@@user-hh4hc2lt6e LOL, good one, but truth be told it shouldn't be that bad. Our phones don't overheat thanks to their energy efficient processors. We're making huge strides in this area.
@@hermanwooster8944 i hope so man, i mean i was just repeating info I’ve seen plenty times online relating to most mini pc’s. I found this out when researching them as I’ve been wanting to buy a very budget pc for gaming.. as long as i could run gta v and call of duty and racing games, im fine…. ID prefer a mini pc for the size obviously because I’m looking to replace my Xbox one setup; i will NOT get a typical setup… i will NOT get a monitor, I’ll play on controller still and on the same tV just replacing the Xbox one setup.. but i don’t wanna have a huge pc case box under my tV.. a nice small pc would be nice.. but i myself like to mess with things later on and id like it to be self serviceable/ upgradable, which I’ve seen the bigger cases are better for… so i don’t know… i really wanted to do 2-3 floating shelves under the tv to hold the Xbox (I’ll still keep it connected) and the mini pc on another shelf under it.. the shelves are the size of an horizontal Xbox one so not much space for a big heavy vertical pc..
These mini PCs are absolutely fantastic for general and productivity users. I've been recommending them to a lot of people -- basically, anyone who isn't a gamer -- and even got one for a family member earlier this year. Relatively cheap, more than adequately powerful, upgradable, very compact, and power efficient. What's not to like?
Dude, after several attempts with other minipc's, this is the one I settled on for my retro emulation station. It is flawlessly running everything from Atari up through PS2. I'm happy with this one. And you hit on all the other stuff... great build quality, packaging, etc. This is the way.
@@tdroyal Amazon... got it on a day where they had an extra 15% coupon I think. I am running LaunchBox/BigBox with the built-in Retroarch cores for most of the emulators and have connected Xemu, PCSX2, and Dolphin as well.
@@tdroyal Amazon... and I use LaunchBox/BigBox and the built-in Retroarch cores for most of the systems, but also have connected Xemu, PCSX2, and Dolphin to LB/BB as well.
Great video! I got the Beelink SER5 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. Its been amazing (I also have a top of the line gaming desktop). This SER 5 is able to run game like FIFA 21 @1080P 60FPS with no issues for me. Its no match for my real PC but it puts up an amazing fight for the price!! I also like how it can be upgraded.
I bought one of these from Amazon about 3 weeks ago and it's probably the best investment in a pc I've made in a long time. The only thing I changed was the m.2 from an Intel m.2 to a Samsung 980Pro m.2 I think the Crucial memory is adequate is it seems to run very smoothly. The installed Windows 11Pro is great too. It's kind of an overkill for what I'm currently using it for and that is it is plugged into my Samsung 40" flat panel. I needed a way to get a browser that works on the internet and so I could watch television programs from Comcast X1 connection. I have a X1 in my living room, but because Comcast doesn't support 2017 Samsung TV any longer with streaming TV, I was forced into this configuration. It works for me. But I do use this pc for other things too. Gaming to a small degree, but may get something for that later on.
I continue to be impressed with this miniPC. Never misses a beat, very stable and just works. If I want more power, I can plug my phone in, run DeX, and Tha immediately gives me access to image editing with Snapseed, and even 4k video editing, with a decent monitor, mouse and keyboard, with Lumafusion. This works so well I'm seriously considering deferring buying an AMD APU based miniPC until the next generation.
I cautiously bought a Beelink unit, figuring at the cost there isnt much to lose. Fast forward and i have 6 Beelink mini's, of various models, never had a single issue with any of them, and now slowly replacing my office PCs with Beelink minis. Love these things, especially on sale, which happens quite often. The older models are absolute bargains
Bought one of these SER5's last month and have been very happy with it. I'm not a gamer, just an old fart doing basic tasks plus some light photo editing, and I know if I'd set out to build another rig I'd have spent at least twice as much and never used half its capabilities. Hell, I likely would have spent at least this much on a GPU alone.
