The Register: "It is perfectly suited to replace a regular tower PC"
 Comparing the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN27P2 with "a breeze" or "a doddle" indicates that the editors of the British IT web site The Register liked Shuttle's newest development which they now had a closer look at.
"If you want to work on the cheap you can use a beige tower, but should you fancy a modicum of style then there’s no better starting point than a Shuttle barebone," says the British IT web site The Register.
One of these units that recently paid the editors a visit is the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN27P2 supporting all the latest Socket AM2 processors. It also offers space for up to 8GB of RAM explained the testers "and a proper PCI Express x16 slot that can accommodate a double-slot graphics card."
"You’ve got all the fundamentals that you need to build a full-on PC that just happens to fit into a small case," state The Register. They were impressed by the ease of assembling this unit: "Getting inside the Shuttle to start your build is a breeze." "It’s a doddle."
The cooling shoebox-sized computers such as the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN27P2 is "no minor consideration," know The Register. But with five fans working "relatively quiet" the SN27P2 provides "a great deal of cooling."
Throughout the test the editors tried different graphics cards, but "the Shuttle handled the swaps without any trouble and was cool and fairly quiet."
Well, what to use the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN27P2 for? The answer is as plain as it is easy. It will find a home at every LAN party, and "there’s no doubt that the Shuttle would handle LAN party duties with aplomb as it’s a fully featured PC that is easy to transport," explained the editors. Moreover, the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN27P2 is equipped with eight USB 2.0, two FireWire and an eSATA port on the rear which "is better than almost any PC on the market."
Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/18/review_shuttle_xpc_sn27p2/
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