TAG | Barebone
Small form factor specialists Shuttle have recently launched a pair of new designs, one a new all-in-one system based around the ‘PineTrail’ Atom combined with NVIDIA ION2 graphics, the other a G41 based XPC introducing their J1-series chassis.
The Shuttle XS35 is a tiny 1-litre chassis utilising the Intel Atom D510, with its dual 1.66GHz cores, the Intel NM10 Express Chipset, and NVIDIA’s ION2 graphics processor for an extra 3D and HD performance boost. At present though Shuttle have not announced details regarding the systems pricing or other hardware details.
Regardless it shall be interesting to see if the Atom D510 and ION2 combination gives it enough performance to make it a cost effective media solution.
Next up the SG41J1 aims a little higher up the performance ladder. This barebone chassis looks along the lines of the more traditional Shuttle XPC designs, and features an Intel G41 equipped motherboard, capable of taking Intel’s Celeron, Pentium and Core 2 range of processors.
Unfortunately A/V connectivity appears to be a little limited, with just VGA and analogue 5.1 outputs respectively, but the J1 chassis design is able to accommodate a full height, dual slot graphics card for those who want more in the way of graphics power. Alternatively a single slot graphics card could be paired up with a PCI TV tuner or sound card.
Interestingly, and in a divergence from previous generation XPCs, the J1 chassis design is compatible with the ITX form factor, so users needed worry about not being able to upgrade the system once it reaches the end of its useful life – a main bug-bearer for many a user of previous generation XPCs. H55 and X58 variants are due out later this year.
