Beelink SER5 Pro Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U 4.30GHz 8 cores 16 threads Processors Mini Computer, 16G RAM 500GB SSD Mini Business Gaming Desktop PC

I’ve been on the hunt for a while for a small form factor pc. After many many hours watching video reviews and checking websites I ended up going for one of these, and I’m glad I did.Everything you need is in the box. Before I set up the PC I added another SSD underneath which really was a couple of minutes jobOnce the full set up was done and I got it up and running It has been faultless. It has ticked every box. It’s quiet with a capital Q and just does what I need it to do. No lag or hang ups.I haven’t played games on it but I do have two screens hooked up and whilst I’m working away on everyday kind of admin stuff I tend to be watching something on the other screen and it handles this without any issues. I have mine hard wired for the internet because it’s near the hub but even on WiFi the connection was excellent when I tried it, no drop outs and very stable.Bottom line is I’m very happy with it. It has handled everything I need it to do and for the price I paid at the time I would say a bargain

Fast and easy setup...runs silently...plays older games with ease...very fast...great graphics on my 4K monitor. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR VARIOUS PASSWORDS TO HAND AS YOU WILL NEED SOME OF THEM WHEN INITIALLY SETTING UP. Most of your previously 'saved' items will transfer and save you a lot of time.I did have a problem that wasn't anything to do with this Beelink SER5 mini pc; as I got a message saying 'invalid value for registry' when I tried to open a photo from the Desktop shortcut I had created.I searched on-line and it would appear to have been a Microsoft/Windows error. I read that I needed to open 'photos' from the start menu but I couldn't due to that programme fault.I installed the latest Windows 11, version 23H2 update and then was able to open 'photos' firstly from the start menu, then I closed 'photos' and then the photos/picture shortcut worked perfectly.This little machine boots up very quickly and folders etc all open almost instantly.

Like I can't select TEXTS by simply dragging with my Wacom pen tablet in most apps anymore!(Like in Chrome, you can with Notepad...wee update of FIX--Just go into your Wacom Tablet Settings for the App, in my case, Chrome, and TURN OFF Windows Ink! Or just turn off windows Ink in general (all other). And you should now have the usual texts selection! So happy about that, and wanted to share that tip in here.)The fact that this was able to replace my editing desktop tower PC I built.A space which this occupies at 40X (plus) less than my previous heavy and loud desktop.I now feel the Desktop's graphics fan had issues...This one's graphics is great compared to my old desktop PC card. Since that could not play 4K YouTube content without the dreaded BSOD. Or Prime content.This one has no issues with these. And it's not a dedicated graphics card.The only thing with the graphics on this is, the occasional black screens, interestingly, only on Amazon, do I experience that. A simple website(?).Full screen, goes black.Could be I need to update the driver as I can't even open the Radeon software (where you can perhaps do screen recordings?), because Windows 11 updates has updated the display drivers to 2023 version, and see that "AMD software" in the control panel of installed programs is still version the 2021 version that came with the miniPC.I'm weary of changing that, as another review mentioned, that version is the only one, (not the latest), that plays nice with this miniPC...So it looks like I won't be able to make use of the Radeon Software App. Which I can't seem to stop from loading and appearing in the system tray.Compared to the sound level of my desktop, this is relatively QUIET.As a voice actor I use a Macbook due to the no fan aspect to record. But I believe it's possible to record VO with this. Especially with the mic on a stand, not connected to the desk where the miniPC is resting.Heat? When I installed another SSD, the 2.5in type, I noticed a bit of warmer air flowing out the back. After removing that (I was desperately trying to boot from my old OS/Win7, which did not work :(...), the fan barely comes on now and the air, is almost just room temperature air.Now I have to say I've not used this for graphic intensive tasked like multi-cam editing in Avid Media Composer (which was the reason for building my old desktop). Or heavy Photoshop image retouching sessions etcI'll update this if I ever use this for such tasks. But for what I use it for now, apart from the occasional fully black screen flashes (which may be graphics driver related), it's been a surprising good investment.The size is crazy small. My Focusrite 2i2 audio box is bigger than this miniPC.If you had a standing desk with one of those cable tidy trays (because I can't VESA mount this on my monitor as the monitor is VESA mounted), you could place this and your other devices on that shelf and have even clearer desk space. Which would be awesome!But the current footprint is miles better than my previous desktop occupied.I tried to match the RAM with my previous setup.But this has updated chips, and more threads/cores.As my old tower was Quadcore.Been using this just over 2 months. So far so good.*I enabled the secure boot as advised by another reviewer as mine was indeed off. And set to custom.4.2/5 so far.

What a great wee computerUp and running in 30minsVery powerful for gaming and does everything I need it to .Starts up nearly instantlyVery very impressed with it.Would definitely recommend!