Appearance and initial impressions
Whilst the platforms and fascias have changed, the box cover remains the same shade of blue. Like other Shuttle XPCs we've seen, this one portrays the cube on the front, functions and extras on the back. The Shuttle XPC SFF empire has grown to the extent that there's a reasonable aftermarket in accessories. Carry bags, Bluetooth and WLAN Dongles, exchangeable panels (both standard and glowing) and 6-in-1 card readers are all available to help distinguish your little XPC from the others. I feel as if this is a good move for Shuttle.
It's all well packed and looks professional enough. Open the box and the SK41G sits neatly inside. Cuteness is perhaps one of the criteria given to Shuttle's designers. They've created quite a stir of late.
Sure looks nice, doesn't it ?. An aluminium finish gives it the feeling of quality. Weighing in at around 2.85 Kg for a package that includes the case (naturally), motherboard, cooler and power supply, it almost reinvents the way we think about PCs today. A closer look at the features should tell us a little more.
In terms of size nothing works better than a comparative picture.
A Nokia 8310 is a small, small phone. You can probably glean the size of the Shuttle SK41G from the above picture.
