EQI12

Beelink

EQI12

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Mini PC/NUC form factor Hardware for running this list of services?

honestly those are all pretty light workloads, you dont need much. a beelink ser5 or eq12 would be plenty - they go for like $150-250 on amazon and have decent cpus. or if you want even cheaper, grab a used lenovo thinkcentre tiny or dell optiplex micro off ebay for like $80-100. either way 16gb ram

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harry-harrison-79 in r/selfhosted

February 16, 2026 4:55 PM

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Mini PC recommendations + best AI accelerator for Frigate?

A BeeLink U59 Pro has worked well for Home Assistant and Frigate in my setup - you can use an mini PCIe Coral TPU in the slot under the NVME. I use a BeeLink EQ12 for Opnsense without issue. Both are powered from a single GaN USB C quite happily. Emby & other apps live on my NAS as I wanted discreet

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colourthetallone in r/HomeServer

January 1, 2026 9:32 PM

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What Hardware for OPNSense?

BeeLink EQ12 here and it's perfect for OPNsense. At least until I desire >1Gbps from the ISP. I can always go 2.5+ for my LAN anyway

SP3NGL3R in r/opnsense

October 5, 2025 2:36 PM

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Budget home server/lab option (Under $200)

for under 00 the Beelink EQ12 or similar n100 mini PCs are hard to beat right now. you get a quad core, 16GB RAM, 500GB NVMe, and they idle around 8W. throw Proxmox on it and you can run a handful of LXC containers for your common services. if you want more storage options, an older Optiplex SFF wit

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HomelabStarter in r/HomeServer

March 20, 2026 3:49 PM

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Beelink vs Optiplex

I have the EQ12 and a similar spec HP Elite Desk 800 SFF pc in a Proxmox cluster. I run Frigate (with 9 cameras) on the HP. I run most of my other services on the Beelink. If I could only keep one, I'd keep the HP... having expansion options is handy.

mdenovich in r/frigate_nvr

January 20, 2026 2:49 PM

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Not just Frigate... Getting started... Raspberry Pi? NUC? Something else?

The beelink eq12 is great, (1220p version).

Notwerk_Engineer in r/frigate_nvr

September 25, 2025 3:05 PM

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Beelink ME Mini: HUGE Design Flaw? [Big post]

As the owner of a Beelink EQ12 which I could never get to run reliably I'm not surprised. I think in this space you get what you pay for

nick_denham in r/MiniPCs

September 27, 2025 6:24 AM

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Looking for a mini pc that is N100 and duel 2.5 ethernet ports

Trigkey Green G5. I have read that it is the same as Beelink EQ12 but cheaper due to branding.

shadoor in r/MiniPCs

March 20, 2026 8:59 PM

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Hardware recommendations with 2.5g ports for opnsense

I bought a beelink EQ12 and it's solid solid, probably 2-4x overkill for me. https://a.co/d/03R95oeh (if the stupid short link doesn't work let me know and I'll use a computer that doesn't hijack my links into apps to get a clean one later)

SP3NGL3R in r/HomeNetworking

April 6, 2026 12:12 AM

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Replace fixed DNS from AT&T model+router?

A $50 wired only router. You already have a dedicated WiFi AP (I think). So just put the ATT (in full passthrough mode) ==> router ==> switch/network/AP. I used a ubiquiti ER-X for what feels like a decade. It was, and probably still is solid. A popular replacement at the same price point was the TP

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SP3NGL3R in r/HomeNetworking

October 23, 2025 3:17 AM

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