Why Are You Buying This Mini PC? Beelink EQR6 Review

[@dansanger5340]

Coincidentally, I just bought the 7735HS version of this on Prime Day because I wanted an inexpensive Linux machine for SW development that was a step up from the N100, and it had to be very quiet since it was going in my bedroom. I already had a faster Windows gaming machine, so that wasn't very important. Internal power supply and lack of 2.5Gbps ethernet were definitely negatives, but I compromised. It definitely nails it on being quiet, so that's good. Too early to tell if the internal power supply was a mistake, but performance so far is good enough for what I do.

[@RobertGenerous]

Funnily enough this is what I was going to ask. A price drop actually makes it interesting as drop behind the tv as a home server/random dev crap/emu box. Thank you.

[@asdf456ghj]

Its like 175 usd (7735) for barebone model in my country. Price justify everything 😂. If you put cheap ssd and ram from market (usually lefties from laptop upgrade), value for price is incredible.

[@Robtech]

Didn't know Beelink sold any barebones options. Is this in China?

[@asdf456ghj]

@@Robtech mostly imported from china as i know. But somehow they are cheaper than Chinese price because of competition between open market platforms that gave us discount.

[@CallMeCJorDandy]

2:02 yeah we need more design like this , no power bricks , easy to plug-and-play type of mini PC, also power-wise and performance ! ~ P.S. please do add Blender 2D and 3D benchmark on it , Robtech !! ✨

[@ospuddy]

Great PC for web browsing and general office task. I got the 6600H/500GB HD/16GB RAM for $229 on Prime Day last week. I have the EQR6 (6600H) and the Mini S12 Pro (N100) from Beelink and I can tell you the speed difference is worth upgrading to the EQR6. For some browsing tasks, the CPU load is about 25% on the 6600H vs 100% on the N100. Since I use the EQR6 for office work I changed the dedicated video memory from 4GB to 2GB in the BIOS (typical office use is about 1GB).

[@SRC267]

Is it perfect for Netflix? Has to be quiet in the living room for the big screen. My fire stick is slow

[@Robtech]

It's the quietest actively cooled mini PC I've tested.

[@SRC267]

@@Robtech now I need to decide between this or the SER 5 5560U. Not sure what to get.

[@McRocket]

Thank you for being a huge help to me in deciding to buy this machine (the 6600). I watched numerous videos of yours and they helped put me on to this one. Of course, if it stinks... I will blame you (j/k). P.S. I have used this machine for a few days and it is exactly as advertised. Quick enough for my needs and exceedingly quiet. ☮

[@daveac]

Could it also be (a strange thought I know) that there are people that don't really 'game' on their PC and that want a small quiet discreet unit to do general PC duties at low power? ;-)

[@Bareego]

also people who are gearing to go solar and want low power consumption, true bonus though then would be to have a 12V input and not a power supply built in

[@Robtech]

Which is what the U series processors are designed for. Topping out around 60W maximum draw from the wall. H is for the power user.

[@SRC267]

What is the best U series on a budget ($120) with low noise like this review unit, that is good for netflix and general web browsing with some light gaming/emulation? I'm new to this, and want it for the big screen for family ​@@Robtech

[@Robtech]

Top 5 budget minis are here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npncnpKNqLaCaNk

[@Terence812]

Nice review Rob. I am not sure what Beelink was thinking when they released the EQR series. Its sole purpose seems to be selling cheap with cheap design and components. The built-in PSU is a questionable design choice. Other mini pc manufacturers are trying to cool down the unit while Beelink is literally sticking something inside that could melt down the whole unit. This is the reason why they limit the power to 35W. Anything higher would be dangerous. The port selection is also very simple, similar to the S12 series except they added a 1GbE LAN port (shaking my head). Overall they really handicapped the 6600H/6900HX/7735HS cpu performance. 🤦🏻‍♂🤦🏻‍♂🤦🏻‍♂

[@ospuddy]

Beelink model line nomenclature: SE = performance (computation), EQ = office (web browsing, spreadsheet, word processing).

[@kameronbailey4710]

I actually bought this one before there were any reviews on it. Now I'm actually contemplating getting a external brick to actually run this because I want sum more performance when I game.

[@oraz.]

It's a good price for that chip even throttled imo. better than n200.

[@baoquoc3710]

N200 is not really different to the intel N100 tho, for the same price you also got the 12900H as well, so the 6900HX still in the disadvantage here, even worse on this throttled one

[@markrosenstand]

Given the power limitations, it would be super exciting to see how the EQR6 6600H (which you say is the best selling) compares to the EQR6 6900HX.

[@marekszulc8774]

I bought mine EQR6 just because it was cheaper than "U" Zen3+ (7735U and 7535U) which are up to 30W, what seemed a good choice. Have you tried to compare EQR6 to other mini PCs with Zen3+ U models or H models, but with TDP lowered to 35W?

[@KatRollo]

That is a serious underperformer right there. Careful, when I wrote a less-than-positive review about SER7 (mainly due to their proprietary magnetic gimmick), they stopped sending me review units. 😂

[@Robtech]

That sucks. Been there too. Send me an email and I'll pass you on my contact at Beelink. Maybe that will help. What irked the most about the SER7 was seeing praise from other reviewers about the awful magnetic power supply. There's just no way you could say it was a good thing if you actually used the product.

[@KatRollo]

@@Robtech Hey mate, thanks! They sent me 2 review units which were the SER5 MAX and SER7. I wrote articles for them in reddit. I genuinely liked SER5 MAX (still using it now), so that got a positive writeup for the truth. The SER7 article, not so positive, as I strongly opposed the magnetic connector. I hope we can just get a company that can take constructive criticism and all that. Not every review is going to be positive, and we're supposed to say the truth. Let me see if I can send you an email in a bit. Cheers!

