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$399.00
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honestly those are all pretty light workloads, you dont need much. a beelink ser5 or eq12 would be plenty - they go for like $150-250 on amazon and have decent cpus. or if you want even cheaper, grab a used lenovo thinkcentre tiny or dell optiplex micro off ebay for like $80-100. either way 16gb ram
...harry-harrison-79 in r/selfhosted
February 16, 2026 4:55 PM
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A BeeLink U59 Pro has worked well for Home Assistant and Frigate in my setup - you can use an mini PCIe Coral TPU in the slot under the NVME. I use a BeeLink EQ12 for Opnsense without issue. Both are powered from a single GaN USB C quite happily. Emby & other apps live on my NAS as I wanted discreet
...colourthetallone in r/HomeServer
January 1, 2026 9:32 PM
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BeeLink EQ12 here and it's perfect for OPNsense. At least until I desire >1Gbps from the ISP. I can always go 2.5+ for my LAN anyway
SP3NGL3R in r/opnsense
October 5, 2025 2:36 PM
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for under 00 the Beelink EQ12 or similar n100 mini PCs are hard to beat right now. you get a quad core, 16GB RAM, 500GB NVMe, and they idle around 8W. throw Proxmox on it and you can run a handful of LXC containers for your common services. if you want more storage options, an older Optiplex SFF wit
...HomelabStarter in r/HomeServer
March 20, 2026 3:49 PM
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I have the EQ12 and a similar spec HP Elite Desk 800 SFF pc in a Proxmox cluster. I run Frigate (with 9 cameras) on the HP. I run most of my other services on the Beelink. If I could only keep one, I'd keep the HP... having expansion options is handy.
mdenovich in r/frigate_nvr
January 20, 2026 2:49 PM
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The beelink eq12 is great, (1220p version).
Notwerk_Engineer in r/frigate_nvr
September 25, 2025 3:05 PM
2
As the owner of a Beelink EQ12 which I could never get to run reliably I'm not surprised. I think in this space you get what you pay for
nick_denham in r/MiniPCs
September 27, 2025 6:24 AM
2
Trigkey Green G5. I have read that it is the same as Beelink EQ12 but cheaper due to branding.
shadoor in r/MiniPCs
March 20, 2026 8:59 PM
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I bought a beelink EQ12 and it's solid solid, probably 2-4x overkill for me. https://a.co/d/03R95oeh (if the stupid short link doesn't work let me know and I'll use a computer that doesn't hijack my links into apps to get a clean one later)
SP3NGL3R in r/HomeNetworking
April 6, 2026 12:12 AM
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A $50 wired only router. You already have a dedicated WiFi AP (I think). So just put the ATT (in full passthrough mode) ==> router ==> switch/network/AP. I used a ubiquiti ER-X for what feels like a decade. It was, and probably still is solid. A popular replacement at the same price point was the TP
...SP3NGL3R in r/HomeNetworking
October 23, 2025 3:17 AM
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