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Review of the New Shuttle XPC Chassis
DigiKid writes "Mini PCs are all the rage these days it seems, especially for the LAN Gamers
in our midst. Shuttle
Computer has been releasing new additions to their line of XPCs, that have
the latest features, like USB 2.0, Firewire, and even support for Intel's
Pentium 4 with Hyperthreading.
This review takes you on a tour of the newest XPC from Shuttle, based on the
i845GE chipset. The benchmarks don't lie and this tiny little cube PC
holds its own versus a full sized rig." Last week I put together a 51g from them and was very impressed at how well it works and how quiet it is.
I'd be very wary of sound on this. I bought 2 of the early model SV25's (Shuttle also) and they are SO loud. The powersupply fan is part of the problem..it's ourageously loud. People really don't like using it because of the sound alone.
I would definitely check out the sound factor on this one before buying.
It's a goatse link!
You may not agree with what I'm saying but I'll kill you for my right to say it
I purchased one of the original Shuttle Spacewalker systems a little over a year ago.
The system does it's job, but I have a big issue with it -- noise. The thing has a CPU fan that runs hard and fast. Since the CPU fan must be low profile, you really do not have a choice in replacing it with something else. There is a fan in the back of the chassis that pushes air out, adding a little noise. And finally, the power supply is very noisy, and designed very badly. It pulls hot air into it from inside the case, and pushes hot air back inside the case -- there is no transient air.
Had I know about the noise issues with the Shuttle Spacewalker before I bought it, I would not have.
I do not know if any of the modern versions have fixed these problems, but I would be wary of it.