Thursday, June 28th 2012
Shuttle Debuts AMD Radeon Graphics in New Slim PC Solutions
Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH, the European subsidiary of Shuttle Inc., one of the leading developers and manufacturers of compact PC solutions such as the world-renowned XPC Mini-PC Barebones, today announces the launch of the third generation of its award-winning and completely fanless XS35 model from their slim PC series.
"Even our dealers keep telling us how impressed they are with the quietness of this model," says Tom Seiffert, Head of Marketing & PR at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH. "It's very rare that the elimination of a particular component has been greeted with such positive comments. However, we've certainly achieved this by doing away with the use of fans."
As has been the case since the market launch of the series in 2010, the new XS35 models are all available in a version with integrated and discrete graphics. The two designs therefore differ primarily in terms of graphics performance as HDMI and VGA are now available on all models. Depending on the desired application area, an Intel GMA 3650 graphics card can be chosen for the XS35V3 or an AMD Radeon HD 7410M graphics card for the XS35GTA V3.
An Intel Atom D2700 processor with 2x 2.13 GHz is installed in both machines. Two SO-DIMM ports are therefore able to accommodate a total of 4 GB DDR3 RAM. The case offers space for one 2.5" SSD/HDD drive and one slimline drive (a second 2.5" drive can be fitted instead of the slimline drive with the optional PHD2 accessory).
The 36 mm thin PC also comes with a card reader, WLAN (n) and Gigabit LAN. Peripheral devices (e.g. TV tuner, USB sticks, multi-functional devices etc.) can be connected via the five USB 2.0 ports. Both the XS35V3 and the XS35GTA V3 can be operated in upright position using their pedestal or otherwise attached to a suitable monitor or surface with the optional VESA PV01 mount.
Shuttle's recommended retail price for the XS35V3 barebone is Euro 172.00 and for the XS35GTA V3 Euro 233.00 (ex VAT). Both products described here are available immediately.
"Even our dealers keep telling us how impressed they are with the quietness of this model," says Tom Seiffert, Head of Marketing & PR at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH. "It's very rare that the elimination of a particular component has been greeted with such positive comments. However, we've certainly achieved this by doing away with the use of fans."
An Intel Atom D2700 processor with 2x 2.13 GHz is installed in both machines. Two SO-DIMM ports are therefore able to accommodate a total of 4 GB DDR3 RAM. The case offers space for one 2.5" SSD/HDD drive and one slimline drive (a second 2.5" drive can be fitted instead of the slimline drive with the optional PHD2 accessory).
The 36 mm thin PC also comes with a card reader, WLAN (n) and Gigabit LAN. Peripheral devices (e.g. TV tuner, USB sticks, multi-functional devices etc.) can be connected via the five USB 2.0 ports. Both the XS35V3 and the XS35GTA V3 can be operated in upright position using their pedestal or otherwise attached to a suitable monitor or surface with the optional VESA PV01 mount.
Shuttle's recommended retail price for the XS35V3 barebone is Euro 172.00 and for the XS35GTA V3 Euro 233.00 (ex VAT). Both products described here are available immediately.
18 Comments on Shuttle Debuts AMD Radeon Graphics in New Slim PC Solutions
all those small holes are going to fill up with dust and hair too, and be near impossible to clean out once they do.
And do you guy think when you say this? USB cables, ethernet, and hdmi cables they don't weigh much and have tons of give/flex. how would this possibly become unbalanced?It's fanless, the only dust that will aggregate will be from gravity. $5 can of air is all it takes.
Apparently no one is thinking out of the box, they just expect everything to be on the desk.
I was ranting the same way over Linksys E4200 router. It's high performance, looks nice but they haven't given it wall mount holes. WHY THE HELL NOT!? It would look nice on the wall and away from cluttering my desk space. I have monitor and speakers already mounted on the wall, only thing that i still have on the desk is printer which obviously cannot be wall mounted and the before mentioned E4200 router.
small PC's like this are meant to look clean and tidy, and it doesnt work when the cables are at the top of the unit. it just looks messy.
i have to set up systems to withstand kitchen environments (PoS systems) that need to handle heat, oil, grease, flour, etc as well as living in a house with cats and dogs - and this PC would be suitable in neither situation.
Oh well... I have a drill. Will make any ITX case VESA mountable ;)
"VESA mounted to your monitor and no external power brick"
This Shuttle and other cases come close with their VESA mounts, but haven't grabbed me like the 160. Not even Lian-Li -- and I'm gay for Lian-Li! (it's too bulky).
I know exactly what I'm complaining about even if I don't articulate well :D
What's needed is a nice stylish metal box that also acts as a heatsink. Apple can do it, tranquil PC can do it, hush can do it, but shuttle cant.
Lian-Li? To cold for my taste.
Dual headed power cables makes for a clean installation, powering both the monitor and the computer from a single cable
But they always have to stick some oversized cables. These don't draw 1kW like high end PC's so i don't get it why such cables are needed.
It's like the netbook that i had. Adapter and cable from it to the netbook was tiny. But the part from adapter to the wall socket was so freakin massive it was twice the size of the whole thing. It looked ridiculous and clumsy carrying it around. And the power draw of that weak Atom powered netbook was 20W total under heavy load. I just don't understand why it was needed to attach a 3,2kW rated cable on a 20W netbook adapter. Stupid and pointless.
It should be VESA compatible though without having to buy that mount kit.