[@jonevansauthor]

@@KatRollo I know what you mean about the magnets - it's the cord not the PSU - but this still makes me think, 'Oh wow, I didnt' know how much I wanted Corsair et all to put lots of magnets in their 1,000 watt PSUs, so you just shove them into the case with no screws.' :D And yes folks, I realise this probably wouldn't be a good idea, but it's a nice daydream.

[@KatRollo]

@@jonevansauthor Ah yes, I made the correction. Another highly annoying thing about it was that when you mounted the mini-pc to the back of the monitor, there was no way you could unplug the cable without unmounting the whole thing. 🙃

[@jeffmcneill]

Clearly folks bought it because they had not yet had your in-depth review to better inform.

[@TrusteftTech]

I think this is the best title for a video ever.

[@denix3397]

Will daily use at 2k resolution make you regret it?

[@Robtech]

2k doing what? 2k Windows is an easy task compared to 2k gaming...

[@godnyx117]

So, the only reason you get this is for the fan noise. And because that's not going to be a reason for most people, you just don't get it...

[@Bareego]

yup, if you want an office pc the ser5 is makes much more sense, love my ser5 5560, so quiet yet powerful enough to play my RTS games.

[@godnyx117]

@@Bareego I'm glad that you're happy with your choice, my friend :)

[@wossle73]

1. A FELLOW AUSSIE? 2. I'd Stick the thing in the Kids Bedroom with the 720p TV!🤣 I've got BETTER Stuff in "STORAGE"😁

[@Robtech]

1. Yep

[@avidwriter2882]

24GB of ram? Why the odd amount? I assume the people buying this are not doing it for gaming. Probably for media? Since its quiet and has internal PSU?

[@maniac0303]

The 24GB of Ram ist the least limiting factor for gaming. The most is underpowered APU (and lack of an extra graphic card of course). For media it's overpowered. An Intel N95 or N100 is way enough.

[@MrJoefresh001]

Ich habe den eqr6 7735hs und den trigkey s5 mit 5800h cpu hier liegen. Beide ungeöffnet in der ovp. Nun frage ich mich welchen von beiden ich nehmen soll für leichtes gaming. Welcher kann mehr Spiele mit min. 25-30 fps wiedergeben.

[@maniac0303]

Ich habe den Trigkey S5 5800h ... Dieser ist zum Spielen nur sehr bedingt geeignet, für (fast) alles andere ist es ein gutes Gerät. Selbst mit nur 35 Watt, der 5800h läuft mit 45Watt als Standard, hat die Grafikeinheit auf den 7735hs deutlich mehr Power. Ich nutze den Trigkey, den ich auf 35 Watt laufen lasse, für alles, außer zum Spielen. Dafür habe ich einen relativ potenten Gaming PC zusätzlich. Was mich beim Trigkey noch etwas nervt, dass dieser relativ laut ist.

[@MrJoefresh001]

Vielen Dank. Also wäre der beelink eqr6 wohl die bessere Wahl. Ich brauche ihn hauptsâchlich für Foto und Video Bearbeitung. Wenn er aber auch nebenbei für spiele, die auch der trigkey s5 wiedergeben kann geeignet ist, wâre das schon gut. Danke nochmal für ihre einschâzung.

[@HeadRusch1]

Yikes, avoid these. You can get a 7735hs system that will run at 55w in bios or 65w using a 3rd party tool with USB4 included for the same if-not-less cost these days. Being able to overclock the ram is great on the 6900hx but to limit that chip to 35w is insane. Unfortunately these mini systems receive limited (if any) bios updates or support, they just release a new model instead. The 6900HX with a 65 or 75w TDP that can overclock it's ram is about as good of a 'gaming' experience as you can find with a 680m chip on board, basically that will turn it into a 780m. Problem is, the 780m is supported for frame-gen.....the 680m is not. Summary: These systems make no sense unless they're $250 and under.

[@oraz.]

@@HeadRusch1 They are around 250

[@HeadRusch1]

@@oraz. The only one I see at that price is the 6600/660m chipped version, benchmarks on that chip would be lower for sure than the 6900hx being tested above in the video. The other two at $400 or $420/$430 respectively aren't good buys, I see $450 priced 780m equipped systems in the not too distant future, lack of USB 4 or Oculink and a limitation to 35w gimps these chipsets at this price-point. If the 7735 or the 6900HX were $250.....I'd still probably opt to spend a little more cash for more performance out of the box.

[@oraz.]

@@HeadRusch1 yeah the eqr6 with that chip is in the ser6 price range anyway too

[@HeadRusch1]

FYI, 7735HS with usb4 now $320 on amazon at 20% off. Firebat model. 16gb of ram and 512g ssd, choose to run it at U speeds or don't, just saying don't leave performance on the table dollar-for-dollar.

[@ВладимирБушин-п3ц]

6900hx version for 400$ - 🤡💩🤢 6600h version for 250$ - 🤑❤🤙

[@andrewkruger5986]

Really!? I’m thinking about buying either today.

[@nsr42]

Hi, thanks for your review. Does anyone knows a mini pc with similar cooling system like this one? The air intake from bottom but with an external psu, because i plan to place it on cooling stand. My budget is 400 usd max

[@Robtech]

The GMKtec M7 has some similarities. Not as quiet though, but a good option.

[@nsr42]

​@@Robtech Thanks, i will check it out. Good luck with your channel 👍

[@kamolhengkiatisak1527]

So it is a glorified office PC with tiny desk space with occasionally video editing capability. I can imagine it works fine with stock trader featuring 2 4K monitors with low fan noise and no outside power supply.