2005-04-05 - Driverheaven: "Heavenly Hardware Gold Award"

Sceptical at first, "completely impressed" afterwards. This is how the editor's pulse went while reviewing the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN95G5. The first impression of UK's hardware website "Driverheaven" was definitely wrong and got resolved. "Excellent product, well worthy of a Driverheaven Gold award," they screamed out in their conclusion.

Though having initial start-up issues the editors quickly change their minds. Coming with "extremely stylish looks and well designed from an aesthetic point of view," the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN95G5 is a real eyecatcher. "Moving to the rear of the system and we see that the Shuttle doesn’t lack in connectivity." The SN95G5 provides everything that's needed to be a full-featured gaming machine. Speaking of internal organization, "Shuttle has done well with the layout of the system." The interior is tidied up, so you won't have to face cable management problems. Installing the components went without a hitch, thanks to the "intelligent layout of the system there were no problems in setting up the system."

The more the editors go into detail, the more positives aspects are discovered to completely convince them. Taking the system to the edge of performance, "the system ran flawlessly and noise levels are always exceptionally low." "Despite being extremely compact the PSU fans are very quiet and don’t seem to have any problems cooling the unit." While testing the Shuttle XPC Barebone SN95G5 neither system hangs nor crashes occurred, "which is great."

Conclusion:

"Add to the above that the system is much quieter than a normal desktop whilst providing excellent performance and you really can’t fault the SN95G5. A truly excellent product well worthy of a Driverheaven Gold award," ruling out all former prejudices.

Source: http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/Shuttle/conclusion.htm