14 DAY TRIAL // Small form factor computer specialist Shuttle, has just announced the launch of a new version of its XPC H7 5820S mini-PC that can now be configured with either one or two Matrox M-Series PCI Express graphics cards in order to drive up to 16 monitors simultaneously.
The Shuttle mini-PC measures just 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) in height and can be equipped with LGA 1366 Intel Core i7 processors featuring up to six computing cores and a maximum of 16GB of system memory.
Users can also fit a pair of 3.5-inch HDDs in the XPC H7 5820S, but the most important change brought to the unit is that it can now also be configured with Matrox' M-Series PCI Express graphics cards.
These were specially designed to be used for multi-monitor applications and Shuttle can include one or two such cards in its system.
Depending on the card(s) chosen, the mini-PC can drive between four and 16 displays connected either through DisplayPort or single-link DVI.
In addition, the Matrox cards can also include up to 2 GB of on-board memory and support advanced desktop management features such as stretched and independent desktop modes.
"Shuttle is excited to be integrating Matrox’s flagship graphics cards within the H7 5820S mini PC," said Tom Seiffert, Head of Marketing & PR Europe, Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH.
"Customers will be delighted to add M-Series boards into our solution for deployments that can range from enterprise wide dual-monitor workstations to visualization platforms across an immersive 16-display configuration."
The Shuttle XPC H7 5820S workstation is currently available with prices starting at €1,400 (about $1,984 US) and the base configuration comes with an Intel Core i7 950 processor, 8GB of RAM, 1TB of storage space, and an Matrox M9138 LP 1024MB triple-monitor graphics card.