Should I Buy a Beelink Mini PC or Any Other Similar Brands Product

dishajason on 11/12/2023 - 21:27
Last edited 11/12/2023 - 22:27

Hi Guys,

I have an very old 10+ years ASUS laptop (R552J) with 2 monitors connecting through a docking station, currently it becomes noisy and slow so I am going to replace it.

I don't play any games, all I need is internet surfing and streaming high quality 4k videos, sometimes video editing (My video editing is very very basic, not close to any sort of professional or even passionate hobbyist level, and it is occasional)

I realized I don't really need the screen from the laptop so I am considering mini PC and hopefully it can do the job for another 8-10 years for me since I am not a gamer.

I can see Beelink is quite popular on the market when it comes to value, but I am not familiar with these brands plus AMD CPU and other configurations as this is a new thing to me, can I get some recommendations from you and what things should I pay attention to prior to the purchase.

My budget is around $700

Thanks heaps!

Computing Computer Mini PC

Comments

  • Sprayoz on 11/12/2023 - 22:01
    +1

    What's your budget? If you purchase from Amazon, then the warranty will not be a problem, so I think it doesn't matter what brand you buy. I remembered a 5800h pc was on sale for $~480 somedays ago, in my opinion it's a good price.

    • dishajason on 11/12/2023 - 22:06

      Thanks! My budget is around $700, so technically there is not too much difference between Beelink and other Chinese brands in terms of quality and durability right

  • AustriaBargain on 11/12/2023 - 22:02
    +1

    I would. Some Chinese brands have come a long way. And even when building your own PC a lot of parts today are Chinese brands anyway.

  • scrimshaw on 11/12/2023 - 22:07
    +4

    not familiar with these brands plus AMD CPU and other configuration

    So a quick a dirty guide is:

    • Intel N series (N95, N100, N300 etc) are based off Alder Lake (12th Gen) Intel processors. These N CPU's only feature "small" efficiency cores (E-Cores), only support single channel memory and are intended for very lightweight users: Think file server or NAS, media streaming or media server, basic web browsing. Video editing and video transcoding is possible, but not optimal, because it's missing the "big" performance cores (P-Cores) that can do the heavy work.

    • Intel Core i-Series have both big and small cores, and the number of them depends on the "series" you get. The HX series are fast and power hungry, the U-series are slower but power efficient. There's a table that shows all the processors and what series they belong to, and how many cores they have.

    • AMD Ryzen APU's don't have e-cores, they're technically all P-cores. Just like Intel, AMD processors have horribly complicated naming schemes that is impossible for me to explain in a single breath. But it does make one thing simple: big numbers = generally better, with a bunch of suffixes at the end to make it clear what performance segment it belongs in. Hx or HS = High performance, while U or E = weak performance.

    If you're video editing and your software supports Intel Quick Sync, then you probably want to stick with an Intel CPU with at least 4 performance cores.

    • dishajason on 11/12/2023 - 22:27

      Thank you so much for this detailed info, very helpful!

      My video editing is very very basic, not close to any sort of professional or even passionate hobbyist level, and it is just a occasional stuff I would do with the laptop/computer

  • ScaryMagus on 14/12/2023 - 09:15
    +2

    I have a Beelink after coming to same conclusion as you that I don't need the mobility of a laptop. I'm very happy with it and how quiet it operates.

    • dishajason on 15/12/2023 - 19:59

      Thanks for sharing

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