Shuttle Launches New Mini-PC

Shuttle has announced that they have launched their latest small form factor PC, the XPC SS51. They've addressed concerns regarding the lack of AGP in their previous Mini PC models with the SS51. Here's more from Shuttle's web site:

"Shuttle, the leading developer of innovative small form factor (SFF) computing solutions, today launched the latest model in its rapidly expanding XPC product line. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of Small Form Factor design, the Shuttle XPC line are poised to become the standard for next generation PCs.

The Shuttle XPC SS51 makes its debut today, bringing with it many groundbreaking technologies for the SFF market.

Key Features:

Small and Attractive - The Shuttle XPC SS51 stays true to the traditional Shuttle SFF form factor, measuring a scant 200(w) x 181(h) x 280(d)mm. This allows the XPC SS51 to fit into any environment, including home theater, work environment, college dorm room, and hundreds of others.

AGP and PCI Expandability - The key new feature of XPC SS51 is its ability to accommodate full size AGP 4x and PCI expansion cards. This gives the user the flexibility to expand and configure their XPC, much the same as a full size PC would be configured. Users can upgrade to latest high-end graphics cards like nVidia GeForce4 Ti4600 and ATI Radeon 9700.

Enjoy the Silence - Shuttle's patented Integrated Cooling Engine (I.C.E.) heat pipe technology introduced with the XPC SS40, now has been adopted for use with P4 processors in the XPC SS51. The I.C.E. heat pipe allows the elimination of the processor fan, greatly reducing noise and allowing a much quiet environment. Coupled with the I.C.E. is a speed and temperature controlled 80mm fan, which only speeds up when the system is placed under stress.

Powerful PSU - The SS51 comes with customized low noise 200W PSU, powerful enough to satisfied power-hungry high performance AGP graphics card along with the abundance of onboard features provided. The result is an ultra quiet and ultra cool smooth running system.

Blistering Performance - No longer will SFF computers be saddled with sub-standard performance. The XPC SS51 breaks the SFF performance barrier with DDR333, ATA-133, AGP 4x, and Intel P4 processors up to 2.53GHz and beyond at 533MHz Front Side Bus.

Exceptional Connectivity - Like all XPC's, the SS51 offers the best in connectivity and external expandability. Traditional XPC features like IEEE1394 Firewire?, S-Video and Composite Out, 5.1 channel audio with digital optical out (SPDIF) and USB have been further expanded with the XPC SS51 by the addition of DVI (Digital Video Interface), four USB2.0 ports, and SPDIF input.

Easy assembly - The SS51G comes with detailed colored step by step easy installation guide. All you need to do is to follow the directions and install CPU, memory, floppy, hard drive and CD/DVD-ROM and in a matter of minutes, you have a complete mini system! Once you experience the SS51G, you will never go back to using ordinary PCs again!"