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 "So what are the advantages of turning a PC into a media centre anyway?" The editors of the British web site Tech-Gear.org were about to find the answer to this question taking a closer look at the complete Shuttle XPC G5 8300M. And it managed to convince the editors. This SFF PC dedicated to media centre users grabbed two awards at once - Tech Gear's "Editor's Choice" award and "Feature Packed Product" award.
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 "Are you looking for the ideal device for your study room?" ask the editors of the Dutch lifestyle magazine Home Entertainment Today (HET) having the answer already at hand: "The Shuttle XPC G5 8300M and the Shuttle XP17 TempAG V2 are here to represent the ideal package."
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 Have you already found the right Christmas present for your family? If not, the editors of the German lifestyle magazine Matador can help you and realize: „Santa Clause will surely have an easy job this year, if he goes with the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M.“
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 The French IT magazine "Assembling Mag" recently tested the first media center PC from Shuttle, the XPC System G5 8300M.
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 The editors of the Swiss lifestyle magazine "Murmures" recently had the opportunity to test the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M, the first complete system from Shuttle to feature Windows XP Media Center Edition.
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 Given away for the very first time and Shuttle won it: The "Europe xpMCE-Award 2004/2005." The MCE-Community honours only the best products of hardware and software all around Microsoft Windows XP Media Center with this award. Being not only nominated in the category of "Hardware xpMCE Komplettsystem," Shuttle could win the trophy! The Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M was awarded as the best fully-configured SFF PC system for Microsoft Media Center 2005.
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 "PCs normally consists mainly of air," state the editors of the Swiss news magazine Facts. "Anyone having ever opened a bulky and big PC case can tell how generous cards, drives and other components a placed throughout the case," explain the editors the contruction of a conventional PC. As an attractive alternative the experts tested the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M. And it keeps what it promises earning four out of five stars.
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 Normally it's notebooks and Apple Macs that are on duty in the music business. But haven't PCs earned their place as well? This is what the German music magazine Keys wanted to find out, as its editors tested the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M as a laptop alternative. Right from the start they fell in love with its design: "As a PC user there's only little to counter the stylish Apple machines. Except if you are a proud owner of a Shuttle XPC." But looks isn't all that matters. So it was that the editors moved on to the next question: "Can performance and style go together in such a small size?"
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 The Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M was one of the Media Center PCs in a SFF PC round up of the German IT-magazine CHIP Test&Kauf. "It really turns on the power," write the editors, giving it the maximum rating of 100 percent for performance. It even managed to top the test winner, the "PC World Whisperpower Minimaxi SN95G5," based on the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN95G5 in its category.
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 The editors of the German IT-website Netzwelt were about to answer the question: "Windows in the living-room - Do they go well together?" In focus was the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M as a basis for the test: "For the second part of this detailed Shuttle report we have the chance to take a closer look at the Windows Media Center Edition." Find out, if the Microsoft software was as successful as the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M.
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The editors of the German IT-website Netzwelt set out to answer the question: "Windows and the living room - Do they go
well together?" In focus was the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M: "For the second part of this detailed Shuttle report we have the chance to take a closer look at the Windows Media Center Edition." Find out, if the Microsoft operating system was as
successful as the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M.
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 "Media Center PCs are like salmon" announce the editors of Stuff, a British Lifestyle Magazine! They took a look at the
Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M, finding a lot to like. Want to know who, of the salmon or the grizzly, made it? Find out here…
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 Radio France Info, one of the leading news radio station in France, recently tested Shuttle's first media center PC, the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M. Whether it came to the XPC's looks or performance, there was much to like according to its reviewer...
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 Love at first sight is what the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M promises to the editors of the German computer magazine PC Praxis: "No doubt, the elegant XPC cube from Shuttle is really stylish with its mirrored front." The Media Center impresses with display, remote control, Windows Media Center Edition and the appropriate performances, making it "well-equipped for the living room."
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 The editors of the German computer magazine CHIP took a look at "The League Of Extraordinary PCs," consisting of the new Small Form Factor (SFF) PCs. Eight of the systems were compared with the Mac Mini. The editors wrote: "Apple produces the smallest PC in the world - and once again splits up the world of computers into two parts." However, their verdict turns out to be crushing. "Concerning equipment and features, the PCs are definitely groundbreaking compared to Apple's." Especially the two systems based on Shuttle XPCs. The fastest and the quietest systems - which came first in the test - are based on Shuttle XPCs.
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 Launched in the UK last January, the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M is the latest entry in Shuttle's new lineup of fully-configured systems. The first Media Center PC from Shuttle, it was reviewed in the April edition of Personal Computer World (UK.) With good looks and performance to match, it's no wonder that the editors concluded their review thusly: "All in all, we [were] impressed with this well-built and stylish system. If you're looking for a Media Center PC that's perfect for the home office or living room, it's a tempting choice."
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 The Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M that recently caused a sensation at CeBIT as the Media Center system everyone was talking about was reviewed by the Austrian computer magazine "WCM." Its editors found it very worthy of praise: "[The Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M] is a super system that really deserves our "Editor's Choice Award" without any reservations. Compact, quiet and well-configured."
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 A Media Center PC needs to do more than just add a TV card or some special hardware. It also needs to be quiet and stylish so that it can make itself at home in a living room. When they recently tested the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M, the editors of the German IT PC Go magazine praised the system's stylish look, low-noise level, and performance. We hate to brag, but we'd have to say we weren't entirely surprised by their conclusion: "This XPC is perfect for the office and the living room."
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 "Easy handling is the clincher in living rooms because you don't want to seek for buttons or get lost in menus in semidarkness." The german multimedia magazine "Digital World" had clear claims on Media Center PCs. They tested five of them in a 25 pages long special. In the row: The Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M, that became "Digital World price tipp" thank to "good performance" and "living room qualities".
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 Media Center PCs should be able to make themselves at home in the living room. But what should they be able to do? The German multimedia magazine SFT has some suggestions: "A computer for the living room has to impress with its performance. It also needs to be quiet. Software and remote control are key when it comes to ease of use and usability. All connectors for home cinema must be available." The staff tested the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M and concluded: "Beautiful bonsai system for the living room of today" Full rating: 1,9. (1 is best.)
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 The staff of the German hardware site Barebonecenter.de were impressed by the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M. The first Media Center complete system from the leading barebone maker features a "mirror front," "centered control elements," "perfect cable management,” and much more…
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 According to the German reseller magazine, the Taiwanese computer maker is the undisputed market leader with an estimated market share of 74 per cent...
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