash failed, etc.) and I/O errors even after multiple filesystem repairs. These findings combined with the early log retrieval issues certainly point to a failing SSD. I will need to replace the storage drive with something else, which will cost around 60 dollars. I would recommend for anyone purchasing the BeeLink Mini PC's to immediately switch the internal SSD with one from a more reputable brand, even if your local storage needs are low. *********** I purchased this while shopping and researching for a home OpnSense firewall build. Reasons I chose this Mini PC: Compact - Not trying to have an old Optiplex sitting on my TV stand 2.5 Gbps Ports - Absolutely perfect for this application. Better than 1Gbps, but not too much for the hardware to handle. Intel Celeron N100 - Low power, but still considered "high performance" by ZenArmor 500GB NvME - Great for system performance and plenty of space for log storage 16 GB DDR4 - Plenty of overhead for ZenArmor, IDS, IPS, etc. For the uninitiated, OpnSense is an open source, powerful and feature-rich firewall software that allows great visibility and control for your home network. It is free to download and install, and beats the snot out of any consumer wireless router. It can run on a variety of hardware, including old PCs. This Mini PC is perfectly spec'd for OpnSense. For the initiated: My home network is very small: 2 PCs, 2 smart TVs, a robot vacuum and 5 mobile devices. My internet connection is roughly 400mbps down and 10mbps up. I run QoS, ZenArmor and five VLANs. I run OpnSense "bare metal" because I am uninterested in dealing with latency and routing issues brought on by virtualization. I use two TP-Link 8 port Gigabit smart switches and an OpnSense router for wireless VLANs to achieve a multiple SSID network configuration with segmentation. I will admit I was a little bummed that the PC was light grey rather than dark grey like I imagined. I was impressed with the OEM Windows 11 installation, but I immediately wiped it out by installing OPNsense, which went perfectly fine. CPU usage is very low, even during speed tests while running QoS and ZenArmor. I have not installed WireGuard yet but I am certain it will perform just fine. My old HP T620 Thin Client had CPU spikes to 100% pretty consistently and didn't seem to handle local log storage or IDS/IPS very well. It was also much bulkier, and had a 1Gbps NIC. Overall, I am very impressed with this Mini PC's performance. I can't recommend this enough for OpnSense or virtualization projects.

I’m so impressed with this product that I’ve already bought three of them. The main reason I chose it over other Beelink products is its internal PSU, which makes the device and its wires incredibly space-efficient. It operates exceptionally cool and quietly, with barely noticeable fan noise. It comes with a lean Windows 11 Pro that has been debloated, which I highly appreciate. It’s perfect for productivity, media consumption, and light gaming. However, I didn’t purchase this device thrice solely for Windows 11. I’ve installed headless Ubuntu servers on two of them: one as the primary server and the other as a backup. These servers run PiHole, NUT (Network UPS Tool), Plex media, and syslog service. The third one serves as a lab environment, where I test and learn about different Linux operating systems, TrueNAS, Proxmox, and Docker containers, before deploying the same configurations in my production environment / home network. I’ve heard people use this product as a hardware firewall, but I haven’t had the chance to try it out yet. I’ll definitely give it a try someday. Overall, Beelink EQ14 is a highly versatile product that supports a wide range of operating systems and services. It’s incredibly powerful and has made me very happy with my purchase decision.

Excelente. Estou usando com proxmox para virtualizar o pfsense. Eu havia comprado um firewall appliance da china e so tive problemas. Esse funciona muito bem, esquenta bem menos. Recomendo