Introduction

Shuttle has continued to define the Small Form Factor (SFF) Barebones Personal Computer Market by providing solutions for different market segments. The SB52G2 XPC is a model that goes against the trend of many other SFF systems. Offering dual PCI slots, dual Ethernet ports and no AGP slot, the SB52G2 attempts to satisfy a different audience while utilizing the form factor that has made a success out of Shuttle. What is this audience you might ask? Shuttle focuses the SB52G2 towards the business market in areas such as work desktop machines and server farms where high speed Ethernet connections are more important than graphics capabilities or sound. Does this work and is there a market for this system? Let’s find out.

Packaging

The following are pictures of the packaging for the SB52G2. Nothing new here except different marketing images on the box cover. The internal packaging is still clean and simple. There is one cardboard box containing the manuals, accessories, and CD drivers, a power cable coiled up and the barebones system itself. The case is wrapped in plastic for protection.

Front of the box	Back of the box
Inside packaging	The case in plastic