Beelink Newest Mini S with 11th Gen Jasper Lake N5095, 8GB DDR4 256GB M.2 SSD, WiFi5 BT4.0 Dual HDMI, 1000Mbps, WOL/Auto Power On, Professional office Mini desktop computer

The Beelink U59 is a sweet little computer that fits in the palm of the hand. It might be a baby computer but it's a very nice computer for the internet and streaming TV shows.I bought this particular model because it ticked all my boxes and I'm happy with it, installing was no problem and I added the basic programs I required. As this is my first baby computer I wasn't preparedto spend too much money, I wanted to experience one first before buying a more powerful one but Ithink I made the right choice with this model.I have the 256G version, after installation I had 200g to play with, I've added a 2TB SSD so I can storeall my video files so I can stream to my TV which is one of the main reasons of getting one. Anotherreason to buy was that it will be cheaper to use than my old Desktop.All the ports work properly, the wifi and bluetooth are working well, I can't say much about the fanbecause I can't hear it.Best of all this baby PC can handle Windows 11 when it's available which I am looking forwardto trying when ready.

I am a self-employed PC fixer. A long-standing customer of mine was given details of this product by his son, as his current machine was an old machine which had originally been a Windows 7 machine and would not be able to run Windows 11.I set the machine up and was very impressed with the quality of the machine. Having delivered it to the customer he is also very happy with it compared to his old much larger 'box'

FURTHER UPDATED 31/10/2023. - Beelink replaced my faulty N5095 (Mini S) Model after a little prompting, (see below) so I have added a star back for the support offered, albeit with prompting. I'll continue to update this review to take into account the longer term reliability of these little PCs.My advice for what it's worth is ensure regular backups are taken of the supplied SSD drive as their reliability is questionable given my small sample size.UPDATED 23/10/2023 Long term review of two Beelink U59 N5095 and one Beelink Mini S N5095.So after 18 months of run time with the two original PCs and almost 12 months for the Mini S I have deducted 2 stars from my original 5 star review (see original review below).As detailed below my first U59 suffered an issue with the supplied SSD drive and after some support and diagnosis from Beelink, a replacement drive was shipped out.Shortly after that the SSD on my 2nd U59 died! This time I didn't bother getting a replacement, but installed a Crucial brand SSD I had available and restored. So one original Beelink died in under a year and a second also failed just over the one year mark. This did not bode well for reliability. I have purchased many SSDs over the last few years for my RPi's/Laptops without suffering any failures. Crucial is my go to brand, but the no name SSDs supplied with the Beelinks cannot match these for reliability.Then just after 11 months the motherboard died on my Mini S. Not good. This lead to me contacting Beelink support who were very responsive and after asking me to try a few things asked me to return the system so that they could provide a swap. They kindly provided me with a paid postage label so that I could return the system (without my SSD which they suggested I remove) to their place in London.I know this has been received by Beelink in London as Royal Mail shows successful delivery and a signature. However Beelink are now being very slow in acknowledging receipt of the faulty unit before sending out a warranty replacement. I have waited nearly two weeks now with their support staff saying they cannot get confirmation of receipt from their UK office! Support is very responsive, but refuse to confirm receipt and dispatch the warranty replacement.I will update this review if/when I receive a warranty replacement from them.Original Review follows:-It has taken me nearly a year to write this review as I wanted to be sure that the U59 would meet all my requirements and be reliable.Background: I am a long time user of Raspberry Pi's for my server type applications and home automation software.The problem with RPi's is that you also require a decent power supply, a Memory Card (preferably large capacity to reduce wear issues) and an Enclosure.With the worry that the Memory Card will wear out leading to downtime and unreliability issues, many serious RPi users then go down the route of purchasing an SSD drive plus and enclosure for that drive to replace the Memory Card.By the time all these items are costed in and bearing in mind the recent chip shortages, RPi availability issues and price rises, I decided to look for a 'Mini PC' replacement.After reading a LOT of Chinese Mini PC reviews, I decided to take the plunge and test out the U59 (N5095) PC with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD drive. (Nearly a year later and the slightly faster N5105 chipset version is available). My aim was dump the pre-installed (on the U59) Windows 11 Pro and install Ubuntu 22.04 server on the system, and then migrate my applications from 3 RPi's running Domoticz/Node-RED/MQTT/Samba Server/plex Server/Docker Apps etc etc.Installing Ubuntu 22.04 from a USB stick was a breeze. Setting up the U59 to boot on power-up was just one change in the BIOS and I was ready to start migrating my applications.The U59 did not disappoint and over the course of a few days, I was able to retire my RPi's with their attached SSD's enclosures etc.The U59 PSU (12V 3A output) quite happily powered up the U59 plus Zigbee/ZWave USB dongles plus a 2.5" SATA drive which I re-purposed from one of the retired Pi's and installed into the U59's empty 2.5" SATA drive bay.The N5095 processor happily coped and 8GB RAM was sufficient for my server applications.A few weeks later, a second U59 (also with 8GB/256GB drive) was added, as I wanted a 'test' mini-PC to mess about with beta version etc. This system could also potentially be used as a standby if the first system failed.Then Beelink released the U59 Mini S so I decided to add one to the 'farm' as I wanted to try one of these N5095 processor systems running X-server accessed from my Windows laptop using 'Remote Desktop Connection'. It worked fine allowing me to run Java applications in a GUI environment.Over the next few months these systems worked reliably, quietly and sipped electricity requiring just the installation of software updates.So have I used one of the U59 in a gaming environment? Well, that's a no, so I cannot comment on the performance if that's your requirement. What I do know is that the U59 systems are great for what I've described above. Ubuntu runs fine, as I would expect to be fair. They are quiet and trouble free.UPDATE on reliability: After months of trouble-free use, I experienced a drive failure with one of my systems. Now having worked in the IT industry for (too) many years I know that things break. So what is important to me is how a supplier reacts to faults. I don't expect electronic devices to never fail.I contacted Beelink via their support link and received a reply within a couple of days courteously requesting some pictures of BIOS settings and asking me to try re-seating the M2 drive (which I had done previously).After giving the information requested Beelink support acknowledged the fault and have promised to rectify .So in conclusion, I am very happy I made the move to the U59 mini PC. They perform well and in my experience tech support is good.

Edited - Just over a year of use and the computer keeps tripping, probably due to heat related issues, therefore I'd no longer recommend it for anything other than occasional use. Several other people online seem to have the same experience.Further Edit - it's 'died' after barely more than a year of use, therefore it's useless.Tiny little thing, but a very decent performer expect for modern games, to be fair, not what it is intended for. Absolutely silent, would recommend it.

I bought this mini PC to replace an ageing DEL desktop. I have a small corner desk and with a size of 11 x 12 X 4 cm I could mount the mini PC on the back of my 24" monitor thus saving space. I used a boot-able USB with linux Mint 21.1 installed.I then tested the PC with ver 21.1 on the USB and when happy went to install and remove win11 ( I only use linux )It detected Win 11 but I did not have the permissions to delete its partition. I had to use linux gparted to format the partition to ext4 after that it installed Ver 2.1in minutes.Booting time is less than 30 secs equally shared with Bee-link bios. linux kernel and mints cinnamon system.The 16GB ram and 512Gb SSD makes very slick. Despite some reviews about fan noise I have not heard the fan come on yet and I have given it some quite heavy multi tasking. ( the reviews i must point out were for Microsoft windows