Computeractive: "Quiet and sleek media PC"

"Shuttle is famous for having popularised the small computers a few years ago," explain the editors of Computeractive Shuttle's reputation. The smallest computer from Shuttle was designed to combine elegant design with multimedia functionality in the living room. It "looks good," notice the editors from a quick glance.

	Conclusion: "Very stylish, with a couple of nice touches, but the X 200 is a bit too expensive."
	Source: Computeractive UK, Issue 245 2007, Page 18

Besides the optical drive, a dual layer DVD writer, power button, one USB 2.0 connector and 4-in-1 card reader sit on the front panel. "Being a media computer the Shuttle XPC mini X 200 includes a hybrid TV tuner card as standard, which can pick up either analogue or digital television signals, describe the editors the interior musings. The editors furthermore say that the included 320GB hard disk size is ample. Contraryto the front which is mainly bare, the back panel" includes both a DVI socket for connecting to a monitor and an S-video socket for connecting to a TV.

Handily, it also includes adapters for VGA and HDMI ports, "continues Computeractive. Additionally, there's also an aerial for "connection to a wireless network, digital and analogue audio outputs and four USB ports." Performance-wise, "video and DVDs are no problem" for the Shuttle XPC mini X 200, according to Computeractive.

When put under load, it struck the editors most that the model drew "minimal power." In other words, with about 50w in testing, it drew "less than half of what a comparable computer might use." The reviews unit which boasted an Intel Core Duo processor and 1GB of memory, "can be upgraded at the time of purchase" as well. Moving on to warranty, two years of collect and return service are available as standard.

Pros:

- Draws minimal power
- Looks good