2004-05-04 - MiniTechNet.de: Special Nomination Award for the ST62K

With the ZEN XPC Shuttle Computer is about to conquer a new segment in the SFF-market, the living-room PC as "Media Center". So Shuttle turned up the XPC concept and sent a new mini barebone to market that appears to be similar to other XPCs but brings a lot of new features along like an external power supply and smaller dimensions. (...) The Shuttle XPC shall bring calm in your life, and the low noise level in operation makes it succeed. (...), the I.C.E. Heatpipe was that excellent, so we were not able with our greatest efforts to overheat the CPU and make the fan rotate faster. (...) The ZEN XPC is characterized by its performance in office, internet and Home Center with low noise operation. (...)

Conclusion:

This performance makes the ZEN ST62K deserve the MTN Special Nomination Award for the most quiet mini-barebone on the market.

+ very compact and quiet
+ passively cooled power supply
+ high-quality workmanship
+ easy installation
+ applicable to Linux

Please read the full review here: (German) http://dev.minitechnet.de/shuttle_st62k_14.html