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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. Sounds of silence by jonelf · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Capable of being totally silent if you turn off the two fans and only use the computer a minute at a time?

    It looks cool but not being totally silent and not having an AGP-slot are two cons that makes me stay away from it.

    Right now I'm sitting in a room with 4 PCs and one laptop. The humming sound is terribly annoying. Not that I hear the laptop in here but even those have fans today. Buy shares in silent computing!

    I don't recommend you to read any further.
    I remember my Amiga1200 with two internal 2.5" HDs fitted it still didn't overheat and it had no fan, not even the PSU. Come to think of it my C64 never made a sound and booted in 0.2s.

    --
    /J - to know recursion you must first know recursion
  2. hmm by Alcimedes · · Score: 3, Interesting

    actually, seeing this computer, what it has and what it doesn't, really makes me appreciate the cube more.

    when it first came out i wasn't all that impressed. it was cool and all, but so much money.

    however, i think it gave people a taste for quite, small computers. perhaps this is another newton.

    apple enters the market with a great idea, way ahead of everyone else, then charges an arm and a leg and flops. cut back two years later and everyone and their grandma is working to take over that market.

    oh well.

  3. concerns by Permission+Denied · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Two concerns:
    1. The PSU outputs 200W - is this sufficient for the newer Athlons?
    2. It comes with onboard video, but I would rather buy my own video card. Does it come with an AGP slot? AGP 1x, 2x? After looking at the pictures of the back of the case, I don't see where an AGP card would have video port - there are two obvious PCI slots on the back, but I don't see room for an AGP slot. Very few people still make high-performance PCI video cards

  4. Re:stealth advertising? by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 3, Interesting


    is it me, or do the Shuttle PC's get a lot of free advertising on slashdot. more so than any dell, ibm, etc. equipment.

    I must of missed Dell's press release for a barebones, stylish, and quiet compact system suitable for such geeky projects as a mobile LAN party box or multimedia / PVR system. Care to post a link?
  5. Own several of shuttle's boxes, very nice by Sean+Clifford · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I bought about ten of the SV24 and SV25 boxes for the office and I love 'em. In fact, I just ordered 3 more yesterday. I'm just waiting for the SS40 to come out with an AGP slot then it's on like Donkey Kong for a new LAN party box.

    These boxes are perfect for office PCs. They're tiny, packed full of features (gotta love the firewire), are quiet - and they're pretty. Only had one problem with a single box - a bad power supply that shuttle promptly replaced.

    Out of the can, RedHat 7.2 (haven't 'upgraded' to 7.3 yet) installed though you have to configure the video and some other goodies manually. Once you're up and running it's solid. I'm considering clustering a few of these, though I'm more tempted by Transmeta's rack o' blades.

    I have to say that Shuttle has hit the nail on the head with this series. I can't wait for the AMD 1AGP/1PCI version! If you have a grand or so laying around, snap one of these puppies up. :)