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Beelink SER8 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS(4nm, 8C/16T) up to 4.9GHz, Mini Computer 32GB DDR5 RAM 1TB M.2 NVME SSD, Desktop PC 4K@120Hz Triple Display, Mini Gaming Computer - $445

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Nov 8, 2024 4:58 PM
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RelaxedPencil532Nov 8, 2024 4:58 PM
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this or the new apple mini?
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ls1dreamsNov 8, 2024 5:04 PM
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This is a really nice miniPC if you need windows, x86 btw. I've tested a lot of miniPCs and this has been one of the quietest/most stable ones I've tested.

Just beware wi-fi/bluetooth with all of these chinese miniPC's, usually not great. Use ethernet and if you need wi-fi an external usb card/antenna can help.
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Quote from RelaxedPencil532 View quoted comment :
this or the new apple mini?
For daily usage, mac mini m4 or even m3 by far.

Buy this machine if you need:

- Lots of storage (2tb+) or ram (64gb+)... Apple charges insane amounts for it. You could add an external USB3 or USB4/TB4 enclosure though. RAM you are stuck with.
- If you want to play mid level PC games on the 780M igpu
- If you want to run it as a linux server on bare metal (plex, jellyfin, file server, etc)
- Windows/x86 only software

They are pretty close in multi-core performance and graphics, but the M4 blows it away in single threaded performance and efficiency. Apple stuff is esp good in the sub 15w range when it comes to performance/watt.

Beelink has a newer SER9 model with strix point that is faster, but you can't upgrade the RAM on it because they used LPDDR5 ram so the SER8 is kind of in a sweet spot for the money right now.
Last edited by ls1dreams November 8, 2024 at 09:08 AM.
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fireballsNov 8, 2024 5:07 PM
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This is a really good deal. I have the ser7 and its been excellent. At this point I'm holding our for a amazing deal on the ser9.
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santy83Nov 8, 2024 5:12 PM
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Quote from ls1dreams View quoted comment :
This is a really nice miniPC if you need windows, x86 btw. I've tested a lot of miniPCs and this has been one of the quietest/most stable ones I've tested.

Just beware wi-fi/bluetooth with all of these chinese miniPC's, usually not great. Use ethernet and if you need wi-fi an external usb card/antenna can help.
I am not familiar with mini PC. I am assuming like Mac mini, these are largely unupgradable?
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Quote from santy83 View quoted comment :
I am not familiar with mini PC. I am assuming like Mac mini, these are largely unupgradable?
No. You can upgrade the memory and ssd. Comes with an additional empty ssd slot.
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supernomanNov 8, 2024 5:17 PM
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Decent price for specs. Look like no NPU which is fine right now.
Single nic is a bummer though.

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Nov 8, 2024 5:31 PM
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RelaxedPencil532Nov 8, 2024 5:31 PM
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are these safe to go online with? heard horror stories about mini pc's being communities for malware expansion!
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Meribela_SNov 8, 2024 5:32 PM
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2 left, bought one. Thx
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PonderNov 8, 2024 5:33 PM
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Quote from santy83 View quoted comment :
I am not familiar with mini PC. I am assuming like Mac mini, these are largely unupgradable?
You can upgrade ram, SSD, add second SSD and upgrade wireless card. I have had good luck with the wireless card, but a wireless Ethernet bridge is always an option. I find the beelink ser series offers great value if you prefer x86 or need large amount of Memory/storage.

If the MAC SSD ends up easily upgradable I would pick Mac Mini. I know you could run a Thunderbolt external SSD but I rather have internal if given the option.
Last edited by Ponder November 8, 2024 at 09:41 AM.
Nov 8, 2024 5:46 PM
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SMNonSDNov 8, 2024 5:46 PM
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I don't see the $50 off. Is there a code for it?
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Quote from smnonsd View quoted comment :
i don't see the $50 off. is there a code for it?
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker View quoted comment :
Lol, what a ridiculous notion. If your afraid of some secret hidden spyware wipe the OS and put on Linux or buy your own windows OS. If not just get a virus/spyware protection suite and problem solved. There is nothing special about a mini pc compared to a standard sized or laptop that would make them more susceptible to security issues.
Disagree. While you can wipe the OS, you can't do anything about built in bios/microcontroller type stuff that can inject code later.

However, Beelink is a long time miniPC supplier so I generally trust them. Them, minisforum, and minix have been around like 13yrs+ and aren't a flash in the pan minipc company that popped up in the last 2yrs.
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