 "One good reason to opt for an AM2-based system," state the editors of the British IT magazine. "Ideal media center or midrange PC on a budget." Sure the editors could only be talking about the Shuttle XPC Barebone SK22G2.
"AM2 still has much to recommend it, and at the time of writing the new 5200+ is unproved," write the editors. One Shuttle XPC Barebone to support this kind of processors with "decent overall performance" is the Shuttle XPC Barebone SK22G2, the "latest AM2-friendly small form factor chassis" from Shuttle.
Even in the days of Core 2 Duo the SK22G2 "will still make for a good PC," explain the editors of PC Format, since the prerequisites are all present: "PCI-E x16 slot, DDR2 800MHz support and space enough for a pair of hard drives and an optical drive in its gizzards." Moreover, the editors assured that "you can build an above-average system using this Shuttle." Especially its price tag appealed to the editors making the Shuttle XPC Barebone SK22G2 "one of the cheapest Shuttles ever released."
Conclusion:
"Ideal media center or midrange PC on a budget (...)."
Source: http://www.pcformat.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=45501&subsectionid=679&subsubsectionid=614
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