Shuttle SX58H7 Pro review: first look

Friday, May 6th, 2011

What do you reckon you’d need to cool a PC powered by one of Intel’s most powerful enthusiast processors and a £200 graphics card? A chunky heatsink? A pair of 120mm fans at the front, another at the back and maybe a fourth at the top to ensure maximum airflow?

Ordinarily, yes – but Shuttle doesn’t like to use the big tower cases that have room for all that. Instead, the SX58H7 Pro has a specification we never thought we’d see in a small-form-factor chassis.

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Dell’s Studio Hybrid: Destined for success?

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Dell’s first entry into the burgeoning small form-factor market, the Studio Hybrid, is finally here and on sale. But, it’s made me wonder, what’s the fascination with tiny desktop PCs? Why so small? Why so unupgradeable? Why not just buy a laptop and be done with it? Hang on, what’s the bleeding point of them at all?

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