Ha good timing, I have a SER5 on the way. I took a gamble and ordered from beelinks website so it is coming direct from China. Hopefully it arrives and I didn't get scammed😂 How is the fan noise from the SER5 at idle and in general use? I don't expect silent but hoping it isn't too loud like I found on the Intel NUC12i5.
@@DeinVatersVater I did! It arrived within 2 weeks of ordering. I had to pay €7 customs fees which beelink had declared on the paperwork so that is a bit naughty lol. Was simple though as all dealt with by fedex. The unit itself is great. It’s not silent but is quiet. Windows naturally works perfectly. Linux also works great with only one issue with Wi-Fi not working when you restore from sleep but you can work around it easy enough. Plenty of scripts to fix it on Reddit. Otherwise it’s a great little unit. My son loves it and for half the price of a similar Intel NUC it is a fantastic option. Solid 9/10 for me.
I bought an SER5. It ran at 90deg unless I put the fans on 100% full. Even then, it would randomly just turn off. No warning, no glitches just all of a sudden black screen and it's powered off. Returned it.
I'm thinking about getting a mini PC for my large screen TV mostly because it does not take up a lot of room. But for my main computer that I use everyday I prefer a desktop computer. You have more options for adding USB devices and adding things like RGB LED lights, etc. You have much more room to customize your PC as much as you like. With a mini PC you are looking at a small black box with one or two USB inputs and a connection for a monitor. For an office PC or to attach one to a TV a mini PC is a good choice, for a main PC for myself no way.
If you don't need mobility or do heavy work (4K video editing, AAA gaming, photo editing that needs every bit of 64GB of RAM, etc), mini pc is indeed a very good choice.
the cell tech is amazing, my last full size pc was 1200 DIY in 2010 (dual core AMD of 1.1 i think) and this rig runs circles around it . old pc power was a 350 watt monster that barely did the job. this thing cant go over 57 watts as thats what the power source is.
Heating on Mini PCs is still a big issue. I had a BMAX B6 Pro that died on me in less than three months. My fault for doing too much on it. 😅 Also a really hot summer and a random blackout that killed it. Also crappy components as it used a noname m2 SSD card and a i3 motherboard that was discontinued a few years ago. But they'll likely get better. I'm get a new one eventually on a local retailer because it makes it easier with warranty and such.
When you add a Monitor, battary and keybroad , a mini PC become a Laptop Compare a mini PC with desktop just like you compare a laptop wiht a desktop, as mini PC is use the latptop hardware install in a small box If you bought a PC then use it for several year wihtout upgrade need, Go for a mini PC, if you may have some upgrade need, you still need a full size desktop * just got my Beelink SER 5 from amazon last week for lab use
Beelink SER6 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 7735H Vs / HP Newest Premium Desktop | AMD Ryzen 7 4700G / relatively equal prices but superior performance of the Bellink Ser6 / ser5 is below in performance against the Hp is not a fair comparison
Bro i love this pc, it struggles in Abode After Effects and thats literally the only thing ive found it to struggle with. Of course its not going to game, stream and multi task at the same time but its got a super strong cpu in it.
is the Beelink SER5 a good option for me to use for powering my huion kamvas 22 drawing tablet? Presently I am powering it with my HP 8g laptop but will need more RAM and at least 1 terabyte to learn this art skill.
1st Mini PC video That Was Actually Useful . . . Does the ser5 have dual channel ram and I want to watch 4K Movies From An External HardDrive And Connect The SER5 to my 4K projector will it play 4K movies without issue because my laptop will only play 1080p and below .
Too bad it has only 2 USB ports on the back. A mouse, keyboard and printer require you to be creative. Use a hub or a combined wireless keyboard and mouse with just one dongle. It’s amazing even Windows 11 Pro is included. It was 21H2, so I had to upgrade it too 22H2. SER5 is not the newest model, so Amazon gave a big € 90 voucher. Bringing the price down to € 379 for the 5500u model (16 Gb & 500 GB Kingston NVME).
This infomercial didn't care to mention that all Beelinks have a high failure rate (see all 1-2 star reviews on Amazon) within a few months to a year, so yeah it is good until it dies on you. The problem are the cheap no-brand internal components. Even if you replace the SSD and RAM with good components, the motherboard may die on you.
