2005-01-25 – Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten: "SB86i – ready for the living room"

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.

The editors took a closer at this SFF PC and found nothing missing. The Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i offers anything a computer must have: from USB and Firewire to a card reader for different types of memory cards, the Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i houses plenty of connectors.

Besides the PC itself, the deilvery content has a lot to offer as well. The "detailed manual" is really a helping hand when you start assembling it, but only few tools are needed to set it up in no time anyway.

This SFF PC is recommended even for those who expect high graphics performance. The Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i can manage a high-performance graphics card without "facing heat issues" even under full load.

But its main advantage is according to the editors the "nearly inaudible" silent operation that lets it sit right in the center of the living room.

Conclusion:

"The Shuttle XPC Barebone SB86i has a mature technology and worked excellently. Thanks to its low noise level, this machine can even be placed in the living room."

Source: Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, January 9, 2006