2005-01-27 - c't: "Recommended XPC Barebones SB77G5, SB95P, SN85G4 and SN95G5"
 The editors were quick to notice that most of Shuttle's competitors have something in common: "most of the current barebones have borrowed their looks from the cube form of Shuttle XPC Barebones.
The editors were quick to notice that most of Shuttle's competitors have something in common: "most of the current barebones have borrowed their looks from the cube form of Shuttle XPC Barebones. Shuttle has offered the largest mini-barebone-lineup for years. The market leader offers a model for every current chipset/processor combination, in addition to the numerous chassis and design layouts." They praised the low noise levels of Shuttle's XPC Barebones on several occasions, writing about the Shuttle XPC Barebone SB81P that it produced "very moderate noise level of 1.3 to 1.5 sone." The Shuttle XPC Barebone SB95P impressed thanks to its "noise levels of of 1.2 to 1.3 sone." The Shuttle XPC Barebone SN85G4 was in for similar praise: "The real achiever is this machine which managed all tests without difficulty while remaining relatively noiseless (1.4 to 1.7 sone)."
Conclusion:
"The newer systems are much quieter than their predecessors. If you expect to be able to play games on your computer, your best bet will be a model based on an AMD Athlon 64 or Intel Pentium 4. We would especially recommend the Shuttle XPC Barebones SB77G5, SB95P, SN85G4 and SN95G5. As you can see, with a modern
mini-barebone you can easily build just about any dream computer." |