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Shuttle K-4500-N2 Celeron 440(2.00GHz) 512MB DDR2 160GB Intel GMA 950 Foresight Linux - Retail

Shuttle K-4500-N2 Celeron 440(2.00GHz) 512MB DDR2 160GB Intel GMA 950 Foresight Linux - Retail

4 reviews

May, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 reviews of Shuttle K-4500-N2 Celeron 440(2.00GHz) 512MB DDR2 160GB Intel GMA 950 Foresight Linux - Retail. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviewers really like the price. Some have doubts about the usability.

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

bad ethernet on three boxes

There was benefit in this box due to form factor, but not worth the trouble. In retrospect, I wish I'd simply built my own box. I was fooled into thinking it would be a solid product because of previous shuttle experience. Dont be mislead as I was....

Small box, all the basics at a great price, makes a great little server if you need one. Except for the con below

The mobo ethernet is badly designed; I've got three of these little boxes and they all exhibit unreliable ethernet. I did a little experimenting, and it seems that if the power supply has very little load e.g. disconnect the hard drive, the ethernet...

Dec, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great computer, disaster OS

I would say this is still a good value, just requires some extra work.

Computer is quiet and looks nice. Keyboard is a soft touch and a nice quality mouse. No hardware errors.

VGA only -- no DVI, however the VGA connection still outputs high quality to my 20" LCD. Foresight installation is a complete disaster. At first no program worked, after restart most programs worked. Could not install Ubuntu without hooking up external...

Oct, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Deal, Capable Hardware

Just because it was relatively cheap (<$50), I bought a 2x1 GB memory upgrade to max out the supported capacity. I couldn't find a common product with appropriate specs that was in the "Memory Support List" for the K45 at Shuttle's web site and that...

A great collection of hardware for the price. While purchased primarily for use as a personal Linux router / server, it could easily serve as a primary computer for many people. An excellent deal for just over $200. The included keyboard and mouse are...

I was not impressed with the supplied installation of Foresight Linux. Several menu options only produced errors. Fortunately, it's free to begin with, so I had nothing to loose by simply doing a clean install of the latest Ubuntu x64 - which works...

Sep, 2008

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