Beelink EQI Mini PC W-11 Pro i5-12450H 32GB DDR4 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD Dual Display 4K@60Hz Output, Wi-Fi 6, RJ45, Built in PSU Office Mini Computer

8/2025 Update: I bought a SECOND to replace yet another W10. CAUTION: Do NOT connect to the Internet when initiating at first or else you cannot create a local Admin! If you attach the Internet from the get-go, it forces you to use a MicroSoft Account. The paper instructions make no mention of this!In July, I wrote: This EQi has W11 and Edge installed but otherwise a BARE machine (no bloat ware). To become useful, I added Norton 360, Chrome, RevoUninstall, Acrobat Reader (which loads McAfee (ack!)- which I immediately uninstalled), Notepad+, Paint.Net, etc. I was quite dubious until a friend bought one. I am an old-school tower guy building my own PCs since 1983 ... but this miniPC has turned the entire PC world into a consumable with the whisper fan being the SOLE moving part (not even aware it is running). You need an HDMI monitor (or two). CAUTION: Leaving USB thumb drives in for 30 minutes will heat up thumb drive (Use only for porting files in/out of the miniPC). So far, VERY impressed after full day of preparing it to replace an old W10 tower.

I recently revamped my home workstation, but having 2 monitors connected to a laptop that's nearly 5 years old was proving to be a somewhat inefficient setup, so I started shopping around for mini PCs. I initially had a different model from Beelink in my cart and happened to see this one in the recommended products right at the last minute; the specs were too good to pass up and I went ahead and spent the extra money. Setup was simple and fast. I like that it came with Windows 11 by default but that it was kind of a bare-bones installation without a lot of extra Microsoft bloatware. I've got one of my monitors connected via the HDMI port and the other connected via a HDMI/USB-C DisplayLink adapter; at first, the PC wasn't recognizing this monitor for some reason, but after restarting it to allow some other settings to take effect, the DisplayLink works just fine. I'm glad to have 4 USB ports as well. In terms of performance, everything is very fast and smooth; apps launch quickly and run well thanks to those 32 GB of RAM. I use my home workstation for working from home part time, which includes a remote connection to my office computer and a variety of Zoom/Teams calls and meetings, and this PC handles all of that well. I did have a little bit of an issue getting the new version of Teams installed, but that was more of a Windows 11 problem than a problem with this actual PC. One of the other reasons I opted for this model with more processing power and RAM is because I also do a fair bit of graphic design and am often handling large Photoshop files that my laptop sometimes struggled with, and so far they've all been a piece of cake for this little guy. I can't really speak to its performance with games (I'm a console gal), but I haven't had any issues with ordinary video streaming. It's also a very quiet little machine; I do have it mounted under my standing desk so that might kind of muffle any noise it's making, but I rarely even notice it making noise at all.Very pleased so far.

Best desktop ever and I’ve had a lot of brands. I’m a fan!

What a monumental mistake! I opened the case right away and put a sata ssd in the machine. The ribbon cable connecting the sata ssd came loose on one end, so I just pushed it back into the seat and closed the case. I didn't need the drive right away and didn't give it further thought until recently. That was the mistake. By the time I found out that the bios doesn't register the sata ssd, it was too late; out of warranty. I have taken it apart and properly connected and reconnected the cable ad infinitum and nothing. Now I have a machine that is out of warranty and cannot add an ssd because there is something very faulty. The ribbon cable and connectors are horrible quality. I just wish I had tested it right away and returned it. This is not reilable hardware. I bought a Dell micro, slightly larger footprint, but reliable and good quality components. Don't waste you money and time. The machine works okay with the nvme drive but I cannot expand it with a sata ssd as intended. I recommend you buy something else; anything else but Beelink.Update: It took forever, and after customer service could be of no help whatsoever, what I exptected since it was out of warranty. They handed me off to their parts people and I made my best guess that the ribbon cable connecting the 2.5 inch drive bay connector to the motherboard was the problem.I ordered the ribbon cable, but they sent the drive connector bracket instead. I wrote, sent of photo of what I got and asked for the cable. Eventually, and it wasn't that easy, I got the ribbon cable and my guess was correct; problem solved, the cost was reasonable since I made the repair, and I am happy to have the machine function as intended, but I'd still go with sturdier hardware that has an established supply chain, convenient and easy to access.Nice little computer, but I replaced it with a Dell Optiplex 7050 refurbished (pay attention to seller rating) for way less money, slightly larger footprint but sturdier and great parts availability to adapt and bring fully up to speed.