Running Ubuntu Linux on an Intel Apollo Lake Mini PC (Beelink S1)

Running Ubuntu Linux on an Intel Apollo Lake Mini PC (Beelink S1)

Today the MXQ Project unboxes and reviews the Beelink S1 Windows 10/Ubuntu Mini PC Box.

This is a fantastic mini pc box, probably the best budget mini pc box available. It comes with 4gb of RAM (expandable to 8gb) and 64gb of storage, it also allows you to insert an addition 2.5 inch SSD or mechanical hard drive. You get the option of either having Windows 10 64 bit or Ubuntu Linux.

Today we try out some gaming, internet, youtube playback, benchmarking etc. We test games like Portal, Minecraft and Candy Crush plus loads of other stuff.

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Technical SPECS of Beelink S1 Mini Personal Computer

Brand & Product Model	Beelink S1
CPU	Intel Celeron N3450 @ 1.1 / 2.2 GHz
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 500 Gen9-LP 12UE @ 200 MHz / 700 MHz
System	Windows 10 Home
Measurements:	120*120*24mm
Weight	291g
Product type	Mini PC
RAM	4 / 8GB LPDDR3 1600MHz (Built-in)
Audio	Realtek ALC269
Wifi	Yes, Intel Wireless AC 3165, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4G+5.8G, Built-in antenna
Ethernet	Yes, Realtek RTL8168G Gigabit
Bluetooth	Yes, 4.0
Hard drive	64GB eMMC
	1x Disc M.2 (2242)
	1x Disc 2.5″ SATA
I/O ports	2x USB 3.02x USB 2.0
	1x USB 3.0 Type-C
	1x Audio Jack in/out 3.5mm
	1x Ethernet Gigabit
	1x HDMI 1.4 / 4K @ 30fps
	1x VGA
	1x TF card slot
	1x microphone (Compatible with Windows Cortana)
Benchmark Scores	Antutu – 112,067
	GeekBench4 – 1406 SC / 4128 MC
	3D Mark Ice Storm – 14,185
	RAM Copy speed – 7626 MB/s
	Internal Storage speed – Read – 153 MB/s Write- 51 MB/s
	4K playback – 99% quality and performance
	WiFi Speed – Good
	Gaming – Good (limited)
Advantages	Excellent equipment
	Quality assembly
	Licensed Windows 10 Home 64-bit
	Hardware video decoding up to 4K
	Set of high-speed ports and wireless interfaces
	Ability to set up SSD
DRAWBACKS	Small internal memory