Barebones & SFF

14 May 2008 - MSI is getting ready to release their Wind PC in middle of June in 3 colors; Black, White and probably Pink. MSI Wind PC will compete against the upcoming ASUS Eee BOX while Wind NB will compete against the Eee PC. VR-Zone has gotten some photos of the actual product and the specs are as follows : Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor and Intel 945GC + ICH7 on passive heatsinks, 1GB DDR2 533 SO-DIMM, 160GB 3.5" Hard Disk. Noise level is less than 30dba and power consumption at ~30W.

3 March 2008 - ASUS Nova P22 being the world’s smallest 2L Mini PC, it is power-packed with features and cutting-edge technologies for robust multitasking and communications. Also packed with innovations, the ASUS Essentio CS5110 is another ASUS Mini PC that features exceptional graphics performance as its main focus – and is the world’s smallest PC equipped with a MXM VGA graphics card. The ASUS DAV Center A33 – the world’s first Digital Home System with a built-in HiFi 5.1 amplifier.

30 January 2008 - Small is good. The lab mice take a look at Asus' latest rendition of mini-me, tearing it apart and chewing up every single bit of it. We'll take you on a mousey ride... C'mon in...

14 December 2007 - If you have been looking for a small computer that won't have you sleeping in the living room for the next few weeks, the Shuttle SP35P2 Pro we have in the labs today may be what you're looking for!

14 September 2007 - The Shuttle D'VO Series is the latest in home entertainment platform. Experience visually stunning High-Definition video playback, paired with the finest cinematic surround sound effects. Home theater is only a Shuttle D’VO platform away.

26 June 2007 - Taipei, Taiwan, June 25th 2007 - Shuttle Inc - leading designer of small form factor (SFF) computers and accessories and maker of multi-form-factor solutions today launches its next generation, high performance platform - the Shuttle XPC Glamor Series SG33G5. Being based on the highly efficient Intel® G33 Express chipset it delivers the latest Shuttle technologies alongside top quality, highly efficient components for enhanced system reliability, high definition entertainment with HDMI, Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect, and exceptional overclocking abilities.

7 June 2007 - VR-Zone took a walk down to New York New York, a shopping center beside World Trade Center Hall 2 where Computex 2007 is held just to drop by Shuttle's VIP lounge. Let's take a look at some of the exclusive products showcased.

14 February 2007 - Shuttle has announced the availability of its first quad-core powered SFF workstations. XPC P2 3700w workstations can be configured with up to 8GB of DDR2 ECC memory – a perfect match for animators. Shuttle offers the XPC P2 3700w workstations with Microsoft's Windows Vista Business 64-bit or Windows XP Professional 64-bit to take advantage of higher memory configuration. Additionally, the XPC P2 3700w workstations offer a variety of storage sizes and are configurable with up to 2.2 terabytes of storage space. Shuttle offers the XPC P2 3700w with a selection of ATI FireGL and Nvidia Quadro graphics cards. Quad-core powered Shuttle P2 3700w workstations are available immediately starting at $1649.

13 May 2008 - Our friends from CHW has taken a snapshot on the upcoming desktop variant of the EeePC from ASUS. Known as the Eee BOX B202, it is using Intel Atom processor with 945 chipset, 1GB DDR2 memories, 80GB hard drive and runs on Linux. ASUS is slated to unveil it over at Computex in June.

18 February 2008 - Shuttle today announced the launch of its latest KPC (Korporate Perfect Cube) – the Shuttle KPC K45, a green cube which consumes very little power and is cost effective. The quiet KPC K45 produces less than 28dBs than the standard cooler which is lower than the library. Users easily customize PC and make work fun with just 1-minute, 2-clicks and 3-steps by the specially designed MyKover. K45 has an extremely efficient power saving function. Even when KPC K45 is in full use, power consumption is only at less 55W. All KPC components follow strict standards of RoHS and green guideline.

16 January 2008 - The leading brand of SFF, Shuttle Inc. continually develops the energy-efficient product to meet ENERGY STAR specification and make efforts on providing green solutions. Shuttle SP35P2 Pro proves it the qualifications. 80 PLUS certified power supply means it meets at least 80% energy-efficiency, which is over 33% efficient than standard power supply. That is the reason for Shuttle products are qualified by Energy Star 4.0 and starts the new century of eco-SFF. In the future, Shuttle will adapt all the models to ENERGY STAR 4.0 specification to keep up the trend toward environmental protection.

9 October 2007 - Shuttle today announced its flagship gamers’ platform to the XPC Prima series – the Shuttle XPC Prima SX38P2 Pro, hardcore platform for the power enthusiasts. * Intel® X38 Express / ICH9R * Supports next generation 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ Quad / Core™ 2 Duo processors * Max. 8 GB, 2 x Dual Channel DDR2 800 (OC to 1066 MHz) * 8-Channel HD Audio with Dolby® Digital Live! and DTS™ Connect * 2x PCI-E 2.0 X16(ATI CrossFire™), 1x PCI, 1x Mini-Card

21 August 2007 - Shuttle today announced the launch of its first AMD platform XPC Glamor series – the Shuttle XPC Glamor SN68PTG5 and the more powerful Shuttle XPC Glamor SN68PTG6 Deluxe. The Shuttle AMD platform XPC Glamor series SN68PTG5 and SN68PTG6 Deluxe supports the current AM2 and also future coming AM2 Multi-core processors. It is designed based on NVIDIA® nForce® 630a with integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 7050 PV with built-in WiFi 802.11b/g onboard and high-speed Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Shuttle’s proprietary over-clocking feature coupled with ICE2 (Integrated Cooling Engine) technology, you can run your machine harder and cooler.

15 June 2007 - ELSA has officially announced their workstation barebone series at Computex which are equipped with NVIDIA Quadro series graphics cards. Marco Chen, the general manager of ELSA revealed that they are upbeat about their workstation barebone series and are currently working closely with NVIDIA on providing the Quadro solutions as well as Gigabyte on providing the motherboards. Pricing of the Epee series is expected to be very attractive and ELSA aims to tackle the China market initially.

4 June 2007 - Shuttle launches 3 new product series with 6 models, including brand new – D’VO Series, repositioned classic XPC - XPC Prima Series and XPC Glamor Series in Computex 2007. Each of the new products has been specifically designed and refined to meet the users’ unique requirement. Shuttle SG33G5M Deluxe, i.e. Shuttle D’VO features Intel® G33 Express chipset with integrated HDMI. Sit back and enjoy a complete entertainment experience with visually stunning HD video delivered through HDMI (HDCP) output and the finest cinematic surround sound effects delivered by Dolby® Digital Live! and DTS™ Connect 7.1 channel surround-sound functionality. To deliver a latest and very high-end computing performance, the Shuttle XPC Prima SX38P3 and SP35P3 Deluxe come to meet up the distinctly definite requirement. Last but not least, the extraordinary chassis with glitter Swarovski Crystals strap panel embellishes the XPC Glamor SN68PTG6 Deluxe black cube surpassingly luxury and stare dumb-founded.

27 January 2007 - Shuttle announced the company’s newest offering of gaming bare bone PCs— the Shuttle SDXi bare bone kit. The package includes the custom hand painted SD37P2 chassis with custom Thermal Electronic Cooler from Peliter for the ATI Graphic cards in Crossfire configurations. Shuttle SDXi barebones now available only via web at http://sys.us.shuttle.com/SDXi.aspx at $799 MSRP.