It’s been quite a while since Shuttle unveiled its small form-factor design. And for the most part, the XPC family has persisted, relatively unchanged, since then. Of course, Shuttle has religiously refreshed the lineup with modern chipsets and updated functionality, but as far as aesthetics are concerned, little has evolved. The XPC is immensely popular, is selling exceptionally well, and continues to inspire similar systems from competing manufacturers. Nearly every other player in the motherboard market, it seems, is marketing its own rendition of what a small form-factor system should be. We’ve already evaluated a couple of Shuttle systems in addition to FIC’s ICE Cube. The aforementioned systems maintain a prominent PC feel, while others (MSI’s MEGA, for instance) assume a hi-fi persona. Today, Biostar throws its own hat into the saturated small form-factor marketplace.
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Aug 20, 2003, 01:51 AM
