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Beelink · Intel N mini PCs · 2025

Beelink EQ14

Highly recommended

Two Intel 2.5 GbE ports, two M.2 slots and a built-in power supply around an N150: the all-rounder home server.

Processor
Intel N150
RAM
up to 16 GB
Network
2 × 2.5 GbE
Drive slots
2

Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server · Router / firewall

from $385 (typical price)

Researched from manufacturer data and public reviews; not tested by us.· Last reviewed Oct 28, 2026

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What it is good for

Derived from the specs

Our rules applied to its specs. The reasons come from the data in the specification table. How the verdicts are decided

  • Home AssistantGreat fit
    • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
    • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
    • Low power for 24/7 use
  • Media serverGreat fit
    • Intel Quick Sync: the best-supported transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin
    • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
    • 2 internal drive slots for the library
  • Homelab / ProxmoxGood
    • Up to 16 GB of RAM in SO-DIMM slots
    • 4 threads
    • 2 network ports
    • 2 M.2 slots
  • Router / firewallGreat fit
    • 2 network ports, up to 2.5 GbE
    • Intel i226 controllers: the safe choice for OPNsense and pfSense
  • NASGood
    • 2 internal drive slots (2× M.2)
    • 2.5 GbE network
  • DesktopGood
    • Windows 11 supported
    • 4 threads, up to 16 GB of RAM
    • 2 displays at once
    • Fine for office and web; slow with many tabs or photo editing
  • Electronics / GPIONot suitable
    • No GPIO header: add a USB microcontroller board instead

Configurations and where to buy

Prices are editorial references (launch price and a typical street price on the date shown), not live prices. In 2026 the memory shortage has pushed many prices well above launch.

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Overview

Editorial opinion

Best for: A first home server: Home Assistant, Jellyfin, a router or Proxmox with a few light VMs.

Editorial opinionWould we buy it today?

Yes. It is the box we would recommend first for most home-server jobs.

Pros and cons

Editorial opinion

Pros

  • Two 2.5 GbE ports with Intel i226-V controllers
  • Built-in power supply: no brick
  • Quick Sync transcodes HEVC for Plex and Jellyfin

Cons

  • One RAM slot, 16 GB at most
  • Four small cores: not for heavy VMs

Specifications

Factual data
General
Manufacturer
Beelink
Type
Mini PC
Form factor
Mini PC (under 1 litre)
Released
2025
Availability
On sale
Processor and graphics
Processor
Intel N150x86-64 · Twin Lake
Cores / threads
4 / 44 efficient cores (Gracemont)
Max clock
3.6 GHz
Processor power (TDP)
6 W
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics (24 EU)
Hardware video decode
H.264, HEVC 8-bit, HEVC 10-bit (HDR), VP9, AV1
Hardware video encode
H.264, HEVC 8-bit, HEVC 10-bit (HDR), VP9
Memory and storage
RAM options
16 GB
RAM type
DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM
RAM upgrades
1 SO-DIMM slot(s), up to 16 GB
M.2 slots
2
Storage details
2× M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0
Network
Ethernet
2 × 2.5 GbE2× 2.5 GbE (Intel i226-V)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.2
Displays, USB and expansion
Displays at once
2
Video outputs
2× HDMI (4K60)
USB4 / Thunderbolt
No
GPIO header
No
Power, cooling and size
Power input
Mains cable (built-in 12 V / 4 A supply)
Power supply
Built in
Adapter / max power
48 W
Cooling
Fan
Size (W × D × H)
126 × 126 × 39 mm
Volume
0.62 L
Weight
490 g

Intel N150: A slightly faster N100: same four cores and Quick Sync video engine, the default chip of 2025–2026 budget mini PCs.

Source: Manufacturer specifications

Software support

Editorial opinion

How well each system installs and runs on it today (editorial assessment).

  • Windows 11Excellent
  • Linux (Debian, Ubuntu or vendor image)Excellent
  • Proxmox VEExcellent
  • Home Assistant OSExcellent
  • OPNsense / pfSense / OpenWrtExcellent

Measured

Factual data

Measured values with their source. We never invent figures.

No measured values yet.

Alternatives

Other boards

ZimaSpace ZimaBoard 2

Processor
Intel N150
RAM
16 GB
Network
2 × 2.5 GbE

Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server · Router / firewall

A silent, fanless N150 board in an aluminium case with two Intel 2.5 GbE ports, two SATA ports and a PCIe slot.

from $279 (typical price)Recommended

Fanless, with SATA ports and a PCIe slot

Intel N mini PCs

Beelink ME mini

Processor
Intel N150
RAM
16 GB
Network
2 × 5 GbE

Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server · Router / firewall · NAS

A 10 cm cube with six M.2 slots and fast networking: an all-flash NAS that uses a few watts.

from $525 (typical price)Recommended

Six M.2 slots for an all-SSD NAS

1-litre business PCs

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q Tiny

Processor
Intel Core i5-8500T
RAM
32 GB
Network
1 × 1 GbE

Great fit for: Media server

The off-lease favourite of homelabbers: six cores, up to 32 GB and a PCIe slot for a network card.

—Good budget option

Renewed: six cores and a PCIe slot

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