Beelink EQ14 Mini PC, Intel Twin Lake N150(Up to 3.6GHz) 16GB DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD, 2.5G Dual LAN Mini Computer Supports WiFi6, BT5.2, USB3.2, 4K@60Hz Dual HDMI Display, Home-Server/Network Firewall

Excellent device for where it is suited; worked great out of the box

Excellent mini PC. It was able to add another NVME to expand its capacity. Very easy to service and maintain.

Small, quiet, looks good and works great with the TV. Got it for work to monitor the cameras. Compatible with tv or monitor. Looks like a small box. Easy to hide. Has enough power to run the 15 cameras with no pixilation. Pretty sturdy as I dropped it and it didn’t break.

I'm impressed so far. My greatest fear was that the Beelink EQ14 mini pc would NOT have intel NICs, but in fact it does have a pair of I226 (high quality) intel NICs making it a perfect box for proxmox, opnsense, or pfsense. I'm very happy how cool and quiet the fan is so far. Using this to configure a router firewall has gone well (it's not deployed yet). The memory and ssd appear to be no name so hopefully they will hold up over time.

I purchased this system to replace a very old Dell MFF 7070 with an i7 processor. Interestingly, this i3 1220P benchmarks faster than the system it replaces. My purpose for this system is a Proxmox host which installed without any issues. All network connections are recognized but the 2.5Gbe ports only operate at 1Gbe out of the box with Proxmox.I cannot attest to the network port performance with Windows 11 since I replaced the SSD with one of my own for Proxmox. I am still in the processing of troubleshooting. It looks like you have to custom compile a driver for Proxmox to work with the included Realtek network interfaces.The chassis seems well built. Adding a second SSD is a little tricky but relatively easy to figure out. The SSD's stack on top of each other. In order to install/replace the bottom one, you have to remove the top SSD.I also replaced the 16GB RAM with 32GB RAM I had left over from another project. The system handled it without any issues. I may decide to upgrade to 64GB RAM for Proxmox but I want to give the system some time to assess its overall performance. For my use case, running Proxmox with 3 CT's and 4 VM's, the CPU utilization averages about 2%. The thermals and power consumption are much better than the system it replaced.I do not understand why companies cover up the access screws to get to the inside of the box to perform upgrades. The stupid little rubber plugs are a pain to remove and serve no purpose. I did appreciate the little pull flap to remove the cover once you finally get the screws out.This is a very compact mini PC and is a good value for my use case. I have no need for gaming but will likely use the onboard Intel graphics controller for a future application with IP cameras, AI or media server. Overall I am happy with the purchase with the caveat that I need to resolve the Realtek network driver issue to fully utilize the 2.5Gbe speeds.

I bought this so I could run OPNsense on it (a simpler version of pfSense). It's free firewall software running on the FreeBSD operating system that has more functionality than just a traditional firewall, like blocking ads and privacy-invading trackers. (The benefits of blocking ads at the firewall are that it works for all connected computers, and it uses less bandwidth than a browser-based ad-blocker, so it actually speeds up web browsing a little bit).I have this mini PC running OPNsense connected to my Xfinity cable modem for Internet access, and connected to a Ubiquiti U6-Mesh WiFi access point on the other LAN port. So any PC/laptop/phone connected to the WiFi access point uses the OPNsense firewall and all its features. The specific Beelink EQ14 that I got uses Intel NICs rather than Realtek ones, which people report having better success & performance with Intel NICs for OPNsense or pfSense. But their product page for the EQ14 doesn't specify the brand of NICs, so I'm not sure if you're guaranteed to get Intel (from what I've read, some people have gotten Realtek NICs).For my purpose, this mini PC is overkill specs-wise. The CPU rarely goes over 15% usage, and RAM usage is also under 10%. But I like this because that means it should have more than enough performance for years to come. And it means I could also use more advanced functionality of OPNsense like VPNs and VLANs, if ever desired. I bought this specific mini PC because of the dual 2.5GB LAN ports, and because it has been reviewed as one of the quietest mini PCs, which I have found to be the case. You have to put your head right next to it in order to hear it at all.

I purchased one of these EQ12 PCs to use as a Plex server when my old server finally gave out. At first this seemed like a really good deal price wise and after installing plex on the EQ12 is was up and running and it had no problem transcoding when it had too. A couple of weeks after the return window closed, I noticed the EQ12 started to have random shut down issues. I was unable to find the cause in the logs and I contacted support. Support answered me promptly and checked the BIOS to see if it was up to date and if a few of the settings were correct. They also wanted me to disassemble the unit and reseat the RAM which I was not really sure how to do on these units. Still being under warranty, they wanted me to reinstall Windows 11 following a tutorial they provided in a link that offered incorrect instructions. I believe that this is some kind of a hardware issue causing the unit to overheat and shut down randomly. I moved my Plex server to a mid-tower PC for now which has been working fine so far while I look for a replacement as these EQ12 or any of these N100 mini-PCs aren't very reliable. This might be good if you need a spare PC around the house or just to use for some non-essential tasks. I would avoid these units as support does not really care and does not stand behind their products. Save your money and put it toward a Mini PC from a reputable manufacturer or consider investing in a low power consuming NAS.