2005-05-26 - Hexus: "Executive Recommended Award"

Hexus.net, a UK based hardware website, recently tested the Shuttle XPC Barebone ST20G5. The reviewer's conclusion? "It was the most attractive of the lot for me personally."

The reviewer was quite impressed by the barebone's specifications. So impressed in fact that he already thought of how he could transplant the innards of his midi-tower to the SFF PC before even taking the barebone out of its box. "Lust without even looking says a lot about Shuttle's latest Socket 939 design."

The feature that differentiates the Shuttle XPC Barebone ST20G5 from all other SFF PCs on the market is its support for SurroundView, which allows you to use up to three displays with only one single add-in card. "For a PC user like myself, that feature of the Shuttle XPC Barebone ST20G5 makes it worth serious consideration." But was that the only thing that makes it worthy of consideration? Happily, No! This SFF PC supports not only SurroundView, it is also based on the ATI Socket 939 with PCI-Express, making it a potent gaming rig. "Nothing can beat the gaming performance of an Athlon 64 processor, paired with the power of a high-end PCI-Express graphics board."

Conclusion:

"All wrapped up in the very stylish G5 XPC chassis, the Shuttle XPC Barebone ST20G5 has a whole lot going for it. […] There's arguably no better teeny PC to place a Socket 939 CPU and a PCI-Express graphics board into" making the editors award it with the "Executive Recommended Award." 

Source: http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD0xMTgyJnVybF9wYWdlPTEw