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Shuttle SS40G Mini-PC

Posted by michael on from the size-isn't-everything dept.

Thomas writes "Just got an email from a friend telling me Viahardware.com has put up a review of the Shuttle SS40G - the latest barebones system. I read through the review, and it looks like Shuttle has finally made a system that is capable of being totally silent. It has a cool heatpipe and radiator design for cooling the CPU, not to mention that it looks very cool."

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  1. Re:Silent computers by iangoldby · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not quite silent. There are two fans - one (almost silent) for the PSU and a second reasonably quiet one for the CPU radiator, according to the article. It may be quiet but that's not the same thing as silent. Anyway, even without fans you'd still have the noise from the hard disk.

  2. Re:Silent computers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    You can approach silence by using a VIA C3 CPU, which does -not- require a CPU fan.

    The seagate barracuda IV is so quiet as to be essentially noiseless; the background hum of fluorescent lights should be louder than a machine so spec'ed.

  3. Re:Two Things Every Review Should Have... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    NewEgg.com has em (or will get em on 6/3/02) for $350.
    I bought my SS50 from them about a month and a half ago....wish I woulda waited....*sigh*

  4. Other smallish boxes / boards by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    EZ-Go:

    http://www.directron.com/ezgo.html

    Soldam cube:

    http://www.slippersandpipe.co.uk/article.php?a=sol dam_cubes

    Other form factors:

    http://www.directron.com/slim.html
    http://nedcomp.bit-net.com/mini1.html

    VIA Mini-ITX motherboard (find a case for it somewhere...):

    http://www.via.com.tw/en/VInternet/mini_itx.jsp

    Advantech Single Boards Computers, e.g.:

    http://www.advantech.com.tw/products/PCM-9572F.a sp

    OQO Crusoe-powered handheld:

    http://www.oqo.com

    tiqit handheld:

    http://www.tiqit.com

    Older review of Shuttle SV24:

    http://www4.tomshardware.com/howto/02q1/020111/ind ex.html