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MSI Wind PC Barebone

$141.00 Est. at Amazon

from SBFree, www.newegg.com
as small pc's go this seems as good as it gets.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
enough to be unnoticeable.plenty of usb ports.built-in video, gigabit ethernet, silent operation and surround sound outputs qualify this computer to be a home theater pc if the monitor supports it.
from Joshua Marius, LeThe, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: system built:msi wind pc intel 945gcg.skill 2gb 200-pin ddr2 ddr2 533western digital wd2500jd 250 gbsata dvd burner (dvd + lightscribe)
from Jose-NYC, www.newegg.com
was very impressed to find a mini-pci slot on the motherboard for turning this computer into a wireless system.
from MishSpring, www.newegg.com
you're not going to author movies on this pc, but that's not what it's for.

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 2 x USB, 4 x USB, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x D-sub, Multimedia Card,Memory Stick,SD Card,xD Card, Networking: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

2 RECOMMENDED by 26 people for PC

MSI Wind Nettop 100 WindNetop100 Barebone

$205.00 Est. at Amazon

from Chris, www.newegg.com
(some people think they're too short, but i suspect they're just used to more sloppy standard pc wiring.) there's one pcie socket on my mb, it could be used for either a wifi card or a ssd.
from revaaron, www.newegg.com
eventually, i will put it on a pci-e, but the biggest issue with this box is that the boot order keeps getting lost.
from www.amazon.com
good: small form factor, reasonably fast, lower power consumption than the micro-atx pc that it replaced, compatible with debian and boots from a sdhc card.
from www.amazon.com
this barebone does not come with memory, hard drive, mini-pci card, optical hard drive, or compact flash card.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: wd caviar 500gb 32bit, pioneer dvd rw, 2gb mushkin ram pc2-6400 (i know it only runs at 5300, but it was low cas latency and cheap)a fine box for more basic internet browsing & pc

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 6 x USB, 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x1, Networking: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card, RAM Technology: DDR2 SDRAM

3 RECOMMENDED by 21 people for PC

Shuttle SP35P2V2 Barebone

$426.00 Est. at Amazon

from ulanshad, www.newegg.com
additionally, the bundle of cables coming out of the psu overlap with the pci slot - putting in a 2-slot video card proved a tight fit, but it is in comfortably now (and the fan is not obstructed).
from Jing, www.newegg.com
it also covers up the second pci...
from Bunker, www.newegg.com
is:q6600 processor(2) sata 500 gb hdd'sg.skill 4 gb ram ddr2 800 pc2 6400saphire x1650 prolite-on dvdr 20x burnershuttle pf60 shuttle case (i love it, take it anywhere) cons: the only con so
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i sacrifice a pci slot, but this ensures that the video card vents it's heat outside the case (which is essential).
from ShuttleFan, www.newegg.com
system specs:core 2 due e8400 3ghz (stock)2x 1gb pc26400 patriot rambiostar radeon 4670 512mb (no external psu connection required)wd se16 640gb hddlg br/hd-dvd/dvd-rw combo drivethe system plays

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: Mini IEEE 1394a, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), 8 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI, 1 x PCI Express x16, Shuttle Form Factor, Compatible Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Vista

4 RECOMMENDED by 27 people for PC

Shuttle SG31G2 Barebone

$260.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
future plans is to add a pci dvr card to use as a security system.
from www.tigerdirect.com
after putting everything together, i attached my monitor and turned on the pc.
from www.tigerdirect.com
(i've never owned a dual chip setup.) i have two 1 gig, pc 6400 chips installed.
from Moparx, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i ended up spending another $80 to purchase a shuttle pc50 silent x 300w power supply for it.
from Ron, www.newegg.com
i ordered the ocz ddr2 pc2-6400 vista upgrade 4gb kit from newegg.com, installed both modules and the system booted like a charm.

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 6 x USB 2.0, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, Mini IEEE 1394a, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), 1 x Floppy, 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x DVI - I, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI, 1 x PCI Express x16, Shuttle Form Factor, Networking: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

5 RECOMMENDED by 31 people for PC

Shuttle SN68SG2 Barebone

$163.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
i have had no cold start issues either, so unless something pops up, i have to give this pc 2 thumbs up!
from www.tigerdirect.com
i had never built a pc before, and now i've put together 6 of these for work.
from Sousha, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: system specs:shuttle sn68sg2lite-on 20x dvd?r dvd burner with lightscribepqi turbo 4gb (2 x 2gb) 240-pin ddr2 667 (pc2 5400)asus en8400gs geforce 8400 gs 512mb 64-bit gddr2amd athlon
from AKJomsviking, www.newegg.com
i just went to shuttle's website to make sure i was buying compatible equipment.this is the first pc i have ever built "from scratch." with my wife looking over my shoulder, waiting to lay into me
from N/A, www.newegg.com
works fine at home pc but shuttle does not detect it as a plug in play.

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 6 x USB 2.0, 2 x RS-232 Serial Port, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, 1 x Parallel Port, Mini IEEE 1394a, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI, 1 x PCI Express x16, Shuttle Form Factor, Networking: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

ASUS Eee PC 4G 90OA01A20102111U305Q Barebone

$233.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it starts up much faster than my pc desktop or my other windows laptop and you would never know that it is not operating under a microsoft operating system.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this machine as a travel pc and have to admit that it's a fun little pc to use.
from www.amazon.com
this system is intended as a mobile general purpose computer for daily tasks for an average pc user.
from www.amazon.com
i had tested this pc at a local micro center, and for a while i considered not getting it because of the keyboard being small and very hard to type on with 10 fingers without making errors.
from www.amazon.com
the eee pc has a lot going for it.

