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Review on 💻 Beelink Versatile Mini PC 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U, 4 Cores (Up to 4.1GHz), 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Windows 10 Pro Small Form Factor Desktop Computer with 4K Dual HDMI, WiFi, Quiet Operation, Win11 Compatible by Josh Graham

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Comes with Windows 10 Pro. NO apps installed immediately (CLEAR!). High update capability.

EDIT: 5/1/2021: I ended up buying 64GB of DDR4 Sodimm Corsair 2666 RAM and it booted and recognized the full 64GB. I have attached a picture to show this amazing performance. ------ I uploaded the video here. Revain only lets you shoot at 480 x 270 pixels (WAS), so it just looks awful. You can find a hi-res youtube version by searching 'rs83ROUuhPw' on youtube.⦾ It's small and light.⦾ The case is plastic but REALLY looks like metal. Tricked me into picking him up off the table. ⦾ Comes with two HDMI cables (one long, one short - most likely for connection to one monitor and able to achieve two monitors if you have a dual monitor setup. Very nice that this wasn't expected. ⦾ USB 2.0 is out (cheers) ⦾ Front USB C (cheers) ⦾ Ethernet is Realtek 8111, so if you're looking for that ESXI thingy, you'll be sad. On the other hand, if you're looking for a hackintosh, it's probably good news since Realtek 8111 Compatible Upgrades that brought the processor to 70s Celsius The fan zones were roasted to do their job by dissipating the heat in the right direction without creating hotspots It comes with a 1x8G stick , so it has been simplified). It worked at 2400Hz, according to the BIOS screen (separate YouTube video for it).⦾ I also have the 256GB drive model, which is a generic brand. I've recorded read/write benchmarks that are three times faster than a typical 2.5" SSD, but definitely not taking advantage of PCIe Gen3 speeds that are a few thousand read/writes faster than these ⦾ intel iris. 655 and without Thunderbolt 3 you're stuck here and can't use the case's external graphics cards. Not critical, but you should know if you're planning on upgrading from your Skull Canyon Intel NUC or similar. It didn't slow down the tasks I gave it. You shouldn't expect much from a gaming perspective, even for aging 6 year old games, but for emulations that are heavily CPU dependent you get a good fraction of the Mileage from 4 cores and 8 streams. If you're working from home this year, you definitely can't go wrong with strong WiFi, decent RAM, and SSD (with the option to add TWO 2.5-inch drives, more on that in the video) here's a home office rival.

Pros
  • Best in its niche
Cons
  • I will add later