Beelink MINI-S12 Mini PC N95 Win-11 Pro 8GB RAM 256GB SSD $174.25 Delivered @ Beelink Official Store via Amazon AU

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Mostly Fanless on 28/08/2023 - 15:09 amazon.com.au (717 clicks)
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Note: there is a $50 coupon on the Amazon page to get this deal, but it doesn't have a name to put in the field above.

I've been a little bit sceptical of the "value proposition" of some of these low power mini PCs when you compare them performance/dollar with the Ryzen minis. However this one was too good to pass up!

• Alder Lake N95 CPU
• 8 GB SODIMM RAM (3200MHz?)
• 256 GB NVMe SSD
• slot for 2.5" SSD/HDD (doesn't say max thickness but I'd assume 9mm)
• 2 x HDMI 4k@60Hz
• 4 x USB 3.2 (type A), 1GBe, Audio 3.5mm
• WiFi 5
• BT 4.2
• Windows 11 Pro
• 4.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches… um, about the same size as a 4x4 NUC

Note:

• No USB-C or Thunderbolt
• Only a single RAM slot, NVMe has only a single PCIe lane
• RAM and SSD are no-name apparently even though one of the pictures shows a Crucial RAM stick. But they are replaceable later if need be.

It's fan cooled (yay!) but Robtech says it's very quiet. UPDATE: it is not quiet.
Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7HWTwAyGNY

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  Gdsamp on 28/08/2023 - 15:15

  +1

  Does it filter at least 95% of airborne particles that have a mass median aerodynamic diameter of 0.3 micrometers

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    Mostly Fanless on 28/08/2023 - 15:16

    You would have to ask Intel ;)

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  ldd-mn on 28/08/2023 - 15:15

  Sadly as soon as you want pick more RAM and storage there's no coupon anymore.

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    Mostly Fanless on 28/08/2023 - 15:17

    Yeah, it's just this configuration.

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  shizilin on 28/08/2023 - 15:19

  I have Beelink GTR which is very noisy and hot.
  GPU is always over 100 degrees

  Upgraded to UM790 last week - wow, super quiet and cool

  64gb DDR5 plus 1T version cost around $1100

  Price is acceptable

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  Vecernik87 on 28/08/2023 - 15:31

  So what is the deal with these things? I mean whole device is crazy cheap and then it includes a full windows licence worth around $200 - more than the whole package.

  Is that some pirated version? Or is it subsidised by income from spyware which comes with it? Or is it just a greymarket key without licence, which can stop working at any moment? I certainly Wish that there was no Catch but the price just does not make sense.

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    ldd-mn on 28/08/2023 - 15:38

    OEM licenses don't cost as much as a retail licence, in fact very little.

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      Vecernik87 on 28/08/2023 - 15:43

      They do. Retail/box is ~AU$300, OEM is ~AU$200 (source: I build computers).

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        ldd-mn on 28/08/2023 - 15:44

        Do you sell systems in large quantities like these?

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          Vecernik87 on 28/08/2023 - 15:46

          @ldd-mn: No but principle is same. Maybe you meant volume licensing? That could be possible, but comes with strings attached (not for resale)

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            ldd-mn on 28/08/2023 - 15:50

            @Vecernik87: I must be, please forgive me

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              Vecernik87 on 28/08/2023 - 15:53

              @ldd-mn: You did nothing wrong so there is nothing to be forgiven. I am trying to figure it out and any idea or suggestion is welcome.

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                ldd-mn on 28/08/2023 - 15:57

                +1

                @Vecernik87: From what I've seen they use a stock install of Windows, I doubt there's malware included with it. Personally I'd reinstall the OS anyway so it doesn't bother me. Could be using HWID activation scripts.

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        holisticboy on 28/08/2023 - 17:28

        To be clear, I am not confusing OEM with volume licensing, but I was under the impression that the OEM license cost is still based on the quantity in which the business buys the licenses.

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  ldd-mn on 28/08/2023 - 15:51

  +1

  Looks like the coupon has gone for me

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    Mostly Fanless on 28/08/2023 - 15:51

    Oh, that didn't last long. I'll mark as expired :(

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  shabaka on 28/08/2023 - 16:24

  does it run on Nokia N95 I still have one of those

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  Mostly Fanless on 02/09/2023 - 18:02

  +2

  For the sake of posterity, I'll note that I returned it because of the noise, contrary to what the reviews say, it's not at all quiet :(