Mini PC's in general, including Beelink, have a failure rate of about 1.5% which is exactly the same failure rate as desktop Motherboards. Take into account the desktop graphics card failure rate of 5%, and PSU failure rates of >2% a Mini PC is statistically less likely to fail.
@@ElevatedSystems In your dreams! Chinese mini PC's in general, including Beelink, have at least 10% failure rate - this is the rate of 1-2 stars Amazon reviews, which everybody knows are overly positive and skewed with fake favorable reviews, so the real life failure rate is even higher than 10%. There are already official video bloggers of people buying NUCs after a failing mini PC. NUCs are also made in China but by tested technology and quality standards.
in the case of HP, you shouldn't have wiped the default installation because most people wouldn't bother to honestly. And it's a much truer representation of the experience HP curates for you at that price point
Unless...you don't like what H.P. presents. Just saying a little can be a lot. I don't see anything wrong w/doing that at all. H.P. & the others should, at the least, add a simple uninstall.
Depends on the computer but actually has it can I actually have a standard size PC and a mini PC they both pretty much have the same specs in them and my mini PC runs better
Ya don't do high performance gaming on these things, but let me tell you, as power cost increases across the country, you'd do literally everything else on it. Tempted to get one and stick my gaming GPU in an enclosure instead.
@@Kimberly-qb5zo I think a system might need Thunderbolt support, then you get yourself an eGPU enclosure. They aren't necessarily cheap either. But Minisforum B550 offers the ability to stick a discrete GPU and mini PC together.
Is the Beelink usable for games like Trackmania NF and can handle 20 Chrome Tabs easily? Thinking about upgrading from a Levono with i5 7200U and 6 GB RAM + 2 GB for graphics ram
I've got a SER 5 but it's the OS that lets it down. If they ran Widows 7 instead of 10 or 11 I'd be happier. Win 10 & 11 aren't for desktops, they're for sheep, they can't be significantly customised and are a devil's own job to install win 7 on. As a machine the SER gets a passmark. But with 10 or 11 I spend more time trying to figure out how to do what I already know how to in win 7 (or find out I can't) so productivity wise, out of the box without a dual boot, or knowledge of win 10/11 they are a nightmare.
I agree. I thought Microsoft said that Win10 was going to be their last one & that they'd just continue to add updates. Anyone else hear that? I'd be happy going back to win 98!
I tend to lower my graphic settings to Low-1080P on a game (like Skyrim or Fallout) & then lower the Streamlabs OBS video canvas output to 720p with maybe 4500 bits quality. The games I captured still resulted in decent recorded clips. but sometimes I get odd hiccups with the pc. An internal 2.5" SSD gave me an extra 5 to 8FPS estimate. But keep on mind that once you start running OBS, weird frame rate drops will occur more often.
My experience with every laptop/mini pc vs desktop pc, the laptop based CPUs in these systems are just too laggy and slow and ran far too hot and loud for my liking, compared to desktop CPU based systems! Even when just using Chrome the fan would rev up and the window would stutter and take a noticeable while to be responsive. When I went back to a Ryzen 5 5600G system from a Ryzen 5 5500U system, the difference was night and day. I will never go back to them! My 5600g scored 11162 in Cinebench R23 compared to your 7942 5560U.
I got sick of the noise my previous laptops fans made and moved to a Mele Quieter 3C. For everyday and office use, it absolutely rocks. Uses about 2W when running, up to 10W max, is totally silent, is faster than my old XPS13, has a great selection of ports and makes the SER 5 look huge. These mini PCs are already awesome, and are rapidly going to get better. It is a shame that most people don't know about them, but the margins are not large enough for retailers to sell these.
Anyone using these mini PC’s for music production? Some of the popular mini’s are getting used for gaming, and a PC good for gaming tends to work well for audio production. I love the absence of bloatware.