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45, Form Factor: Notebook, Compatible Operating Systems: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Display Tech: WVGA TFT active matrix

ASUS M2NE Barebone

$6.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
since i'm cheap, i bought the 1300x aiw video card because it didn't require a separate pci express power supply feed, hoping to able to use the existing power supply in my old atx tower case.
from www.newegg.com
other thoughts: wish it had another pcie x16 slot.
from www.newegg.com
2) asus support was telling me the pc probe version released for vista was not vista compatible (making me wonder if they secretly worked for a competitor) other thoughts: stability tip: on the
from www.newegg.com
it kinda like saying where is the agp slot when the mobo has pcie.
from www.newegg.com
it has plenty of fan controllers, sata and pci slots.

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Positives: SATA RAID 0+1,SATA RAID 1,SATA RAID 5,SATA RAID 0,JBOD Support, Regulatory Approval: FCC Part 15,FCC Class B,ICES, Bios Features: SMBIOS 2.3,WfM2.0,DMI,DMI2.0,Plug And Play BIOS, Supported RAM speeds: 667 MHz,533 MHz,800 Mhz

Shuttle SX38P2 PRO SX38P2PRO Barebone

$380.00 Est. at Amazon

from bq, www.newegg.com
i installed 8gb of g.skill pc2 8000 memory from newegg and was able to "overclock" it to near its rated speed.
from Cheeky, www.newegg.com
this was by far the easiest pc build i have ever undertaken.
from Vlad, www.newegg.com
overall a very capable barebones pc.
from GainesvilleCSI, www.newegg.com
the sata cables tend to push out on the pci-x card closest to the psu.
from FCA, www.newegg.com
i looked around and shuttle is not more expensive that any other descent small pc when you add up the cost of the case, the psu, the cpu fan and the mobo.

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: Mini IEEE 1394a, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), 8 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45, Expansion Slots: 2 x PCI Express x16, Shuttle Form Factor, Networking: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

MSI 6496-06S Barebone

$185.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it can only have 2 drives and there are no expansion pci/pcmcia slots.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased the msi wind pc to evaluate it as a thin client in a linux terminal server (ltsp) environment.
from www.amazon.com
i was very interested in getting a pc that was ultra portable, inexpensive, no spinning disk drive yet have basic web/email/word processing/spreadsheet wifi functionality.
from www.amazon.com
from your pc you can set up samba (the freebsd equivalent of m$ cifs).
from www.amazon.com
also on the motherboard is a compact flash (cf) slot (for oss like linux that can run off of a cf card, eliminating the requirement for a hard disk entirely) and a "mini pci express" slot (not a

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 2 x USB 2.0, 4 x USB 2.0, 6 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express, Memory Card Support: Multimedia Card,Memory Stick,SD Card,xD Card,Compact Flash, Networking: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card, Integrated Wireless LAN

Shuttle XPC SK21G XPCSK21G Barebone

$240.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
serious dcc users would want at least 2 sata2 drives and a pci-e video card which this wonderful little system doesn't support, but it's fine for all but the most hardware-intensive work.
from www.newegg.com
earlier reviewer stated it would not post with pc2100 memory is wrong.
from www.newegg.com
i originally bought this as an office pc, but it has gracefully accepted every single upgrade i've crammed into it's tiny chassis.
from www.newegg.com
the power supply is a bit weak to handle a fully loaded chassis - video card, pci card, multiple hard drives, etc.other thoughts: this was my 5th xpc build, and second sk-21.
from www.newegg.com
does not post with pc2100 memory; must use pc2700 or pc3200 instead.

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 6 x USB 2.0, 1 x RS-232 Serial Port, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, Mini IEEE 1394a, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), 1 x Floppy, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI, 1 x AGP 8X, Shuttle Form Factor, Networking: Integrated 10/100,Integrated 10/100 Network Card

Shuttle SX48P2 E Socket 775 Barebone

$320.00 Est. at Amazon

from Pro System Builder, www.newegg.com
my speakers are louder so this doesn't bother me as much.the wiring from the power supply extends into the area of the second pcie slot so it is excruciatingly hard to install the second 4850 card.
from Waterlogged, www.newegg.com
the dual pcie's are nice..
from N/A, www.newegg.com
as stated in other reviews, you can really only use one of the pci slots and the fans are a bit noisy.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: - small form factor- fits dual slot pci-e video cards- easy installation of cpu and memory cons: - difficult to install large video cards- difficult to install a 2.5" ssd hard drive-

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Positives: Input / Output Ports: 8 x USB, 1 x RJ-45, Expansion Slots: 2 x PCI Express x16, Small Form Factor, Networking: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

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Barebone Systems

Best Barebone Systems for Pc

MSI Wind PC Barebone

MSI Wind Nettop 100 WindNetop100 Barebone

Shuttle SP35P2V2 Barebone

Shuttle SG31G2 Barebone

Shuttle SN68SG2 Barebone

ASUS Eee PC 4G 90OA01A20102111U305Q Barebone

ASUS M2NE Barebone

Shuttle SX38P2 PRO SX38P2PRO Barebone

MSI 6496-06S Barebone

Shuttle XPC SK21G XPCSK21G Barebone

Shuttle SX48P2 E Socket 775 Barebone

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