Shuttle SN 41G2V2 - no CPU

Advantages: Beautiful, small, rock solid, fast, quality construction, full of features, right there with the big boys on performance.
Disadvantages: none really. once hooked with a Shuttle then there is no going back.

...These are my first impressions of the new SN41G2 V2.0. I had the Shuttle SN41G2 V1.0 Black Special Edition since last june. I loved is so much but it had some annoyances. Last week I managed to short circuit the motherboard which rendered the AGP and PCI slots useless, but strangely enough everything still works including the built-in graphics and I have been using it till this morning. I ordered the new SN41G2 V2.0 and got it this morning. I have to say that the first impression was that the silver colour looks much better that the old SN41G2. It looks more whiter if that makes sense. Under the hood there are many nice changes: - Officially supports DDR400 [400MHz FSB]. - Comes with the SilentX 250W PC40 PSU instead of the old Enhance 200W PSU. - The cables are sooooo neatly routed through the case. in the the old SN41G2... Read review

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Advantages: small, impressive cooling system, no slowdown
Disadvantages: only 1 hard drive, no on board vga

...of the motherboard which is around 40cm in length and 25-30 in height. So a shuttle would allow a computer user to sacrifice their big tower for 2/3 more space. Now back in the day a few years ago this would be a space sacrifice aswell as a power sacrifice. But seeing as technology is contiually advancing this is certainly not the case anymore as they can compete with the best atx computers on the market if they use the same components. The shuttle is also a good companion to have if you're travelling and prefer to not use a laptop to play games. This means that on places like trains it is not possible to play games but in hotel rooms or homes abroad you will be able to plug it into the tv if your graphics card features tv out capabilities. This means you can watch your divx collection abroad when you return to the hotel room drunk or play a little fifa... Read review

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Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: Nothing

...To take the words of a famous football player and those of a French car manufacturer "va va voom".... The SN85G4 has to be one of the best shuttles on the market. Shuttle is renowned as the leading manufacturer in small PC units, but this time they really have shined. They have not only coupled speed with good looks, but have future proofed their boxes whilst retaining their reliability. The first thing that struck me when opening the box was the aesthetics of the unit. It really is superb. So good in fact, Shuttle provides a small cleaning kit to keep your new 'toy' in a top notch state. Upon builiding the system I was surprised by the lego like build process. Shuttle have though of every step of building their units, and have consequntly built their boxes around their users and their uses. The ICE system fan is second... Read review

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