2005-03-18 - Tomorrow: "Powerful and compact – a workhorse"
 At the april issue of the german multimedia magazine Tomorrow the Shuttle XPC System G2 4100HA and the Apple Mac Mini were together in a test. Surprising conclusion: "The two contestants have many things in common." They both are SFF-PCs and "much more compact” than other desktop computers or Macs of their strenght.
At the april issue of the german multimedia magazine Tomorrow the Shuttle XPC System G2 4100HA and the Apple Mac Mini were together in a test. Surprising conclusion: "The two contestants have many things in common." They both are SFF-PCs and "much more compact” than other desktop computers or Macs of their strenght.
When it comes to included hardware, the Shuttle offers more however: "[The Shuttle XPC System] comes with an integrated DVD burner, unlike the Mac mini." The Shuttle XPC System G2 4100HA is also much stronger when it comes to performance. With a perfect score of 20 in office applications benchmarks "the Shuttle XPC left the Mac far behind in our performance tests." The Shuttle XPC maintained its lead when it came to graphics tests with Unreal Tournament 2004. Those who need to push graphics performance further also have the option to upgrade their graphics card. "Buyers of the Mac mini don’t have that option."
Conclusion
Shuttle XPC System G2 4100HA: "Powerful and compact – a workhorse for everyone who likes Windows."
Test results:
| Manual: |
20 of 20 points |
| Configuration: |
13 of 15 points |
| Price relation: |
7 of 10 points |
| Tomorrow judgement: |
Good |
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