The Beelink EQ14 is a small desktop computer with two Ethernet ports, an integrated power supply, and support for up to two SSDs.
It’s also the second mini PC announced to date that will be available with an Intel N150 processor, a follow-up to the popular Intel N100 Alder Lake-N chip that powers many budget laptops and mini PCs released in the past few years. Intel hasn’t officially introduced the N150 processor yet, but according to recent leaks it should bring a modest boost in CPU and graphics performance over the Intel N100.
The first mini PC maker to introduce a product with an Intel N150 processor was Asus: the upcoming Asus NUC 14 Essential is a mini PC with support for Intel N150, N250, or Core 3-N355 processor options.
Those chips are expected to bring modest spec bumps over the Intel N100, N200, and Core i3-N305, respectively. And while it’s unclear if there are any significant architectural changes, the Beelink EQ14 will feature an Intel N150 quad-core processor with support for CPU frequencies up to 200 MHz higher than those supported by the N100, and Intel integrated graphics with support for GPU speeds up to 250 MHz faster than the Intel N100.
While the Intel N100 is expected to be a 6-watt processor, like the Intel N100 before it, in a post on Chinese social media site Weibo, Beelink says the EQ14 will allow the chip to run at up to 25 watts.
Other features include a plastic body with a fan and heat sin for active and passive cooling, a single SODIMM slot for DDR4 memory, and two M.2 2280 slots for storage: one with PCIe 3.0 x4 support and another with PCIe 3.0 x1 support.
Like the Beelink EQ13 that launched earlier this year, the EQ14 features an integrated power supply, which means that you don’t need an external power brick or adapter – you just need to run a power cord from the back of the computer to an AC outlet.
Other features include USB Type-C and Type-A ports, a headphone jack, and what appear to be at least two dedicated video outputs. Beelink hasn’t added information about the upcoming EQ14 mini PC to its website yet, but according to pictures shared on social media by @realVictor_M (1)(2), the computer will be pretty cheap when it launches soon in China, with prices for a barebones model (without any memory, storage, or operating system) starting as low as 599 CNY ($83).
via wccftech