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KLOSS KL-I915A - SFF With An Edge

Posted by timothy on from the smallish dept.

Kez writes "Shuttle have been synonymous with SFF for a long time now. It would take a lot to make them topple from the top spot, but that doesn't stop companies from trying. Take TriGem, with their new KLOSS KL-I915A system. The interior of the chassis is cleverly partitioned to aid cooling and installation. It has a front display which shows everything from CPU speed to which particular device failed the BIOS power-on self test (which beats a sequence of beeps or LEDs any day.) Add to that an LGA 775 motherboard, and TriGem just might be on to a winner. HEXUS.net have a review."

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  1. Not evident... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    I had to read the whole story to understand what this was about... a pc box, that is.

  2. KLOSS KL-I915A by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it come with KDE?

  3. What is it of which you speak? by Transdimentia · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Arrrrgs acronym overdose with nothing to even entice me to open the article...

    1. Re:What is it of which you speak? by yotto · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Thank you for posting this, I was starting to think that I was the only one who had no freaking clue what the post was talking about.

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    2. Re:What is it of which you speak? by Fear+the+Clam · · Score: 2, Insightful

      You're one up on me. I got hung up on "Shuttle have."

    3. Re:What is it of which you speak? by GeorgeMcBay · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I'm pretty sure the headline is intentionally meant to sound like a music radio tagline. Pretty funny, I thought. Expanding all the acronyms would have ruined it.

    4. Re:What is it of which you speak? by novakreo · · Score: 2, Insightful

      This is a nerd site, if you don't know an acronym find out what it means.

      Actually, Slashdot story summaries would be an ideal place to use ABBR tags. It would leave a concise summary of the articles mentioned, while explaining acronyms to those unfamiliar with a particular subject.

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  4. I think I speak for many when I say by bcmm · · Score: 2, Insightful


    WTF?

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  5. Small form factor by tepples · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Based on what I already know about the Shuttle brand, I'm taking a wild guess that "SFF" stands for small form factor. I go RTFA, and the first sentence confirms my suspicion: "The small-form-factor PC market feels like it's in a comfort zone."

  6. Kloss? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Henry Kloss might have a pretty big problem with this -- I actually assumed this was a Henry Kloss designed or endorsed product until I noticed the TriGem branding, and the fact that KLOSS appears to be an arbitrary fake acronym seems like some pretty sketchy marketing to me.

    1. Re:Kloss? by mirko · · Score: 4, Informative

      Henry Kloss died in 2002 so it's not a problem for him anymore, especially since he used the bnrand name Tivoli Audio for his fabulous radio-sets.

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    2. Re:Kloss? by Seehund · · Score: 2, Funny

      I find the name quite apt.

      In Swedish, "kloss" == block.

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  7. Top Spot? by Andy_R · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It would take a lot to make them topple from the top spot

    MacMini?

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  8. Re:Meh... by the_maddman · · Score: 5, Informative

    Except it does have one 16x PCI-express slot, you know, exactly what you need for all the new video cards out there. I know some people need all 8 expansion slots of a full sized ATX machine, but with Firewire and USB 2.0 on these small machines, they are very capable and take up much less desk space.

  9. Slashadvertisement? by FiReaNGeL · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Hexus.net has an handy review of stuff no one cares about, makes the headlines on Slashdot, submitted by... Kez at steve.kerrison@HEXUS.net. I mean, a new case model? News for nerds. stuff that matters?
    Honestly, is Slashdot becoming just a traffic redirector for its partners?

    If so, please redirect yourself to my sig. No crap products review, just Biology news.

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    1. Re:Slashadvertisement? by unts · · Score: 2, Interesting
      The submitter (me) could have hidden the fact that he was from HEXUS, but what difference does it make? It's down to the slashdot staff to decide what gets posted, nobody else.

      So you don't find the article interesting... fair enough. Half of the stuff I read on slashdot I find boring, but the other half is great. You can't please everybody all of the time.

      /soapbox

  10. I thought... by Tufriast · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...this article was concerning space shuttle contract bids cockpit layout / design. Either that, or new discussion on Enterprise weapons systems.

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  11. Pay for Play, Engrish? by Monkelectric · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Is this another slashvertisement? And whats with the terrible english:

    Overall, it's a specification to absolutely kick Shuttle's recently released SB77G5 into touch, the KLOSS better specified in nearly all areas. On-board VGA means KLOSS is useful for those on the PEG16X graphics upgrade path, and it makes it appealing to corporates too (although the facia style negates the GMA900 graphics advantage to that market in some respects as you'll see).

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  12. Re:Meh... by unts · · Score: 2, Informative

    People really should get over the P4 = toast thing. They have improved. Yes they are still a bit hot and will not ramp as well as Intel hoped, but they are not as bad as everybody continues to make out.

  13. WTF is SFF??? by bgarcia · · Score: 3, Funny
    Shuttle have been synonymous with SFF for a long time now.
    Space-Faring Flyer?
    Sanitary Femanine Fermentation?
    Shit-Faced Friend?


    Hello???
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  14. Nothing special.. by starman97 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    IMO of course.. :)

    This thing has tons of wasted space inside.
    The CPU location blocks the use of higher performance
    video cards and there's all this empty space up on the CPU board area.
    Yeah, it's got a nice VFD (vacuum florescent display) ,
    but it only works with the latest OSs from Microsoft.
    This is still a desktop form factor machine, you cant put it into your stereo rack,
    and it wont go on the floor either.
    You cant put anything on top of it because it will block the CPU fan.

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  15. Re:SFF - Small Form Factor by aminorex · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's not true for mini-ITX based systems.
    You do pay a bit of a premium and your choices
    are limited, relative to ATX FF MBs, but they
    are an off-the-shelf item, and there IS a
    selection, ranging from fanless 1GHz C3s to
    HT P4s, with a wide variety of IO options.

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