Beelink EQI12 Mini PC,Intel 12th Gen Core i3-1220P (10C/12T,up to 4.4GHz),Mini Computer with 24GB LPDDR5 RAM 500GB M.2 2280 PCle 4.0×4 SSD,4K Dual Screen Display/WiFi6/BT5.2/USB3.0/Dual Gigabit LAN

Excellent mini-PC for home labs with Proxmox
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.

Great replacement for an older Intel NUC that wouldn’t support Windows 11
My wife’s main PC for years was an Intel i5 NUC that we bought years ago. It had relatively good specs for it’s time, but slower 2nd Gen i5, small amount of RAM and limited storage, plus the fact that it couldn’t upgrade to Windows 11 meant it was time for something new. This Beelink SEI12 cost just a little over half of what her original Intel NUC cost, came with 4x CPU Threads, 4x the RAM, and 4x the storage of her old machine, and Windows 11. Setup was a snap with the only hiccup being the time it took to download the latest Windows 11 patches to bring it fully up to date. It’s fast, responsive and best of all – quiet. Which was one of her most important requirements. It’s not totally silent, but near enough that she doesn’t find it distracting (about the same as the previous Intel NUC).

Very small and capable PC – not quiet and runs hot under load
I was surprised by how small this PC is. I purchased the miniforum DeskMini TH50 Mini PC at the same time, and the beelink is significantly smaller – about half the volume.If size is a concern, there is probably not much better for the price than this pc. However, due to physics, it does run hot and thermal throttle under load. Also, because of the small fan, it does make a high pitched sound that can be annoying if the pc is close to you.

After reinstalling Win11Pro for personal use, it rocks as an HTPC
It is sent with Win11Pro pre-installed, but installed as a work or company PC. This causes a lot of lockdowns on the registry as well as local and group policies that got in the way for an HTPC. I retrieved the activation key from the registry, then reinstalled using the personal PC option and everything works perfectly.

Produto funcional e atende as minhas demandas.