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 It
has been almost two full years since we first got our hands
on one of Shuttle's original small form factor systems, the
SV24. The first few products in their mini-barebones
lineup, as it was then known, generated quite a bit of
excitement within the hardware community, but we all
universally clamored for two things, an AGP slot and easier
access to the CPU and drive connectors, etc. Shuttle
not only listened to the community, but in the process of
expanding and improving their mini-barebones product line,
they added more and more useful features. As their
mini-barebones products morphed into the XPC systems
available today, they became more powerful and accessing the
system's internals became much easier, courtesy of Shuttle's
custom cooling solutions and improved layouts.
Today on HotHardware, we're
going to take a look at two recently released XPCs, the
Pentium 4 powered SB65G2 and the Athlon 64 powered SN85G4.
Shuttle has taken a slightly different approach with these
two machines, by eliminating any on-board video and
introducing some new features, like wireless Ethernet on the
SB65G2 and a 6-in-1card reader on the SN85G4. We've
equipped these two mini-powerhouses with identical hardware
and took them for a spin around the H.H. labs.
Continue reading and see if the Shuttle SB65G2 and SN85G4
are worthy additions to the Shuttle XPC family...
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Specifications & Features of the SB65G2 & SN85G4
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SB65G2
Specifications
Processor
Chipsets
Memory
On board header
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2 x
UDMA100 IDE Ports
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1 x FDD
Port
-
CD_In
headers
- 20 Pin ATX and 4 Pin
ATX 12V power connectors
- 3 Fan connectors
IEEE 1394a
Audio
Fast Ethernet
- On board Realtek
8100B supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s LAN operation
Extension Bay
- 2 x 3.5" bays
- 1 x 5.25" bay
Dimension
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300(L)x200(W)x185(H)mm, 2.85Kg (N.W.), 4.65Kg (G.W.)
- Material - Aluminum
Power
- Dimension: 82(W) x
43(H) x 190(D) mm (Max)
- Input: 110 / 230V AC
- Output: 220W(PFC)
- EMI Certified: FCC,
CE, BSMI
- Safety Certified: UL,
TUV, CB
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SN85G4 Specifications
Processor
- Support AMD Athlon64
CPU with 1600MHz HyperTransport? technology
Chipsets
- NVIDIA nForce3 150
- Support AMD Athlon64
, HyperTransport? bus
- Built in EHCI USB
2.0 controller
Memory
- 2 x 184 pin DDR
SDRAM DIMM Slots
- Support
PC1600/2100/2700/3200 compliant unbuffered DDR SDRAM
up to 2GB capacity
IEEE 1394a
- VIA VT6307, complies
with 2 IEEE1394a OHCI specification revision 1.0, up
to 400Mb/s data transfer rate
Audio
- On board Realtek
ALC650 six channel audio
Fast Ethernet
- NVIDIA MAC with
Realtek 8201BL supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s LAN
operation
On board connector and header
- 2 x UDMA100/133 IDE
Ports
- 2 x 150MB/s S-ATA
Ports
- 1 x FDD Port
- CD_In , mini CD_In
and Aux_In headers
- 20 Pin ATX and 4 Pin
ATX 12V power connectors
- 3 Fan connectors
Extension Bay
- 1 x 3.5" bay
(internal)
- 1 x 5.25" bay
Dimension
-
295(L)x200(W)x180(H)mm, 2.85Kg (N.W.), 4.65Kg (G.W.)
- Material - Aluminum
Power
- Dimension: 65(W) x
43(H) x 190(D) mm (Max)
- Input: 110 / 230V AC
- Output: 240W(PFC)
- EMI Certified: FCC,
CE, BSMI
- Safety Certified: UL,
TUV, CB
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The Bundles:
The SB65G2 and SN85G4 both
shipped with very similar accessory bundles. The
SN85G4 came with a User's Manual for the FN85 motherboard
used in the system and an installation guide that explained
how to properly build-up the machine. Four cables were also
included - one SATA cable, two custom 80-Wire IDE cables and
a single floppy cable. We also found the obligatory
driver CD, as well as two small baggies containing some
double-sided adhesive, screws, wire ties and two metal feet
used to elevate the front of the system slightly. Both
of these XPCs also came with custom I.C.E Technology CPU heat-pipes,
but they weren't exactly the same. The heat-pipe
included with the SB65G2 has a copper insert, while the
SN85G4's heat-pipe is made completely of aluminum with a
highly polished base. The clip used to hold each
heat-pipe in place, however, was identical.
With the SB86G2, because the
system is equipped with Shuttle's FB65 motherboard, the
user's manual is different. The SB65G2 also has an
integrated 802.11b wireless Ethernet controller, so an extra
manual, driver CD and antenna were included as well.
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