2005-12-05 - Thetechzone.com: "A SFF PC full of horsepower"

"The women just loved it to the death and wanted to pry it away from me." Looks like the editors of the Canadian website Thetechzone.com had to defend their goods hardly. If you now think, they are talking about a famous rockstar, we need to correct you: It's all about the brandnew Shuttle XPC Barebone SD31P. And if you now want to know what it is that turns women's heads, just read on.

To put it in a nutshell: "The SD31P is small, stylish, and is very feature packed, rivalling systems twice its size and it is unbelievably quiet. It is also powerful thanks to its dual core and 64 bit support, plus it is very upgradeable with its use of industry standard parts."

But lets have a closer look at it now:

"The SD31P is the smallest PC in its class to properly implement off the shelf component compatibility and support the latest Intel dual core processor technology and 64 bit support." This is it making the Shuttle XPC Barebone SD31P run even faster according to the editors of Thetechzone.com, as it has a lot of "horsepower and performance (…) under the hood." But how does this boost your everyday life? Well, "if you work with graphics, edit video, rip and encode MP3's (another thing where the dual core processor comes in handy), and want to get the process moving along a lot faster while having other applications open at the same time, the SD31P, with a dual core processor, is definitely a system."

Do you like this technology, but have never assembled a barebone before? Don't be afraid, the editors can fill you in: "If you do, the instructions, tool-less construction, along with the awesome cable management will make it a pain free experience."

"Small and stylish", with a lot of "horsepower and performance," the Shuttle XPC Barebone SD31P is perfect for your "Digital Lifestyle," though there are more 64 bit- and dual core ready systems available. "The SD31P does it very uniquely in such a small form factor that people who have shied away in the past due to having to deal with a large box no longer have that objection to bring up."

Conclusion:

"The Shuttle XPC SD31P is more than a cute little box. It brings dual core to small form factor and has the horsepower to do hardcore photo and video editing, all while being no bigger than your toaster."

The Goods

• Extremely quiet thanks to efficient cooling system
• Very small footprint
• Very attractive
• Easily upgradeable

Rating: 9/10

Source: http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=430&page=11