I’m at the airport en route to IFA - Europe’s largest Consumer Electronics trade show which runs in Berlin every year. I’m attending for just one day, and whilst Home Server news is likely to be thin on the ground, one of the products I’ll definitely be checking out is the Shuttle x27, a very small footprint barebones PC which looks like it could make a fantastic home server.
The x27 is powered by Intel’s new low-power Atom processor, is sized at just 7 x 10 x 2.75 inches has has the following spec:
- Intel 945GC chipset
- Intel GMA 950 onboard video
- 4 USB 2.0 ports
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- Analog 5.1-channel audio
US Pricing is expected to be around $189 for the barebones kit. Very cool indeed.
More Info: shuttle.com
August 31st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Another nice piece of Shuttle kit. However, Shuttle have been ‘resting on tehir laurels’ for the last few years and other people are making kit as good for less money now. The X27 seems overpriced for the spec compared to the new Atom based MSI Wind PC. The MSI kit doesn’t look as nice, but as a simple piece of MS Homeserver hardware it fits the bill nicely.
September 8th, 2008 at 5:08 am
Shuttle might have been resting on their laurels but with this machine and the K series they could be back with a vengance. I have an Asus Eee PC Box and it is brilliant but with no optical drive limited. For a PC enthusiast of course this is not a big issue but for the average computer user optical drive is a must. The MSI Wind PC looks um pedestrian even though it takes a 5.25 optical drive. An X27 has been ordered and I can’t wait for it arrive.
September 8th, 2008 at 7:24 am
Grant:
I hope that Shuttle really do ‘pull something out of the bag’ with the X27. Yep, the Wind won’t win any awards for style, but it wins on practicality and price.
I will look forward to hearing your thoughts on the X27 when you receive it.