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Hardware Extreme: Editor's Choice Award


Hardware Extreme
www.hwextreme.com/...
November, 8th 2001
Editor's Choice

I absolutely love the SV24 and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a small easily portable server. LAN gaming here I come….

Pros: Small, Compact, and Sleek, Attractive Aluminum Look, Reasonable Price, Support Intel PIII/Celeron/VIA C3, Onboard Savage4 2D/3D Graphic Card, Onboard IEEE 1394 Port x2, Onboard USB Ports x4, One 10/100M LAN Port, S-video and TV-out, Supports ATA 100 IDE Interface, Wide variety of Intel / VIA Processors can be use, Easy Plug-in Connectivity for Home and Office, Full Functions In One Motherboard

 

VIA Hardware: Full rating


VIA Hardware
www.viahardware.com/...
October, 17th 2001
Full rating: 5 out of 5!

Pros

  • Aluminum Case
  • Tight integration
  • Firewire
  • TV Out
  • Ethernet
  • Attractive looks
  • Front USB and Audio
  • Quietness

Cons: None really

(...) The SV24 was designed with the OEM/System integrator in mind; it combines many features that are usually found integrated on high end OEM computers, IE Firewire. The case is very attractive being made out of all aluminum with frontal USB and audio ports. Coupled with a VIA C3 processor you can have an ultra quiet and ultra cool PC system capable of running with minimal fans. If the C3 doesn’t offer the power you need, then you can couple the SV24 with a Pentium 3 1 GHz and give the onboard graphics a slight boost. Whether you are an OEM/system integrator or just a PC enthusiast, the SV24 barebones is definitely worth a look. Thanks to the all aluminum case, the SV24 comes out very light and is fit for LAN parties. (...) If you aren’t into LAN parties, there are other uses for the SV24. (...) entertainment center. The SV24 would make a great MP3 player on the road or in the house. 
From an OEM/System integrator standpoint, the SV24 would save them a ton of money since it has everything integrated onboard, thus saving costs for add-in cards. (...) With 2 onboard Firewire ports, the expansion capabilities are endless. If you're in an office environment, you can buy a few external 100GB Firewire HD's and daisy chain up to 32 of them and use the SV24 as a file/storage server. Just imagine 32 of these in your office.
To sum things up, we liked the SV24 a lot; it (...) offers an abundance of features. We highly suggest the SV24 if you’re looking for a new toy or are an OEM/System Integrator. In the past year we’ve been very impressed with Shuttle Products and the SV24 is another product to add to the list.

 

Slippers & Pipe U.K.: Perfect replacement for DVD unit


Slippers & Pipe
www.slippersandpipe.co.uk/...
December, 16th 2001
"This little box is a perfect replacement for a DVD unit."

Sexy Little Ultimate Gadget. It looks like an external CD tower, and you couldn't be blamed for thinking it is, given it's size. It is in fact, an entire PC. (...) The wealth of on-board features supplied with the mobo gives this machine a great deal of flexibility. Kitted with a DVD drive and IrDA, this little box is a perfect replacement for a DVD unit. (...) Excellent for parties (...) This thing also has server potential. It's small, portable and reasonably powerful. Perfect for a home file/web sharing setup. (...) You get the case, the mobo, the PSU, the IDE cables and a low-profile CPU cooler. For around £220, that's not bad at all.

 

Accelenation.com: Excellently engineered design


Accelenation.com!
www.accelenation.com/...
December, 4th 2001
91% - The Shuttle SV24 is a powerful barebones system because of the limitless customizations you can make with the system. Coupled with VIA's C3 933 MHz, it delivers an excellent, compact, quiet device suitable for the living room. It's time for the PC to move into other realms in the house and the mediaCube is definitely a good step in that direction.The Shuttle SV24 delivers excellent value for the price. (...) the SV24 offers a lot of features for the price including a sleek brush aluminum design, integrated sound and graphics, one of the world's smallest motherboards, solid stability: overall, an excellently engineered design.

 

WCM Magazine Austria: Small, stylish but full-featured  Klein, stilvoll und doch vollwertig


WCM
Computer magazine for the whole of Austria
Issue 158/2001, pages 40/41
Translation
Not bigger than an external SCSI case, but a full-featured system with good design
. (...) Can be used as small Web/Mailserver. Unlike we have expected, the hard- and software installation was pretty easy. Also the setup of Firewire and TV-out was no problem. The Performance was o.k. (...) You can watch DVD films in high quality on your TV.

 

OverclockersOnline.com: I really mean awesome, astonishing...


Overclockers Online
www.overclockersonline.com/...
November, 4th 2001
The SV24 was sitting on my desk being "cool" :). When I say "cool", I really mean awesome, astonishing, mind-raging, ... need I say more? This is an excellent product for people who want to brag with their computer. (...) Combined with an LCD monitor you have yourself the perfect "impress the visitors" machinery. (...) It is smaller than a shoebox but it carries everything needed to represent a complete system! (...) The Shuttle SV24 "Spacewalker" has fulfilled all my expectations as it offers a very high quality finishing and it is more than powerful enough for office applications and even for some occasional gaming and movie watching.

Good

  • Compact
  • Aluminium case
  • Onboard LAN, FireWire, USB, Video, Audio, ...
  • Great for use in the living room, doctor practice, ...

