I will probably connect the device to a NAS on the 10GbE network and run Immich, something like Plex, HomeAssistant, and a handful of other light enough services.
Ya, figured if it was Intel NIC they would say it. Still might be good for just general home usage for Home Assistant, PIHole, and not performance stuff. They are far cheaper too than the more server looking mini PCs.
Here’s what I can tell you as second hand experience. A friend of mine has been running a Beelink mini computer as a game server for years running 24x7 and has had no issues. They seem very stable.
Ya, I’ve heard lots of good things about them, especially in the home server space. I think if I was to make a better home server I’d probably build an ITX build with some spare parts; like I have a Ryzen 7 3700x and 16GB 3600MHz RAM lying around so I’d use that as a base. Thing is, I really don’t think I need anything more than a decent enough mini pc with an N150 processor or similar.