Yes they will eventually be taking over the Mini PC and i came close to buying one. But I was looking for a Mini PC with dedicated CPU and there are not very many and if you find one they are very expensive. I needed one for gaming with a dedicated CPU. I purchase a small medium desktop with a 3060 CPU. However I'am seeing more Mini PC with dedicated CPU's as of late.
I got the MinisForum UM690 6900HX , 32gb Ram DD5 , 1tb HardDrive , its a beast , their been some lag when playing wwe2k23 but its only a few seconds . Its has a USB4 port which i can use for a portable GPU in the future .
I like those minis forum one's but there's been some videos questioning the build quality and other stuff. No rush but I do want one of these to use with my current GPU externally.
As long as you aren't doing anything graphically intensive that causes the innards to undergo overheating, these mini pcs are fantastic. I bought one recently and im incredibly impressed.
FYI, it comes with a VESA mount so you can drop it on the back of your monitor, no issues. I use it for my crypto trading rig, big fan of KISS. $340 makes this hard to beat for 16GB RAM and an R7 8c/16t :)
You have to be careful with mini PCs....they are like Pringles...one is never enough and before you know it you'll have swarms of the little devils all over the place.
There's also called SER6Pro rn for Beelink (hope you can go for a review for it). But my question is are these mini pc can do live streaming (OBS, etc.)? Using Playstation and Nintendo Switch as my game preferences. Thanks
12:20 I dunno, we make fun of the RX 6400 but it would probably actually work really well in the HP here. Assuming that motherboard supports PCIE 4, if it doesn't then the 6400 is a terrible choice. The alternative would be the GTX 1650, which is also a low power card, depending on the model. One would want to make sure to get the version with GDDR6 memory (Marked G6, as opposed to G5) but if one does then that's a perfectly competent low-end graphics card that will absolutely smoke the IGP in that APU. In Norway those can be found for 100-150 USD used, and just over 200 new. Though the low profile variants are unfortunately much more expensive, and I don't know if that case supports full size expansion cards.
Something's wrong with that Beelink. 5500U and 4700G are both Renoir ZEN 2 generation. 7 vs 8 Compute Units. Graphics performance should be roughly the same. My guess is that the Beelink has single channel RAM, or it's overheating.
Only problem is a lot of them aren't built to make it past a year (poor build quality). I really want a mini pc but I don't have the cash for a good mini pc. I have a good desktop pc with the added option of upgrading parts for the fraction of buying a new pc.
For a low budget system, the off lease business models of these offer an extremely good value. For $100 you can get a well spec'ed system faster than todays budget desktops. Amazon is full of them.
Got a BEAST OF A MINI PC in Minisforum UM690 6900hx , 32GB Ram DDR5, 1TB HardDrive . I play games on this from NBA2K23 , Madden 23 , WWE2K22 ,and all the Warhammer games . I do plan on buying a modest portable GPU to connect to it if I ever beccome a graphics snob but so far im pretty content and love it , it does play certain triple A games with no problem so far .
I'm genuinely surprised by the Ser5 MAX I purchased, I managed to get Skyrim AE Kiezaal Overhaul running at 49.9 to 51.3FPS. Vanilla Fallout 4 was running at 45FPS, but heavily dropped to 15 to 21FPS once I installed a lightweight overhaul like Welcome to Paradise. People are making fun of me for buying a mini PC, now they are telling me I am hardcore flexing because I show them how well this little mini PC performs.
I forgot to mention that the older games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I had no fps issues at all, even when I installed massive overhauls like Escape From Pripyat
I'm watching this on an SER 5 Pro with the 5700U CPU. I've got Linux and Windows 11 running on it. It runs both fine. I've played Civ VI and Baldur's Gate 3 (although with Baldur's Gate 3, I had to bump the performance down a bit) and they're both playable. I wouldn't say it's a great gaming PC, but if you're only playing games occasionally, and keep your expectations reasonable, you can play the occasional game when the work day is done. :)
i have been rocking two (Ryzen 7 & Ryzen 3 ) models for about 1 year and both have been stellar. I still have a dedicated Gaming PC but I do quite a bit of gaming on both Beelink PC.
