Shuttle to Launch Two Sandy Bridge Mini-PC Barebones During CeBIT 2011

Shuttle has just announced that during the CeBit fair, which will take place at the beginning of March in Hanover, Germany, the company is going to release two new Mini-PC barebone systems compatible with Intel's second generation core processors, dubbed the SH67H3 and SH67H7.

Both share similar specifications and are compatible with a wide range of Sandy Bridge CPUs from the Core I3, Core i5 and Core i7 product families.

Despite their small size, the barebones can house a fully-fledged desktop system and can accommodate two 3.5-inch drives and one 5.35-inch drive.

In addition, they also pack four DIMM slots, offer dual SATA 6 Gbit/s and a pair of SATA 3 Gbit/s ports as well as HDMI and DVI-I graphics outputs which are driven by the Sandy Bridge on-die GPU via the Intel H67 Express chipset.

Users who feel the need for a more powerful graphics setup can opt for installing a dual-slot PCI Express x16 graphics card, which is going to be powered by a 300W 80-PLUS-certified power supply unit.

If a single-slot graphics card is used, one PCI-Express 2.0 x1 port is then available for expansion cards.

The barebones also pack a Mini-PCIe port and a specially designed heatpipe cooler with a large speed-regulated fan.

On the front and rear of the SH67H3 and SH67H7 models, there are four USB 3.0 and four USB 2.0 ports as well as two eSATA/USB combo ports, Shuttle also adding to the systems a Gigabit Ethernet connection.

“With one machine available in two different designs, consumers are able to choose their preferred option. The H3 design is more traditional and all connectors are directly available.

“The H7 on the other hand has a more elegant look and all connectors are elegantly hidden from view behind drive doors,” states Tom Seiffert, head of Marketing & PR at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH.

“With these new models, we are responding to the commonly expressed wish of our customers to go back to aluminum as the material for the chassis and case cover,” concluded the company's rep.



Shuttle's recommended retail price for the barebone SH67H3 is EUR 239.00 while the XPC barebone SH67H7 is priced at EUR 251.00 (both prices exclude VAT).