The hardware behind Beelab.
Refurb, new, or done-for-you. Pick the path that fits your budget, your timeline, and your patience for sourcing parts.
DeskPi RackMate T1 · 280 × 198 × 406 mm · die-cast aluminum + acrylic
Four boxes, pre-installed.
Each box is a spec floor on a validated family, never a single SKU. Reservations open. First cohort builds with pre-flashed images and burn-in (process documented per Box at handover), so the first-boot wizard runs the moment you plug power and WAN.
QuBee
QuBee is the 8U 10-inch mini rack Beelab ships today, pre-assembled: three Proxmox nodes, an Apple Silicon AI node, all-NVMe ZFS, dual PWM cooling, 1U PDU.
- Pre-mounted 8U chassis: cooling, AI node, 3 Proxmox nodes, switch, storage, PDU
- Apple Silicon Mac mini AI node, unified memory, attached over Tailscale mesh
- 4x M.2 NVMe in ZFS mirror, ~4 TB usable from 4x 4 TB drives
- Single tracked carton, plug power and WAN. Boot time depends on hardware (reference build measured at install).
Spec floor on a family, never a single SKU
Every tier carries a validated brand family list. You pick from the family that fits your supply chain, budget, and warranty preference. Reservations open. First cohort builds with pre-flashed images and burn-in (process documented per Box at handover).
Compute: HP EliteDesk Mini, Lenovo ThinkCentre M-series, Minisforum MS-series. AI: Apple Silicon Mac mini. Switch: TP-Link, MikroTik, Zyxel, QNAP managed 2.5 GbE. PDU: surge-protected rack PDU.
Reservations only while the first cohort is open. Pick a box, email me to confirm timing, and your order is in the queue. Cluster and MiniRack are scoped on a short call first.
Spec floor + validated families.
Source it yourself. Each row is a family with a spec range and example SKUs, never a single locked product. The platform rule is Intel vPro plus an Intel I219, I225, or I226 NIC.
| Category | Part | Spec | Vendor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compute | Enterprise PC family · Intel vPro + I219/I225/I226 NIC | Spec floor varies by tier. Examples: HP EliteDesk Mini, Lenovo ThinkCentre M-series Tiny, Dell OptiPlex Micro. | eBay | View |
| Compute | Studio-tier family · 8C+ vPro, 64 GB capable | Examples: HP Elite Mini / EliteDesk, Lenovo ThinkCentre M-series, Minisforum MS-series (10 GbE SFP+ option), ASUS NUC Pro. | ServerMonkey | View |
| Compute | Cluster-tier family · matched nodes, scales 1 to N | 3-node reference build for HA quorum, scales 1 to N. Pick from the validated families above. Add or remove nodes any time. | Amazon | View |
| Switch | Managed 2.5 GbE VLAN switch · 8-port family | Truly-managed (full L2 VLAN). Examples: TP-Link TL-SG108-M2 (2.5 GbE), MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN, Zyxel XGS1210-12, QNAP QSW-M2108. | Amazon | View |
| Storage | NVMe family · PCIe 4.0, 1-2 TB | Examples: Samsung 990 Pro 1-2 TB, WD Black SN850X 1-2 TB, Crucial T500 1-2 TB. 5-yr warranty class. | Amazon | View |
| Memory | SODIMM RAM family · 32 GB to 96 GB matched sets | Examples: Crucial SODIMM, Kingston Fury Impact, Corsair Vengeance. Low-profile, dual-channel, sized to your tier. | Amazon | View |
- ComputeeBayEnterprise PC family · Intel vPro + I219/I225/I226 NIC
Spec floor varies by tier. Examples: HP EliteDesk Mini, Lenovo ThinkCentre M-series Tiny, Dell OptiPlex Micro.
- ComputeServerMonkeyStudio-tier family · 8C+ vPro, 64 GB capable
Examples: HP Elite Mini / EliteDesk, Lenovo ThinkCentre M-series, Minisforum MS-series (10 GbE SFP+ option), ASUS NUC Pro.
- ComputeAmazonCluster-tier family · matched nodes, scales 1 to N
3-node reference build for HA quorum, scales 1 to N. Pick from the validated families above. Add or remove nodes any time.
- SwitchAmazonManaged 2.5 GbE VLAN switch · 8-port family
Truly-managed (full L2 VLAN). Examples: TP-Link TL-SG108-M2 (2.5 GbE), MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN, Zyxel XGS1210-12, QNAP QSW-M2108.
- StorageAmazonNVMe family · PCIe 4.0, 1-2 TB
Examples: Samsung 990 Pro 1-2 TB, WD Black SN850X 1-2 TB, Crucial T500 1-2 TB. 5-yr warranty class.
- MemoryAmazonSODIMM RAM family · 32 GB to 96 GB matched sets
Examples: Crucial SODIMM, Kingston Fury Impact, Corsair Vengeance. Low-profile, dual-channel, sized to your tier.
Street prices drift, so the catalog shows specs and validated families only. See the pricing page for Beelab Box and QuBee pricing.
Optional add-ons, picked at order time.
Each row is a one-time add-on you can tack onto any box above. Click Add and your draft email opens with the SKU pre-filled, no checkout wall yet while the first cohort is open.
OpenCloud Sidecar
+ $79one-timeInstall OpenCloud on your box, tied to your existing identity, with desktop and mobile clients set up.
Migration Bundle
+ $349one-timeMove your data over (Google Photos, Drive, Dropbox, Bitwarden, Notion, iCloud) onto your Beelab.
Hardware Concierge
+ $499one-timeI source the gear on validated families, run a burn-in pass, pre-flash, then drop-ship to your door (process documented per Box at handover).
Want 16U, 32U, or two racks in parallel?
QuBee is the 8U mini rack Beelab ships today. The architecture (multi-VM, multi-cluster, scales 1 to N) is rack-agnostic, so taller racks and parallel rack layouts are well-supported by the platform. Hardware-wise, that path is a scoping call: you walk me through your space, power, network, and the apps you want running, and I propose the right rack count, validated enterprise PC families, and install scope.
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