Shuttle ES Nettop

Shuttle’s small form factor PCs aren’t usually focused on low-end offerings, but the company looks to be head that way with his new ES (Embedded Slim) series of Nettops.   They are set to debuted at Computex next month, which means that we don’t have many details yet.  What we do know is that these nettops will pack your choice of VIA L or U series processors, the former of which clock in at 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz, while the latter drops down to 1GHz and 1.3GHz with a TDP rating of just 5W or 8W.  The lower powered offerings also drop teh need for a fan, for noiseless operation.   No word on a price just yet, unfortunately, but Shuttle should be clearing that up, along with the rest of the specs, soon enough.

A new Atom Based Shuttle Nettop

Shuttle the company notorious for pumping out the same barebone rectangle with a different model name and a few extra ports has finally done something a touch different, and what we’re dealt is the X270V.

This so-called Mini-PC relies on Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom 330 to process, while  2GB of DDR2 RAM keeps things in order. There’s also gigabit Ethernet, 6-channel audio, a PS/2 connector for the retro folks, six USB sockets and VGA / DVI outputs. Shuttle also claims this bugger is energy efficient, though it doesn’t go into great detail about just how much it’ll save you each month. Oh, and it also comes loaded with openSUSE 11 (a Linux flavor, for those unaware). Interested? Move to Europe and plop down at least €299 ($390).