Shuttle Launches XPC Barebones Media Center Mini-PC

[xyster]

Shuttle has released a new barebones XPC system this week, featuring the Intel G45 Express chipset and the new H7 aluminum chassis

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[Guest]

The fast memory bus speed, and 4xDDR2 can suggest this tower is aimed for 64-bit operating systems supporting upto 8GB or RAM.

It could become a much smaller tower if they had equipped it with 2XSoDimm DDR2 ram sticks for 32bit systems.
Also the socket handles pretty powerful (Quad core) processors, but has a seemingly weak integrated graphics card.
It may suggest this tower is the 24/7 small server, with quite an amount of potential under the hood.
Pricewise it's comparable to an EeeBox, only you'll need to add the processor and RAM to this one.
This one probably shines with a slower Quad core, and 8GB RAM, as a small and tiny workhorse.

Seeing the Gygabit lan connection it maybe excellent for small companies who want a web server that has the calculating power to handle XML and SQL requests and all that stuff?

Though at the same time when equipped with 2x2GB RAM and a Dualcore processor it could be good for he average consumer to have a small home theater.
Although, 350 + the price of a processor, ram, maybe additional wireless, + mouse keyboard and LCD, might be a little on the expensive side.

 

[barndoor34]

Would have been nice to share the dimensions of the unit since you mentioned size, and especially since that's one of the primary benefits of a mini-pc.