Nah, that sounds too good to be possible. Only the box + MB is 560, right?
Right - $569 CND is just the Shuttle SS51G.
You still need to buy the RAM, CPU, hard drive, CD-ROM, and floppy. Still, I figured out I could configure a 1.5 Ghz P4 system with 256 RAM, 20 gig HD for under $1000 CND. Not bad at all!
Wait, so the other parts going into the SS51G are all loaners? Oh, such pain (when you have to return them)...
Like some others, I'm also waiting for the SN40. Not that I didn't particularly want the SS51 (it's just as awesome), but more that I'm out of $$$ right now to buy parts for another new system, argh. I think I've wasted my whole year's budget this summer (the latest being the two T68i's yesterday).
Wait, so the other parts going into the SS51G are all loaners? Oh, such pain (when you have to return them)...
A mixture. The nature of product evals is always vague - some companies make you sign loaner agreements, others just give you the stuff and tell you you can keep it, others don't do either - and I'll only know when I'm finished the book. ;-)
I think I've wasted my whole year's budget this summer (the latest being the two T68i's yesterday).
Either you are buying for other people - or you have a really weird way of talking to two people at one with two phones! :wink:
It's called multitasking, silly. Or, stereophonic conversations... OK, seriously, family members, 'nuff said
Earlier this summer, let's see.. it was the recent ReplayTV 4500 boxes (and upgraded HDDs), the new home tower PC, the new speakers, the 256MB SD cards (with one 512MB on backorder), the new miniDV camcorder, new digicam, etc. But the biggest drain has got to be my new car and all the stupid $$$ things I'm buying (and will continue to buy) for it, ugh, it's a new out of control obsession...
I HAVE set aside a fixed budget reserved for my future XScale PPC, hey I'm not that far out of control Especially as my old iPAQ's stylus silo just broke, and I JUST lost my all-in-one stylus pen, ack!!
^ Yeah, based on the new nForce2 mobo chipset. Scan the ViaHardware forum briefly and you'll find all the pertinent info.
If I recall correctly, I think its integrated graphics is roughly equivalent to one of the GeForce4 MX's. For non-serious gaming (or low-res gaming strictly on the tube) it should do. Also good for the dual-head. The other stuff is mostly the same as original nForce.
nVidia is also releasing a chipset version w/o the graphics, but last I checked people were unsure which version(s) Shuttle will put into their FlexATX mobo.
Anyways, the possibility of adding some ATI A-i-W Radeon 9700 AGP card is also exciting. Ironic, using an ATI graphics card with an nVidia mobo
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