SER8

Let's try to get as close to "Apples-to-Apples" as possible, using a 1-year warranty, dependably sourced Beelink SER8 8845HS as the example. ASRock DeskMini x600 Ryzen 7 8700G 32GB of dual channel CL40 DDR5 5600MT/s 1TB Gen4x4 NVMe SSDs Windows 11 Pro key Here's the build his less than $650, with th

The 8845HS itself can support 4x2R (four sticks of dual rank) memory @ a maximum of 256GB. Some one @ Beelink marketing simply copied the 256GB from the APU spec without consulting the engineers, while being too lazy to correct the error on the website (not the first time this has come up). I know a

I have family members who own Beelinks (not the SER8) and one of the PCs failed within a month due to the cheap SSD dying. The other is still running well 3 years later. The main issue I feel is that almost all of the mini PC companies are competing on cost, so they're picking subpar components.

Unfortunatley this is one of the flaws of the otherwise great SER8. Beelink does have an antenna kit you can get from them to try to update it. Other options: External wi-fi 7 USB card Use a MoCA adapter to connect it via coax -> ethernet I hate using wi-fi for fixed placements PCs so I'm using MoCA

The error with the link is the stupidity with choosing the 8745HS for the SER8. The 8745HS / 8745H / Ryzen 7 H 255 AMD APUs are little more than a defective/lower fabrication quality Hawk Point 8845HS dies. The intent is to reduce AMD's fabrication e-waste by an exclusive Chinese market release. Fun

I'm planning to try the Minisforum MS-A2. I'm hoping it works vetter than the Beelink SER8. Beelink sucks. Even on the product description of the SER8, it says that they have freezing issues and tell you to remove the memory and rub it with an eraser or replace the power supply. I didn't notice this