Thread: shuttle PC

I don't know how good they would be for a car, from what I read on other computer boards, they overheat horribly as is, without cars adding environmental quirks.

I am going to use one myself, Not a Shuttle but Biostar Ideq 200N.

I hope that by using the mobile version of AMD's XP-2500+ it should not be much of a concern for heat and with the added bonus that it uses less power (45 Watts for the mobile version compared to 68 Watts for the desktop version).

The way I look at it, the Small Form Factor PC (AKA Shuttle types) come in a decent case with motherboard, all the ports you wished for and can be used in homes or car if you so desire. For me the upfront cost is not much different then going with Via's ITX solutions once you factor the cost of the case.

Also, please note that I am going to install this in a Honda Odyssey which has plenty of room compared to a car.

Best regards

frenchnew

Originally Posted by arkadiyp

I don't know how good they would be for a car, from what I read on other computer boards, they overheat horribly as is, without cars adding environmental quirks.

Also I don't know about biostar, but shuttle I believe uses some weird proprietary motherboard, so forget about upgrading anything.

Originally Posted by arkadiyp

Also I don't know about biostar, but shuttle I believe uses some weird proprietary motherboard, so forget about upgrading anything.

Most of these shuttle type pc use proprietary Motherboards as you stated.

But you can upgrade the graphic card (Some of them have the AGP slot) and some also have a PCI slot.

Talking about the ugrade ability, what do you think can be upgraded on a Via Epia? beside having a PCI slot, they do not offer an AGP slot.

So these 2 types are very similar as far as their upgrade ability with the exception that with the shuttle type you can upgrade the CPU if you did not opt for the fastest processor available, on the Epia those CPU are soldered.

Also, for me in Canada, the shuttle form factor as another positive, cost.

I have paid $340CDN for my Ideq200N (Case, Motherboard, PSU) while the Via Epia M10000 are $230CDN and the newer version -II is at $300 CDN.
Add the cheapest case available and you tally up another $110CDN and I am not talking the best here as Casetronic's case hover around the $200 mark.

Even thought the Epia is pretty decent for car computer uses, I wanted to keep my option open with more processing power.

With that in mind, soe of the shuttle types are coming equipped with built-in Stereo FM Radio and TV-Tuners (Check out MSI Mega 180).

Also, for the heat aspect, AMD processors systems are equipped with shutdown features should the system overheat (You configure the setpoint in the Bios).

Best regards

frenchnew

I use a Shuttle SB61G2. No complaints, but one thing to look out for: USB bus stays powered after shutdown. See my post today on how to solve that so you don't drain your battery.

I'm going to be using one of these.
Radio and CD player works even when PC is off.

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