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ce24 · September 19th, 2008, 01:51 PM

I've been looking at these at tiger direct for a recording only unit. they're small and look to be decent and cheap. anybod had any experience with one?

Cheers
ce24

4mal · September 29th, 2008, 08:31 PM

Yes. and my advice would be to keep looking ...

I have a 4 year old Shuttle XPC. It's our bill paying, internet brownsing, 'guest' workstation. I've replaced both the power supply and the motherboard in the time I've had it. They are proprietary. For the most part you have to buy everything from Shuttle and - as far as relieability goes - I wouldn't do it again...

To compare - I have two older towers. 1 in my studio that is Asus based in a Koolance tower and 1 I use as a SQL server to host development work that I do. No problem upgrading, maintaining and the server tower has been with me since WIN 95. 4 year old Intel motherboard in that one which I guess I'll need to upgrade sometiome soon for performance sake ... (10 years ?) It's an Antec case.

ce24 · September 30th, 2008, 01:01 PM

Thanks 4mal I'll steer clear...should know you get what you pay for..Think I'll just buy a MB/cpu bundle and rebuild an old tower I already have.

Cheers
ce24

tuuur · September 30th, 2008, 04:17 PM

I have a shuttle pc... got it for free, so you can't beat that. Runs windows fine, only problem is the fan is too loud, and it forgets its bios settings every time it is off the mains.
Installed Windows and Linux, both running fine.

September 19th, 2008, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
ce24 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 59 Posts: 847	shuttle PC I've been looking at these at tiger direct for a recording only unit. they're small and look to be decent and cheap. anybod had any experience with one? Cheers ce24 __________________ www.motagator.net/slackwater "you can be happy or you can be miserable..the amount of work is the same"

September 30th, 2008, 01:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
ce24 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 59 Posts: 847	Thanks 4mal I'll steer clear...should know you get what you pay for..Think I'll just buy a MB/cpu bundle and rebuild an old tower I already have. Cheers ce24 __________________ www.motagator.net/slackwater "you can be happy or you can be miserable..the amount of work is the same"

September 30th, 2008, 04:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,834 7 Photos	I have a shuttle pc... got it for free, so you can't beat that. Runs windows fine, only problem is the fan is too loud, and it forgets its bios settings every time it is off the mains. Installed Windows and Linux, both running fine. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

September 29th, 2008, 08:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
4mal Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Gorge Posts: 2,513	Yes. and my advice would be to keep looking ... I have a 4 year old Shuttle XPC. It's our bill paying, internet brownsing, 'guest' workstation. I've replaced both the power supply and the motherboard in the time I've had it. They are proprietary. For the most part you have to buy everything from Shuttle and - as far as relieability goes - I wouldn't do it again... To compare - I have two older towers. 1 in my studio that is Asus based in a Koolance tower and 1 I use as a SQL server to host development work that I do. No problem upgrading, maintaining and the server tower has been with me since WIN 95. 4 year old Intel motherboard in that one which I guess I'll need to upgrade sometiome soon for performance sake ... (10 years ?) It's an Antec case.

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