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 "Small, stylish and quiet," is how the editors of the German hardware website Netzwelt.de sum up the advantages of the Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i. As the only BTX SFF PC in the world it impressed the editors right by its design: "Nearly unobstrusive with sleek, white front finish, probably the most exceptional SFF PC from Shuttle arrived here in our labs."
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 "SFF PCs bring along the special appealing factor for the living room right from the start." PCs can be appealing? Such statements are hardly ever found in the German IT-experts' magazine "c't." But it wouldn't be the "c't," if the editors left it at a single subjective opinion. That's why they took a closer at four Shuttle XPC Barebones simultaneously - out of a total of ten SFF PCs. While Shuttle clearly dominated with quantity, how did it fare on quality? All Shuttle models tested passed with "Good" for build quality. Read the detailed report about how each system performed here.
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 "Perfectly formed." That's what the editors of the UK-based computer magazine "PC Format" were looking for. And they found
the perfectly formed PCs: "There's no denying that the small form factor barebone systems that are available today are the most covetable of all cases."
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 The editors of the Dutch hardware magazine Hardware.info tested the Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i and they were impressed: "The Shuttle SB86i is based on a completely new base, and is one of the first BTX systems that's really available."
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 "The Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i is a solid basis for a modern SFF-system at a fair price." The editors of the German computer magazine "PC Professionell" were impressed with the new Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i. "A barebone with a configuration like this doesn't need to fear big towers computers," write the editors. No wonder given how they judged the Shuttle XPC Barebone, giving it high marks for equipment (very good), service (good) and performance (good).
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 The French IT-magazine PC Perf tested the Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i in its latest issue and found much to like in the first ever SFF PC based on the Intel BTX standard.
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“This is the first ever small form factor PC using the BTX platform,” write the editors of the British PC magazine PC Format. They are talking about the Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i. “It’s a very impressive not-quite-so-little box” and “the best designed SFF PC we’ve seen.” ...
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 Barebones are the compromise between "bulky PCs and expensive notebooks," report the daily German newspaper "Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten." The first and still the only SFF PC in BTX format impressed the editors. The Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i, dubbed as "shoebox-sized" received a lot of praise.
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 The German IT-website "K-Hardware" was glad to review the first SFF-PC in BTX-design worldwide, the Shuttle XPC barebone SB86i. The editors were impressed with its "clever construction and impressive cooling," giving it a full 45 out of a possible 50 points.
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 The new Shuttle XPC barebone SB86i in BTX-design was the focus of the February issue of German IT-magazine CHIP. The editors were especially impressed by the low level of noise made by the Shuttle XPC barebone, which makes it an ideal choice for the living room according to CHIP.
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PC Format UK helps you in finding a new SFF: "If it's proof you're after that small form factor PCs have not just entered the mainstream but are right at the cutting edge, look no further than Shuttle's shiny new XPC SB86i.” How so?...
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