Comparison
Beelink Mini S12 Pro vs EQ12 for Home Assistant
S12 Pro is the bargain HA box with a 2.5" bay and typically 1GbE; EQ12 costs more but brings dual 2.5GbE and a higher practical RAM path for a long-lived lab node. Pick S12 Pro for a quiet starter HAOS host; pick EQ12 when networking and upgrade headroom matter more than sticker price. Score both in Labstack Fit.
Beelink Mini S12 Pro
Popular budget N100 mini for Home Assistant and light Proxmox — cheap and quiet, but confirm RAM ceiling and that you get 1GbE (not dual 2.5GbE) on the exact SKU.
home assistant
proxmox light
plex igpu
Beelink EQ12
Low-power Intel N100 box suited to quiet Home Assistant and light Proxmox nodes with dual 2.5GbE.
home assistant
proxmox light
opnsense lab
Spec side-by-side
Field
Beelink Mini S12 Pro
Beelink EQ12
cpu
Intel Processor N100
Intel Processor N100
ram gb max
16
32
nic
1GbE
2.5GbE, 2.5GbE
wifi
True
True
storage
M.2 NVMe, 2.5 SATA
M.2 NVMe
tdp w est
6
6
use cases
home_assistant, proxmox_light, plex_igpu
home_assistant, proxmox_light, opnsense_lab