2005-12-12 - Matador: "The power machine"
 2005-12-12 - Matador: "The power machine"
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.“
„This PC must definitely sit in everyone’s living room,“ explain the editors of the German lifestyle magazine Matador. The Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M is the ideal solution of Media Center. Equipped with TV-card, Windows XP Media Center Edition, integrated VFD display on the front panel and remote control, this SFF PC is prepared for the living room: „After having connected the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M featuring an Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz processor to the TV, it easily saves the movie you’re watching on DVD or the spacious 200 GB hard disk.“ Just as easy as recording TV shows, is its handling: „Access your Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M right from your sofa with the remote control or your keyboard.“ But this is by far the Media Center SFF PC from Shuttle can do. „Of course, you can explore the internet and break the high scores of your favourite games,“ describe the editors the versatility of the Shuttle XPC System G5 8300M. No wonder that the editors concluded the full rating in terms of fun.
Matador-Verdict:
| Design: |
4 out of 5 Stars |
| Functionality: |
4 out of 5 Stars |
| Fun: |
5 out of 5 Stars |
Source: Matador, January 2006, Page 77 |