Small Form Factor Pentium 4 PC Roundup - March 2003
by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 11, 2003 12:10 PM EST- Posted in
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The Contenders
For this roundup we compared four different SFF PCs:
From Jetway we have the MiniQ 450 based on the SiS 651 chipset. Shuttle contributed the old SB51G based on the 845GE as well as their brand new corporate SB52G2 based on the 845GV chipset. Finally we have the Soltek Qbic EQ2000, also based on the 845GE chipset.
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-
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Jetway
MiniQ 450
|
Shuttle
SB51G |
Shuttle
SB52G2 |
Soltek
Qbic EQ2000
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| Chipset |
SiS
651
|
Intel
845GE
|
Intel
845GV
|
Intel
845GE
|
| Expansion Slots (AGP/PCI) |
1/1
|
1/1
|
0/2
|
1/1
|
| Memory Slots |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
| AC'97 Audio Codec |
C-Media
8738
|
ALC650
|
ALC650
|
ALC650
|
| Ethernet Controller |
SiS
962
|
Realtek
8100B
|
Intel
RC82540EM
Intel Pro 10/100 |
Realtek
8100B
|
| Firewire Controller |
SiS
962
|
VIA
6306
|
N/A
|
Agere
FW323-05
|
| USB 2.0 Controller |
SiS
962
|
Intel
ICH4
|
Intel
ICH4
|
Intel
ICH4
|
| Expansion Bays (5.25"/3.5"/Hidden) |
1/1/1
|
1/1/1
|
1/1/1
|
1/1/1
|
| Front USB Ports |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
| Rear USB Ports |
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
| Front Firewire Ports |
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
| Rear Firewire Ports |
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| On-Board Parallel Port |
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Number of Fans (including CPU/chipset) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
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Anonymous User - Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - link
Oops -- I should've included this:http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage.php3?sid=92hz3...
The above link has a "spec sheet". Takes a P4 up to 2.8G, etc. etc.
Anonymous User - Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - link
MSI has a new "MegaPC" SFF PC with built-in stereo tuner (has a spiffy LCD on the front), model MS6251. If anyone has any experiences with this one, esp. with Linux, please let me know -- I'm emailable at:liberty@eskimo.com
Odeen - Thursday, August 7, 2003 - link
Speaking of taking up space on the desk...Is it just me, or is it more "efficient" to have a PC on the floor where you'd otherwise have... floor (under a desk, or near it) than to have a cube PC take up desk space that you can otherwise use?
Odeen - Thursday, August 7, 2003 - link
Well, except that the keyboard is two inches thick, there is no AGP slot, the chipset is SiS, and the performance _really_ stinks. :(Build an nForce2 IGP in there, let it use standard drives and memory, and make it as inexpensive as shuttle boxen, and it'll be worthwhile :)
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