Beelink EQI12 Mini PC,Intel 12th Gen Core i5-12450H (8C/12T,up to 4.4GHz),Mini Computer with 24GB LPDDR5 RAM 500GB M.2 2280 PCle 4.0x4 SSD,4K Dual Screen Display/WiFi6/BT5.2/USB3.2/Dual Gigabit LAN

I bought the i5-1235U model. I wanted a low power, compact, yet powerful mini-PC so I could run Proxmox and multiple virtual machines and LXC containers. I was able to easily load Proxmox 7.4 and upgrade to the Linux 6.2.6 kernel without issue. All hardware was recognized, and no hassle or driver issues. I did replace the NVMe SSD (which BTW, they use Kingston which is a very good brand, so kudos!) with a larger 1TB Samsung 980 Pro. Disassembling the case was not terribly hard, but a little tedious to get the fan and heatsink assembly out.Internally the PC is very premium. They put a thermal pad on the m.2 SSD, and the fan assembly has a large heat spreader that presses against the SSD. This should really help with SSD longevity. There is space and a connector for a SATA 2.5" SSD, in case you need extra storage. The WiFi card uses the m.2 A+E key, so you could in theory remove the WiFi card and install a Google Coral TPU. Those have a massive lead time, so I can't vouch that those cards work in this mini-PC but it should.I have a few minor nitpicks:1) Lack of 2.5Gbps NIC. Intel 2.5Gbps NICs have a history of problems, so maybe use Realtek or something.2) Needs more USB-C ports that are 10Gbps or faster3) The fabric top is baffling. Makes for cleaning and removing dust extremely hard. It needs to be solid plastic like every other mini-PC out there.I contacted tech support to get the auto-power on instructions, which they promptly sent. Took all of 1 minute in the BIOS to change the setting. I verified auto power on works as expected.With a Home Assistant OS VM, and 5 LXC containers, the steady state power draw is 8w. This is excellent! The CPU is very powerful, so even with all these services running steady-state CPU usage is literally less than 2%.I highly recommend this mini-PC! Since the CPU is so powerful, unless you need all the horsepower you could get away with a less expensive model if you want to run Proxmox and a few VMs or containers.

I have now ordered at least a dozen of these computers over the last year and they have all worked flawlessly. They are fast with solid state drives and can support 2 4K monitors. They also have excellentcustomer service. I used to order the Intel NUC series mini computers but had several of them fail. I would recommend the Beelink brand to anyone needing a small form factor computer at a great price!

After almost a year of daily use, this PC is holding up great. Fan is a bit audible if sitting up on the desktop and running things that are high CPU load, but not excessively loud or higher-pitched, like some other similar form factor builds. Main uses are web and office apps, as well as video and music streaming. The Windows installation this arrived with was not activated, so had to contact Beelink support to resolve.

I've been using these i5-12450H loaded mini-PCs this years as office workstations for basic Microsoft 365 and ERP workloads. These things are quite fast and I've had zero complaints about performance lag. Amazing how far tech has advanced in the past 2 years. Desktop towers are on the brink of obsolete.The Beelink performs as well as any that I've tried with the added bonus of not coming with highly illegal malware preloaded into a bogus Windows OS like the Ace Magician machines do (or at least did). My only knock on this one is the Display Port. I'd normally go with something that has 2 HDMI ports since the vast majority of monitors and displays used by everyday people do not have DP connections. I went with Beelink just because their reputation is solid and I could rely on them to not try to spy on my organization and sell data to ransomware outfits. I figured I would just use one of the DP to HDMI adapters out of storage and be good to go. It turns out, you can only use the DP port for your second monitor with an active DP 1.4 to HDMI 2.1 cable which is $20-40 dollars. A common DP 1.2 to HDMI 1.4 adapter does not work. This doesn't take away from the machine's performance but the exclusive port requires you to make an extra purchase if you plan on using it for a second HDMI monitor. Not to mention time lost researching the problem and losing a couple days waiting on another cable to show up. Not sure why a mini PC would need an 8K capable display port when it only produces up to 4K but there's nothing wrong with having the advanced tech if you advertise it properly and warn buyers of the requirements for adapting which most people will need to do.

I impulse bought one of these because it seemed pretty cool and the price was right. I almost sent it back before I opened the package but decided to give it a try. Well, I like it. I mounted it on the back of a cheap 24" monitor. Got a cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and it works great. For what I do it's perfect. Takes no room on my desk and is surprisingly fast. Faster than the I5-750 gaming system I built some years ago. So far it's completely reliable, it does not have a bunch of bloatware on it and just works. Thinking about getting another to replace the wife's computer.

This is my second Beelink mini computer and I love it.So fast, so powerful, and so small.

Awesome little power house. I use it more than the desktop I built and it was less than a quarter of the cost.

I'm using this MiniPC in my shop to manage my laser engraver and CNC router. All software runs well. The computer is silent though there is an internal fan. There's enough RAM and long term storage to make it a good replacement for the tower PC it replaces.