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Review of the New Shuttle XPC Chassis

Posted by chrisd on from the nicer-than-you-think dept.

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.

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  1. Small form factor MB's by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Should check out the MiniITX boards from VIA. MiniITX. Smaller than this, and quite efficient. Not really a gamers system though.

  2. Firewire by zapfie · · Score: 5, Funny

    the latest features, like USB 2.0, Firewire..

    Yeah, Firewire! It's the latest feature from 1999!

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  3. other small cases by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    i prefer the Samba and Sabre from FIC. I have a Sabre in the car and a Samba acting as a tivo-like device in the house.

    with the integrated pc-card slot, the only cable of significant length is for power. in the car, the pc slot is quite handy for sync'ing tunes to the car. something the shuttle doesn't have.

  4. Might be worth waiting for the SN41 by mccalli · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The SB51G is a really nice machine, and has the advantage of supporting the hyperthreading chips. However, for those of you not planning to add an AGP card and just stick with the built-in stuff, it might be worth hanging on for the Athlon-based SN41.

    It's not the fact it's based on the Athlon that's the lure, though I imagine that's the case for some. It's more the fact it's based on the nForce2 chipset. Built-in dual monitor and Dolby 5.1 support, plus ATA-150 (I think - might be ATA-133).

    Cheers,
    Ian

  5. Go here to get home theater cases... by SlashChick · · Score: 5, Informative

    "I would rather see a PC made the same size/look as a standard piece of audio equipment..."

    There are several to choose from. Check ExoticPC (which is where I bought my case.) In particular, check out the DIGN Home Theater case, the D-Vine case, and their CoolerMaster line.

    My favorite is the DIGN case, which is absolutely gorgeous. It would look incredibly stylish in any home theater. You can even get the display for it and program it to show the MP3/DVD that is playing... I mean, the sky is the limit. Of course, it's $229.95 plus shipping, so you pay through the nose for those good looks.

    If you're seriously interested in creating a home theater PC, I'd look no further than these cases.

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