Shuttle XPC SN27P2

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 50 reviews of Shuttle XPC SN27P2. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. People really like the design, but some have doubts about the price.

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Expert review by (cdrinfo.com)

Shuttle SN27P2

Small factor PCs have become very popular, either as media centres or simply as workstations/gaming rings. Shuttle offers many solutions for end users and their proposal for the AM2 platform comes in the form of the "SN27P2". This little box includes...

Ending our presentation, we can see a clear market for the Shuttle SN27P2. The box is exactly what Shuttle advertises, performs well, can be overclocked and with some minor user modification, can become even quieter. The retail price of ~€490 is not...

May, 2007

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Expert review by : Zardon (hardwareheaven.com)

Shuttle SN27/P2

In the media centre world, Shuttle really need no introduction, they are renowned for creating some of the most beautifully designed media pc chassis. They have been ploughing through the competition in the Small Form Factor world for a good few years...

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by : Geoff Gasior (techreport.com)

Shuttle's XPC SN27P2 mini-barebones system

SHUTTLE ESSENTIALLY CREATED the market for small form factor barebones systems, but lately,...

I don't know whether Shuttle created the SN27P2 because it saw an opportunity to reinvigorate its barebones systems business or it just needed an updated model for Socket AM2. Either way, the SN27P2 has proven itself to be a fine barebones system for...

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by (pcstats.com)

Shuttle XPC SN27P2 Small Formfactor Socket AM2 Barebones PC Review

Shuttle's latest Small Formfactor PC is its XPC SN27P2 which is based around nVIDIA's nForce 570 Ultra chipset and supports 940-pin socket AM2 processor.

Lastly, wireless network connectivity would have been awesome, but it's not integrated in the model PCSTATS tested. While the absence of extensive IDE support may make some readers balk at the thought of adopting an entirely new set of SATA hard...

Jun, 2006

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Expert review by : Josh Blodwell (trustedreviews.com)

Shuttle XPC SN27P2 - Small Form Factor Barebone for AMD

We take a look at Shuttle's barebone system designed for AMD's AM2 CPUs.

Invariably, the most important factor in any SFF system is how the case enables cooling air to flow over the components. This is a major stumbling point of many compact systems: cramming toasty hot parts into a toaster sized case without adequate...

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : Dave Stephenson (pcauthority.com.au)

Shuttle XPC SN27P2 & SN37P2

Both of these systems offer immense flexibility and decent value for money, although the Intel version wins out.

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Leo Waldock (reghardware.co.uk)

Shuttle XPC SN27P2 small form-factor PC

With the demise of Airfix, we blokes are left with few hobbies to pursue.

I like the Shuttle SN27P2, really I do, but it has a fundamental flaw which is that the Athlon 64 X2 has for now been surpassed by Intel's Core 2 Duo. In the event that you want to go down the AMD route you have to deal with a fair amount of heat, and...

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by (bit-tech.net)

Shuttle SN27P2

With all that said though, you get what you pay for. The SN27P2 is a wholly integrated and clever barebones system that performs as well as a full ATX system, but only takes a fraction of the space. With support for AMD's socket AM2 processors, the...

Aug, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent machine

Recert saves extra money and mine had no scratches. In a way, it's almost guaranteed to work. Athlon X2 6000+ @ 42°C idle, 60° full load. 4-4-4-12 2x1GB Corsair DHX DDR2 800@ 1.9V. Sapphire HD3850 256MB @ 60°C idle, 80-90° full load.

Small and sleek. I bought it as an HTPC/temporary gaming system and it performs wonderfully. Good amount of room and well thought-out layout. The ICE module cools my 90nm X2 quite well. Good amount of BIOS options. Power supply is enough for a lot of...

Not much room for expansion slots. Onboard audio is alright. nForce chipset is hotter than Intel, etc. None of this is really a big deal, just sayin

Apr, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great overall package.

I have been nothing but impressed with the performance and the amount of components this system can hold. The form factor is perfect for my desk as it has very limited space. This has been my third shuttle product I have purchased and won't be my last.

Despite this box being so small you can install many components. I have an AMD X2 6000+, 4GB of RAM, 8800GTS, (2) HARD DRIVES, & an OPTICAL DRIVE. System has been running stable for over a year now. I even updated to Vista 32bit and was able to find...

Power supply died after a little over a year of daily usage. Probably due to all the heat and items I was running on it

Nov, 2007

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