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Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from third-party teardowns and live listing titles. Street from named snaps. I haven't used this.

Dual gigabit living-room mini, not the 2.5G listing: Beelink EQ13

A dual gigabit living-room mini. Don't confuse it with EQ14 2.5G listings. Buy EQ12 if you wanted two faster ports.

A dual gigabit living-room mini. Don't confuse this with EQ14 2.5G listings. 2.5G means faster house ethernet. The real EQ13 is N200 with two gigabit ports. N200 is a 4-core / 4-thread Alder Lake-N part, 3.7 GHz turbo, UHD 32 EU. Independent benches call it about 5% over N100, not the N150 bump. Dual LAN on this chassis is Realtek RTL8111H 1G, not I226-V. One DDR4 SO-DIMM, official max 16 GB. Dual M.2 PCIe 3.0: one x4, one x1. Internal PSU, IEC cord, no wall brick. That is the actual reason versus a Mini S12. Typical shipped config is 16 GB / 500 GB. Dual HDMI 4K, Wi-Fi 6, BT 5.2.

The maker EQ13 URL currently redirects to EQR5. Treat Amazon titles as hostile. Mini PC Guides still prints about $240 for a 16 GB / 512 GB class config. Live US 16G / 500G cards on 23 Aug 2026: Amazon B0D5MGVFCL and B0D5Y63XYD. Print the tag on the page. Ignore third-party Newegg cards at $999.

What to buy

BoxWhat it isStreet, 23 Aug 2026Buy if
Beelink EQ13 N200N200, dual 1G RTL8111H, internal PSU, 16 GB DDR4 max, dual M.2 (x4 + x1). Amazon B0D5MGVFCL, B0D5Y63XYD.Independent guides ~$240 for 16/512. Print the live Amazon tag. Skip Newegg 3P $999.You want an IEC cord and two 1G ports, and the street is actually cheaper than EQ12. Confirm the title says N200, not N150.
Beelink EQ12 N100Older N100, dual 2.5G, DDR5. The sibling people mean when they say “Beelink dual LAN.”See the EQ12 note. Newegg titles are cleaner than Amazon.The point of the box is 2.5G, not an internal PSU.
Beelink EQ14 N150N150, internal PSU, NIC table lists both 1G Realtek and I226-V 2.5G.Official 16G / 500 GB was $375 on 22 Aug 2026. Confirm the cart line.You want N150 and you have verified I226-V, or you accept 1G on purpose.

Skip

Skip any “EQ13” click that describes N150: that is EQ14 bait. One Amazon search hit (B0C339KVH9) needs the title re-checked before anyone calls it EQ13. Skip EQ13 if you wanted 2.5G; that is EQ12. Skip it if you wanted N150; that is EQ14 after you read the NIC. Skip 8 GB configs. Skip Newegg cards that title N100 on an EQ13 slug, or print $999 from a third-party seller. This is not a 4-NIC firewall: see Protectli VP2430e. Listing roulette: N150 Amazon traps.

Sources

Amazon B0D5MGVFCL and B0D5Y63XYD (titles: EQ13, N200, 16G / 500G, dual 1000 Mbps, built-in PSU; live 23 Aug 2026). Mini PC Guides EQ13 N200 (~$240 for 16/512; one M.2 is x1). Number13 EQ13 review (N200, dual RTL8168/8111 1G, internal PSU: not a Labthrift burn-in). Newegg 2SW-0012-001K6 fetched with an N100 title and a junk 3P $999; skip. bee-link.com/products/beelink-eq13 currently redirects to EQR5.

Also on this topic

Quiet dual-faster-port mini still sold new: Beelink EQ12A quiet mini with two faster house ethernet ports for home services you leave on. Still sold new. Not EQ14, not a four-port firewall. Read the network ports before you buy this N150 mini: Beelink EQ14The same EQ14 name is sold with gigabit or faster 2.5G ports. Confirm which ports you are actually buying. Match CPU, ports, and RAM before you click Buy on AmazonBefore you click Buy on Amazon, match the real CPU, the real network ports, and whether memory can be upgraded. Title slugs lie. Skip a listing that only wins on the title.