 

Legion Hardware: I love the SV24 - Rating: 95%


Legion Hardware
www.legionhardware.com/...
October, 8th 2001
Rating: 95%
  • Looks great!
  • Easy to setup
  • Several functions making it extremely useful and highly practical
  • Very compact!
  • Great Value

Shuttle has created a Barebone system that actually makes the MicroATX standard very useful. (...) packed with various connectors you would not normally find on a standard ATX motherboard. (...) powerful all in one solution (...) The case design is very user friendly and wont take you long to install everything. (...) the SV24 is the perfect solution for a business/office PC or a home entertainment unit. (...) I would highly recommend the SV24 to anyone seeking a budget PC (...) Personally I love the SV24 and find it a very useful computer (...) I stuck my SCSI card in the PCI slot and used the SV24 as a file server and an Internet gateway and that’s exactly what its doing now!

 

Tech-Report.com: Top-Ranking - 11 out of 11


The Tech Report
www.tech-report.com/...
October, 23rd 2001
Conclusions: Top Ranking
It's tough to evaluate the SV24, because there's nothing else quite like it, as far as I know (...) the SV24 creates a whole new class of PC, and it fulfills its own concept especially well. (...) If hardware vendors are paying attention, the SV24 ought to be the first of many systems in a new class of mini-PCs. I know the Mac cubes failed, but hey, they were Macs. The SV24 is an open platform, the foundation for a hundred different products from a hundred different OEMs and PC hobbyists. All of that is enough to earn the SV24 the highest honor we can grant here at TR: a top ranking on our world-famous 11-point scale. No, the SV24 isn't perfect, but it's good enough - and innovative enough - to garner an 11.

 

c't Magazin: Noble aluminium dwarf


c't Magazine Germany
Issue 24/2001, page 64

Noble aluminum-dwarf
Shuttle offers a mini-alu-case with all-in-one mainboard which can be used to set up a compact design-PC. (...) The core of the system is the tiny and high integrated mainboard FV24 (...) Two of the four USB ports as well as connectors for microphone and headphone are placed in front - practical. A commendable detail are the two thunbscrews securing the removable HDD tray at the backside. (...) The performance is o.k. (...) the performance is more than sufficient for office applications.

 

Lost Circuits: Smallest fully functional PC available


Lost Circuits
www.lostcircuits.com/...
October, 24th 2001
(...) the currently smallest fully functional PC available. Not geared towards performance but rather towards silent operation and a bare minimum power consumption, the SV24 integrates graphics, sound, network, firewire and USB on the size of a shoebox. The custom-designed case makes extremely good use of the space available with intelligent features like a sliding HDD tray. Minimum size appears to be dictated mostly by the format of e.g. the CD/DVD ROM that needs to be accomodated. Using a VIA C3 800, the overall performance is more than adequate for any office / multimedia system (...)

 

VIAArena.com: The little box has got just about everything


VIA Arena
www.viaarena.com/...
November, 19th 2001
It's so small it was like a fake PC, like a toy or something. Like one of those horrible gaming consoles you plug into your TV! Being a PC Gamer I was a bit dubious. But then I noticed all the little switches and sockets on the front and back. The little box has got just about everything. I looked down at the full tower case sitting next to the tv and wondered if this little, much more attractive box could replace it for my surround sound, MP3 and DVD playing. And what else can it be used for? It was light so I was thinking, wouldn't it be so handy to take it along to LAN events.

 

1bits.com China: A revolutionary product!


1bits (chinesisch)
www.1bits.com/...
September, 15 th 2001
Translation: Shuttle delivers newest type Spacewalker Barebone named as SV24 to subvert the traditional barebone views. It can be said one of revolutionary product, and focus on the light-mini size. There are some special key features in Spacewalker Barebone:
  1. Unique Structure + Full Aluminum/Space Saving Design
  2. Adopts super-function FV24 Motherboard.
  3. Real All-in-One (Onboard 1394 &TV-Out)
  4. It can still expand extra one PCI
  5. TV-OUT can broadcast TV/DVD program
  6. The front panel equips with USB and audio holes
  7. Equips with suitable IDE cables

Spacewalker SV24 Barebone is the well design product presently, especially in the heat sink, it gets nice result in this field. Of course, it could be contributed from the full-aluminum designed architecture. With the onboard net/TV-OUT/I-LINK etc functions, now it can be upgrade extra PCI. It's one of barebone that combines with the appearance and functions. If you are considering to send a gift for your friends or yourself, it is a considering choice in your purchasing list.

 

Club Overclocker: Club OC Seal Of Approval Award



Club Overclocker
www.cluboc.net/...
October, 8th 2001
The SV24 Barebones System's exceptional high quality puts it at the top of the barebones, all-in-one class. Therefore it will receive the ClubOC Seal Of Approval.

(...) it is absolutely perfect for use as a work station. Most offices, especially cubicles, don't have the room for bulky towers. I also think this awesome looking case would look extremely stylish sitting on the desk in a nice office. The price is another big plus with this combo. (...) Overall, Shuttle has done an outstanding job in bringing a good looking, compact - yet affordable, all-in-one barebones system to the market. In the end, it's hard to not recommend the SV24 Barebones System. (...) The Good: Looks very stylish, compact, all-in-one, and inexpensive.

 

HW Extreme.com


HW Extreme
www.hwextreme.com/...
September, 28th 2001
Review only

 

Computer ResellerNews: The miracle dwarf


Computer Reseller News

Nr. 46, Nov., 15th 2001, page 76
product presentation
The miracle dwarf

The case of the size of a shoebox contains a "full-grown" PC.

Das gerademal schuhkartongroße Gehäuse beherbergt einen "ausgewachsenen" PC.

 

Digit Life Russia: Elegant appearance and useful for office


Digit Life, Russia
www.digit-life.com/...
Dec. 2001
The performance in typical business applications is quite high. (...) an elegant appearance, small dimensions, quit operation, low power consumption.

 

Impress Corporation Japan


impress corporation
www.watch.impress.co.jp/...
September, 24th 2001
Review only

 


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