Four Quiet and Powerful Mini PCs for Intel CPUs
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Technical Specifications
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| Manufacturer / Model | Aopen XC Cube MS915-M | Biostar iDEQ 350G | MSI mPC 945 | Shuttle SD31P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | (7.9 x4.2 x 12.6"200 x 106 x 320mm | 8.46 x 13.9x 7.28"215 x 335 x 185mm | 8.27 x 12.99 x 6.9"210 x 330 x 175mm | 8.27 x 8.66 x 12.8"210 x 220 x 325mm |
| Connections & Controls | ||||
| Front | ||||
| Audio | 1 x mic, 1 x headphones | 1 x mic, 1 x headphones, 1 x SPDIF in | 1 x mic, 1 x headphones, 1 x SPDIF in | 1 x mic, 1 x headphones |
| USB | 2 x USB 2.0 Type A | 2 x USB 2.0 Type A | 2 x USB 2.0 Type A | 2 x USB 2.0 Type A |
| FireWire IEEE 1394a | 1 x 4-pin | 1 x 6-pin | 1 x 4-pin, 1 x 6-pin | 1 x 4-pin |
| Buttons | Power On, Eject | Power On, Eject | Power On, Eject | Power On, Eject |
| Card Reader | CF / MMC / MS / SD / SM | CF / MMC / MS / SD / SM | CF / MD / MMC / MS / SD / SM | CF / MD / MMC / MS / SD / SM |
| Display | no | Row 8 - Cell 2 | no | no |
| Back | ||||
| PS/2 | 2 x for mouse & keyboard | 2 x for mouse & keyboard | 2 x for mouse & keyboard | 2 x for mouse & keyboard |
| Monitor out | 1 x VGA, 1 x S-VIDEO | 1 x VGA | 1 x VGA | 1 x VGA |
| USB | 2 x USB 2.0 Type A | 4 x USB 2.0 Type A | 4 x USB 2.0 Type A | 4 x USB 2.0 Type A |
| FireWire IEEE 1394 | 1 x 6-pin | 1 x 6-pin | 1 x 6-pin | 1 x 6-pin |
| Serial / Parallel port | 1 x / no | 1 x / no | 1 x / no | 1 x / no |
| SATA / eSATA | optional / no | no / no | no / no | 1 x / no |
| Clear CMOS | no | no | no | yes |
| Sound | ||||
| analog | 6 x | 6 x | 6 x | 6 x |
| digital | no | 1 xSPDIF optical-out | 1 xSPDIF optical-out | 1 x SPDIF optical-out, 1 x SPDIF optical-in, 1x coax-out |
| LAN | 10/100/1000 | 10/100/1000 | 10/100/1000 | 10/100/1000 |
| W-LAN | optional | optional | optional (Mini-PCI) | optional |
| Fans | ||||
| CPU | 60 mm | yes | yes | 1 x 60 mm |
| Power supply unit | no | 1 x 40 mm | 1 x 40 mm | 1 x 80 mm |
| System / chassis | passive | 1 x 40, 1 x 92 mm | 1 x 60 mm | 2 x 40 mm |
| Chipset | Row 26 - Cell 1 | passive | passive | passive |
| Motherboard | ||||
| Motherboard | Row 28 - Cell 1 | I945G-S7 | MS-7196 | FD31 |
| Revision | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| BIOS version | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix |
| CPUs supported | Intel Pentium M | Intel Pentium 4 / DCeleron D | Intel Pentium 4 / DCeleron D | Intel Pentium 4 / DCeleron D |
| Socket | 479 | LGA775 | LGA775 | LGA775 |
| FSB clock | 533 MHz | 533, 800, 1066 MHz | 533, 800, 1066 MHz | 533, 800, 1066 MHz |
| Northbridge | Intel 915M | Intel 945G | Intel 945G | Intel 945G |
| Southbridge | Intel ICH6 | Intel ICH7R | Intel ICH7 | Intel ICH7R |
| Memory | ||||
| Type | DDRII | DDRII | DDRII | DDRII |
| Classification | 400 / 533 | 533 / 667 | 533 / 667 | 533 / 667 |
| Mode | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | Dual Channel |
| Number of slots | 2 x | 2 x | 2 x | 2 x |
| Maximum memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| On-board Graphics | ||||
| Manufacturer / Chipset | Intel GMA700 | Intel GMA900 | Intel GMA900 | Intel GMA900 |
| Internal I/O Components | ||||
| Mass storage controller | ICH6 | ICH7R | ICH7 | ICH7R |
| IDE storage ports | 1 x UltraATA/100 | 1 x UltraATA/100 | 1 x UltraATA/100 | 1 x UltraATA/100 |
| Serial ATA storage ports | 4 x S-ATA 150 | 2 x S-ATA 300 | 1 x S-ATA 300 | 2 x S-ATA 300 |
| RAID Support | yes | yes | no | yes |
| Network controller | Realtek Gigabit | Realtek 8110S Gigabit | Realtek 8110SB Gigabit | BCM5789 Gigabit |
| On-board Audio | ||||
| Type | C-Media CMI-9880 | Realtek ALC882 | Realtek ALC880 | Creative P17 |
| Surround Support | 7.1 Channel | 7.1 Channel | 7.1 Channel | 7.1 Channel |
| Expansion Slots | ||||
| PCI 32-Bit | 1 x | 1 x | 1 x | no |
| PCI Express 16x | 1 x | 1 x | 1 x | 1 x |
| PCI Express 1x | no | 1 x | no | 1 x |
| Mini-PCI | no | 1 x | 1 x (belegt mit WLAN) | no |
| Free USB interfaces | no | no | no | 1 x |
| Installation Bays | ||||
| 3.5" hard drives | 1 x | 2 x | 1 x | 3 x |
| 5.25" optical drive | Slimline | 1 x | 1 x | 1 x |
| Accessories | ||||
| User manual | yes (English) | yes (English) | yes (English) | yes (English) |
| Cable | IDE cable | IDE + SATA cable | IDE + SATA cable | IDE + SATA cable |
| Software | driver | driver, tools | driver | driver |
| CPU cooler | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Power supply unit | ||||
| Manufacturer / Model | FSP Group | Enhance ENP-3130 | Hipro HP-U262FF5 | Shuttle PC43I33503 |
| Power | 150 Watt | 300 Watt | 260 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Free peripheral slots | Row 70 - Cell 1 | 2 x 5.25 + SATA Adapter | 2 x 5.25, 1 x SATA | 2 x 5.25, 3 x SATA |
| PCIex-VGA | Row 71 - Cell 1 | no | no | 1 x |
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