Shuttle X270V Dual Core Intel Atom Based Nettop for Consumer Market

Not long after Shuttle Inc announced its X27 barebone nettop with single core Intel Atom processor since last year, now the company is ready to ship its newer version dual-core Intel Atom based mini-ITX system targeted for both consumer and enterprise applications that require much higher processing power for daily operation.

The X270V is powered by dual-core Intel Atom 330 series processor clocking at 1.6GHz. Further coupled with Intel 945GC and ICH7 with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, it offers a great processing power with high performance per watt ratio suitable for multimedia and graphics intensive multi-tasking. Surprisingly, the company claims to be able to maintain the TDP (Thermal Design Power) with thermal envelope of 8 watts (for processor) which could be designed with passive heatsink suitable for fanless applications. Some other features include 1GB DDR2 memory, PCI-E slot, dual independent VGA and DVI output, 2.5-inch 160GB hard disk drive, Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports.

The model is currently available for order now and at a retail price of USD390, it will be preloaded with OpenSUSE Linux or users can choose to upgrade it with Windows Operating System at USD514.