"A company known mostly for its small form-factor barebone personal computers and mainboards is going to start offering build-to-order XPC systems to its customers in the United States. The move has potential to reshuffle the PC market in the US, following Shuttle’s massive success with its SFF systems during the recent couple of years.
Starting from April 2004, Shuttle will offer a full line of build-to-order XPC configurations from its direct system website. Customers will be able choose from a wide range of options to create a customized personal or business computer. The new computer systems will also be available through consumer electronics, PC and mass merchant retailers later this year. The Shuttle XPC is currently available as a barebones at online retailers, in Best Buy, and Fry’s Electronics.
The first Shuttle XPC emerged in 2001 and was considered as a rather exotic type of PCs. However, because of small form-factor, style, quiet operation and upgradeability, XPC cubes from Shuttle quickly became very popular among "advanced" end-users, who build computers themselves. With availability of build-to-order XPCs, not really technically savvy customers will also be able to use Shuttle XPCs."
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X-bit Labs
Mar 16, 2004, 08:37 PM
