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Any draw back to using a shuttle?

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dogbyte_13

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As the title state, besides the possibility of it getting warmer than a larger SFF case, there any real draw back? does Shuttles warranty suck? to they take forever on a RA? how about their customer service? any responses from someone who actually OWNS a shuttle would be helpful.
 
I have used 2 before in my lifetime and they seemed to do as advertised.
 
The only real downfall is lack of motherboard/PSU upgradability and if it goes out after the warranty, your screwed. Ive built dozens of shuttle systems and have had 3 running for myself for well over a year. Theyve always worked well for me and I certainly cant complain.
 
They are fine,
Fast and compact, just don't expect to have a ton of room to expand. i'm a hard drive hoarder, and I have 3-4 TB in my PC as it is right now, and it's not easy to get that kind of disk space without going external, which ends up with nasty cords running everywhere and expanding the overall "system" size.
 
practal said:
The only real downfall is lack of motherboard/PSU upgradability and if it goes out after the warranty, your screwed. Ive built dozens of shuttle systems and have had 3 running for myself for well over a year. Theyve always worked well for me and I certainly cant complain.
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Have to agree with the PSU upgradability. My Shuttle finally died 2 days ago and while the fans power on, nothing else seems. I'm almost certain it's the power supply but I've used the system from everything as a gaming PC to an HTPC before it died. I had the thing almost 4 years so it did well for most of the time I had it.
 
I bought a Shuttle SLI 939 platform a little while back. It's nice, but not as quiet as desktops, and some video cards have problems fitting, especially if you want to install an aftermarket cooler. PSU is also smaller (but efficient, I believe)
 
I have a 939 shuttle also. The stock fan was loud, but I replaced that. A 92mm or 120mm would provide more cooling and less noise, and I Think they could fit it.

Psu failed on it and contacting shuttle and getting the psu was a pita, and expensive. 135 shipped for a 150 watt unit. For that price I wanted to buy a small tower with an earth watts 380, but you can't put the motherboard in it.

Its a tight fit, low upgradeability, but its not marketed to be a super computer. I used to use it as a lan box. Small, light, and fast enough.
 
I've had a shuttle for a few years now, and it is kinda noisy. Are the newer models just as noisy without modding?
 
Well, they're a bit overpriced and most of the time the PCI slot is useless due to the video card.

Worse of all, it's not upgradable and there's hardly any room inside. Get a Qpack, MicroFly, or Sugo.
 
I'll attest to their reliability. Our company has nearly a hundred Shuttles of various makes and models from the P4-1.4g up to current gen. Our software uses 100% cpu (it uses any idle cpu) and for example the CPU in a P4 3.0ghz typically rides at about 48-55C. These machines run 24/7 and sometimes inside cabinets or walls. The only systemic failures were the last set of socket 478's which had the heatpipe/cpu fan things fan fail. It was hard to find a replacement as it was thinner than usual.

The warranty takes about a week to turn around an RA - customer service is only via email - and kinda slow, but it does work.
 
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