AlienWare using Shuttle XPC for multimedia PC

[Coherence]

I saw this image on zdnet today.

 

[Tab]

I want...I want...I want...

I hope well will be start to see nForce 2 FlexATX Mobos sometime soon. XPC + SFFnForce2 + XP 2800 = Phun...

 

[DaveSimmons]

Probably pricey but a nice option for someone who doesn't want the hassle of building it themselves. I like picking my own components but screwdriver-dragging the heatsink clip gets old fast.

 

[Wolfsraider]

thats definately sweet but whats the alienware price

 

[StattlichPassat]

Not bad... very different from the traditional Alienware focus of full tower rigs. I too am interested in seeing Shuttle put out an nForce2 XPC! They're still too gimicky for me, but they could then be seriously considered for business use.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Alienware has announced their Navigator PC which utilizes the brand new Microsoft Windows Media Center OS. The Navigator is a Shuttle SB51 XPC rebadged with the awesome look of Alienware. We have long been stressing the importance of SFFs in use as home theater setups. Alienware has taken the brilliance of the Shuttle XPC and coupled it with the new media features from Microsoft. Prices start at $1699.

from www.sudhian.com with Alienware link.

$1699 is definitely more than I'm willing to pay for a home theater PC, though it's only about a $200 markup over the parts and OS cost, fairly reasonable for assembly, installation and a custom case finish.

 

[Windogg]

It's a Shuttle SS51 in black.

Windogg

 

[Drewpy]

Originally posted by: Tabb
I want...I want...I want...

I hope well will be start to see nForce 2 FlexATX Mobos sometime soon. XPC + SFFnForce2 + XP 2800 = Phun...

I'll See your NForce2 and raise you a Granite Bay.

Just imagine, P4 3.06 with hyperthreading and DCDDR!! Throw in a ATI 9700Pro and you'd have the perfect LAN rig.

Probably too much heat for the little case though. Still if it can be done at a semi-reasonable price level I'll be first in line.

 

[Nemesis77]

Originally posted by: Drewpy

Originally posted by: Tabb
I want...I want...I want...

I hope well will be start to see nForce 2 FlexATX Mobos sometime soon. XPC + SFFnForce2 + XP 2800 = Phun...

I'll See your NForce2 and raise you a Granite Bay.

Just imagine, P4 3.06 with hyperthreading and DCDDR!!

In most cases HyperThreading does exactly ZERO for performance. In few cases it improves or decreases the performance. Right now it's all talk, very little substance.

 

[Gibson12345]

Originally posted by: Nemesis77

In most cases HyperThreading does exactly ZERO for performance. In few cases it improves or decreases the performance. Right now it's all talk, very little substance.

Could you repeat that please?

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: Gibson12345

Originally posted by: Nemesis77

In most cases HyperThreading does exactly ZERO for performance. In few cases it improves or decreases the performance. Right now it's all talk, very little substance.

Could you repeat that please?

maybe he was rounding the 5% increase down... and we've already established the fact that HardOCP is full of crap- especially THAT article.

 

[Tab]

Settle down guys...Still, you know you want it....Oh yea...
Did anyone see FIC's Mini-ATX Hammer Mobo? That own for a Lan Rig...

 

[Nemesis77]

Originally posted by: Gibson12345

Originally posted by: Nemesis77

In most cases HyperThreading does exactly ZERO for performance. In few cases it improves or decreases the performance. Right now it's all talk, very little substance.

Could you repeat that please?

I can't believe you used Hard "No, we never change the results of benchmarks!" OCP's "review" as proof ! LOL

 

[kuk]

LOL at this marketing talk:

Remote Control with Infrared Blaster

I'm going to blast things up with my remote control ... cool!

 

[vetteguy]

I'm glad I saw this thread...here's my dilemma:

I've been waiting for XP Media Center Edition to come out so I could build a HTC. Of course, they then announce that you can't get it unless you buy a system. THe Alienware is almost exactly the system I was going to build (the Shuttle case), but with a few major differences:

Mine would have a Radeon AIW 9700 Pro, and a Sony DRU500A DVD burner. I would probably scale the processor back to a 2.4. As of today, my system would cost about $1700 to build. I could get the Alienware for $2000, and with it I get Media Center edition, the special remote, and obviously, a warranty. I don't want to buy their system and swap out the video card and DVD burner, since those 2 account for almost $800 of my system price. I will probably end up building my own...I was just kicking this back and forth today.

Decisions, decisions...