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Shuttle SS51 Reviewed

Posted by michael on from the cute-and-quiet dept.

hilldaddy writes "AnandTech has a review up of the new Shuttle SS51 XPC. Looks like they finally added an AGP slot. Read the review." We've done several previous stories on the Shuttle mini-PC systems.

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  1. Hexus .co.uk review...... by H3XA · · Score: 5, Informative

    in case you manage to /. Anand's servers.

    Hexus - http://www.hexus.co.uk/review.php?review=395

    - HeXa

  2. oops... by H3XA · · Score: 4, Informative

    .... fogot the other two reviews...

    http://www.viahardware.com/ss51xpc_1.shtm
    http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/shuttle/ss51/ss51g p1.htm

    - HeXa

  3. NICE audio feature! by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Did anyone notice that the three audio ports can be remapped between input and output at the user's discretion? Want surround output, set them all to output. Want to record something? Switch a port to input. VERY nice - But is the audio quality up to snuff?

    --
    retrorocket.o not found, launch anyway?
  4. Just what the Dr. ordered by Sean+Clifford · · Score: 4, Interesting
    This is what I've been waiting for. Assuming the mobo problem was just a glitch, I'll be getting one of these shortly. I've got a bunch of 50's (the original version) for work and while they're not exactly stealth-quiet, they're great little machines and look quite nice. Space is a premium, since each desk has to have 2 computers (w/KVM switch).

    This is gonna be my main box at home and primary LAN party box. My old box is gonna be relegated to the role of an Apache server. I'll put up a review of how well the SS51 runs my favorite distro when I get the thing in.

  5. will anybody ever figure it out??? by j1mmy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    they put a headphone jack, usb ports, and firewire up front, but the KEYBOARD AND MOUSE PORTS ARE STILL IN BACK. Are designers just dense? Many people actually use ps/2 mice and keyboards. If you're going to put ports up front, why not these too?

  6. Another review.. by rehabdoll · · Score: 4, Informative

    Firingsquad also has a review up.

    http://firingsquad.gamers.com/

  7. Re:Upgradability goes further than just the mobo by Oculus+Habent · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is why this computer isn't for everyone. When you buy small, integrated systems, you instantly sacrifice some level of upgrades and expansion for the small box.

    Small, expandable, inexpensive. Pick two.

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    That what was all this school was for... to teach us how to solve our own problems. -- janeowit
  8. Nifty design, but not that quiet by koreth · · Score: 4, Informative
    Three cheers to Shuttle for taking noise into account in their design, but I hardly think it's reasonable to describe 51dB as "near-silent" like the review does. With careful selection of components and some custom tweaks (replacing power supply fans, etc.) it's not too outrageously difficult to get a reasonably powered PC in the mid-30dB range. My desktop PC is about 35dB and it's still louder than I'd like.

    If you're willing to go with water cooling or something like the CALM System's evaporative cooling, you can get even quieter than that. Or you can do what I did and run cables under the floor so you can put the thing in a closet and shut the door.

    Yahoo's Silent-PC list and AVS Forum have lots of good info on building PCs a lot quieter than the new Shuttle.

    But not as tiny!