Beelink Mini S12 Pro Mini PC, 12th Gen Intel-N100 (4C/4T, Up to 3.4GHz), 16GB RAM DDR4 500GB SSD, Mini Desktop Computer 4K@60Hz, Dual HDMI, WiFi6, BT5.2, USB3.2, LAN, Low Power

Great for a simple plex server
My old plex server died and I needed a replacement. The beelink showed up and had zero issues setting up windows, even connected to a network. I installed Avast antivirus and threw Plex server on there. In about an hour I was streaming test content via plex.This little guy has zero issues with 480p DVD quality streaming. I also tested up to 1080p and that was fine (although sometimes a noticeable few seconds, <5, to buffer). Most of my collection is ripped DVDs so that's fine.It totally choked on a 4K stream attempt. Don't buy this if you want to stream 4K.A single 480 plex stream uses about 25% of the CPU. I usually stream to a single TV so that's perfect. It should work ok for ~3 streams but I haven't maxed it out yet.All my data is going in an external drive caddy that connects via USB.I have not yet configured it to also work as a file server using windows 11 but see no major roadblocks. Its a standard windows 11 install.For my use case this little device was cheap, easy to setup and seems to work perfectly. We'll see how it holds up in the long run.

Fantastic file/media server
This little box replaces an i7 2600K system I had been using as a file server / PLEX server. Nearly the same computing power with only 6w TDP (instead of 95w + GPU/etc). As a basic PC for web browsing and watching videos, this mini PC is perfectly fine. I grabbed a 16GB/1TB unit for under 200. The drive is just a cheap nvme; it reads/writes in the 600-800 mb/sec range which is plenty fast for a little file server/browser. I wouldn’t expect much on video power but drives my 3440×1440 display at 85hz, which isn’t bad.*Turning off? If the unit keeps going to sleep/hibernating (even with sleep set to “off”), you may need to search for the “Control Panel” and find the idle PC hibernation settings within that are not accessible in the standard Windows 11 Settings app. Mine was set (by default) to hibernate at 180 minutes of idle time.We also have a 5800h / 32GB mini PC. A huge step up from this unit but it’s also a 45w TDP as opposed to 6w. If all you need is a web browser for the office/ for Mom/ an HTPC or a file server, this low power n100 unit might be all you need.

Great Mini computer
Works well for basics like web, banking, online gaming, social media. Love the extra desk space.

So Far So Good
Bought this to use as a hobby pc – maybe virtual machines, plex, etc. Out of the box, setup is easy. Nice small unit and runs fast. I upgraded the 500 ssd to a 2T ssd, which seems to be working fine. the ssd runs at x1, instead of of the current x4 due to limitations of the pc. But, for the price, it can’t be beat. I have setup features like WOL and completed updates. The only downside I’ve seen is I can hear the fan occasionally, which surprised me. This won’t matter since I plan to run headless in a network closet. Opening the unit for upgrades only requires four screws and easy access to the ram, ssd and 2.5 inch hard drive slot. Definitely a fun, affordable little unit capable of most home chores. I don’t play games, so I can’t comment on any heavy lifting, but look forward to running some virtual machines on the unit.

The CPU temperature was approching 70 degrees Celcius. I took the fan/heat sink assemply appart and found a tiny amount of heat sink compond. Stupid manufacturing flaw. Cleaned and reapplied a health amount of HS compond. The CPU temperature is now 40 degrees Cecius with room temperatures of 21 C.The computer is excellent. I have this on my yacht and it draws only 3 watts. I’m on inverter power some times. Very fast processig time.