 Ars Technica tested the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN95G5 and was surprised by the usablility of this mini. In comprehension to full-blown PCs, "we have a contender that can rival many larger workstations without compromising on performance or ability."
At first they had a closer look on the inside of the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN95G5: "You may actually be quite surprised as to how much is crammed into such a small space. In the space of less than 1 cubic foot are all the parts needed for a full-blown workstation." Another surprise came along as they wanted to expose "the innards of that beast." There we're no problem in expanding the barebone: "Working with the SN95G5 was very easy in this regard."
At the factor of noise, which always was a category where Shuttles pointed, Ars Technica only mentioned two points:
- "Did we mention it's quiet? Oh yeah, you can barely hear this thing running."
- "The fan only ever hit full-throttle when the system initiates its Power-On Self test, […] and the heatpipe/fan
combo managed to radiate the heat from the CPU well."
Ars Technicas conclusions or who is this SFF PC ideal for:
"It is really a kick-ass workstation and […] a good option for the gamers on the go (think: LAN parties) It is small,
lightweight, and can feature the power of a full-blown system."
So all things considered the staff was sure: "This PC fits the bill for pretty much any role you throw at it."
Pros:
- Small and quiet
- AMD Socket 939 supports Athlon64 and FX CPUs
- Nvidia nForce 3 Ultra chipset
- SATA support and RAID 0 and 1
- Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, SPDIF in/out
Link: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/shuttle-sn95g5.ars |