2003-12-16 - ExtremeTech: Silent, even under the worst load
 In many ways, Shuttle Computer Group can be credited with the recent explosion in small form factor PCs. (...) Shuttle continues to tweak their industrial design and, in this respect, their latest XPC is a winner...
In many ways, Shuttle Computer Group can be credited with the recent explosion in small form factor PCs. (...) Shuttle continues to tweak their industrial design and, in this respect, their latest XPC is a winner. (...)
Conclusion:
Shuttle's new XPC ST6IG4 is a great barebones small form factor PC. It's quiet, stylish, solidly built, and has a good feature set including SATA RAID. The ATI chipset used is really a curious beast. It's definitely got the best integrated graphics on the market -- so if that's your main focus, it's definitely the SFF system for you. If you plan to use an add-in graphics card, there are still a few things to really like about the XPC. Digital optical input and output is a nice touch, as is SATA RAID. In these smaller units, noise is of particular concern- and this one really keeps its voice down, even under the worst load. (...)
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