Shuttle SX58J3 / H7 - what needs to be added?

[johna_74]

I have a 7 year old Shuttle X I'm considering replacing. I've been looking at the SX58J3 or SX58H7 as a base to create a new system.

I know I need to add CPU, Memory, HDD, Graphics Card and OS. What I'm not sure about is whether these barebones systems include any or all of:

1) Optical Drive - J3 has an eject button...does it include the drive?

2) WiFi / 802.11 - both J3 and H7 refer to attachment points for antennas and the H7 has an LED for WiFi activity - is WiFi built-in or is a card needed?

3) Bluetooth - H7 has an LED for bluetooth activity - does that mean bluetooth support is built-in?

4) Card Readers - it looks like J3 has a slot for SD cards - can anyone confirm that? what about the H7?

Thanks for your help.

 

[evilavatar]

Often this will depend on where you are buying the systems and parts from. usually the website that is offering parts or a system will tell you what is coming with the package you are buying. My general rule of thumb is that when you are looking check several sites and assume with a abrebones that you will need to buy anything not listed including an operating system.