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Beelink is one of the top manufactures of small form factor PCs, targeted at various audiences. The SER5 Pro, which comes with the AMD Ryzen5-5600H processor, is the latest addition to the company’s mini PC lineup. Though it’s a small device, it manages to offer plenty of power and a lot of ports, perfect for businesses and home offices.

The good:

Compact, VESA-mountable body.

Plenty of ports.

Impeccable performance.

Superb wireless networking.

Easy to upgrade.

Power Delivery 3.0 via USB-C.

The bad:

No SD card reader.

Specifications

OS: Windows 11 Pro

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5-5600H, 7nm process, 35W TDP

CPU: 6 cores, 12 threads @3.3-4.2GHz

GPU: Radeon RX Vega 7 @1800MHz

RAM: 16/32GB DDR4 3200MHz (dual-channel)

Storage: 1*M.2 2280 PCIe3.0*4 NVMe SSD (up to 2TB)

1* SATA3 2.5-inch HDD/SSD (up to 2TB)

Wireless: WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2

Ports: USB Type-A 3.0*3, USB Type-A 2.0*1, USB-C*1, HDMI*2, 3.5mm Audio Jack*1, Gigabit Ethernet*1, DC-in*1

Dimensions: 126*113*42mm

Weight: 455g

What’s in the box

Beelink SER5 Pro Mini PC * 1

57W Power Adapter * 1

User Guide * 1

VESA Mount Bracket * 1

HDMI Cable * 2 (1m and 0.2m)

The retail packing is simple but attractive. Along with the Beelink SER5 Pro mini PC, you will find a 19V-3A power adapter, two HDMI cables, a user guide, a bunch of screws, and a VESA mount bracket that can be used to attach the mini PC to the back of a computer display.

Design and build

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Like other members of the Beelink SER family, the SER5 Pro is a gorgeous piece of tech. Its aluminum chassis is well-vented and offers lots of connectivity options. This mini PC weighs only 1 pound, but it still feels surprising hefty in the hands as all the weight is concentrated in a small area.

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The perforated top panel, a long with many vents on the other sides, allows efficient airflow to keep the mini PC cool and stable.

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The Beelink and AMD logos, as well as a few stickers here give the SER5 Pro a very professional look.

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On the front panel of the SER5, you will find the following: a power button with status LED, a 3.5mm audio jack with mic support, a Clear CMOS pinhole, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port, two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports.

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The rear side plays host to two HMDI 2.0 ports, a DisplayPort, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port, a USB 2.0 Type-A port, a Gigabit Ethernet jack, and a DC-in port. The only thing missing that you might need is an SD card reader.

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The two HDMI 2.0 ports and the Type-C port all support 4k@60Hz video output, so you can connect the SER5 Pro to three displays at the same time. The Type-C port also supports Power Delivery 3.0, which means you can use a 65W PD charger as power supply for this mini PC, the only problem is that the Type-C port is in the front, hooking to the power brick from here could look a little bit weird.

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The bottom cover has four rubber feet, texts showing how to enter BIOS and boot menu, and the screws that allow you to open the SER5 and access the insides.

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The hardware expansion in the SER5 Pro consists of an M.2 Type-2280 slot for PCle3.0*4 NVMe SSDs, a traditional 2.5-inch drive bay, and two laptop-style SO-DIMM slots for the RAM. The wireless card is also accessible under the pre-installed NVMe SSD.

Housing two storage drives in a system this compact is rather impressive. Beelink sells this PC as a ready-to-use system, you get either 16GB or 32GB dual-channel DDR4-3200 memory (in the form of Crucial brand memory sticks), and a 500GB Kingston NVMe SSD, onto which a licensed copy of Windows 11 Pro is installed.

To access the rest of the PC, you will have to remove more screws, but there's really no need for that since nothing else is replaceable or upgradable. The SER5 Pro also supports WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2, making it perfect for streaming games and VR content wirelessly.

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The SER5 is extremely compact. It measures 126 x 113 x 42 mm in width, depth, and height, taking up less than 0.6L of total space. As a result, this mini PC can fit almost anywhere, even under a monitor stand if you have one. You can also choose to attach it to the back of a display with its available VESA mount, making it ideal for offices or homes where space is at a premium.

OS and Software

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The Beelink SER5 Pro ships with a licensed copy of Windows 11 Pro, Average consumers will probably see no difference between this and the Windows 11 Home Edition, but for power users, Windows 11 Pro offers a few extra features, the most important of which is being able to join a domain, including Azure Active Directory for single sign-on to cloud services (and have group policy applied as part of that).

You also get Hyper-V for virtualization, BitLocker whole disk encryption, enterprise mode Internet Explorer, Remote Desktop, a version of the Windows Store for your own business, Enterprise Data Protection containers (a feature that comes later in the year) and assigned access (which locks a PC to running only one modern application, to use like a kiosk). Pro users can get updates from Windows Update for Business, which includes options for scheduling updates, so they don't reboot PCs at important business times.

The Windows 11 Pro here is also a completely clean version, with no pre-installed 3rd party applications or bloatware that you need to uninstall. If you are a fan of open-source software, you can also choose to install Linux-based operating systems on this mini PC.