Just my two cents...
the "barebones" boxes such as Shuttle XPCs seem to go for about $300 for a recent model ($250 for obsolete chipsets). This is to be compared with buying a box and motherboard ala carte ($50 + $70; Pricewatch prices.) A very good machine in the U.S. should now cost you: case $50 mobo 70 CPU 85 memory 70 disk 60 CDRW 50 quiet CPU fan $20
$405
This does not include audio hardware (Midiman delta 44 is top-notch and costs 250), nor monitor, keyboard, & mouse...
You can build a machine that runs 10% faster than this, but it will cost 50% more!
cheers Miller
On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 10:43:30AM +0100, martin pi wrote:
hi,
beside me is a box from Shuttle with a nForce chipset.
I think Marrtin Pi uses a Shuttle for his performances and installations, running Linux and PDP. You might ask him....
yes i do - but mine came with a horrible savage pro video chip onboard so i put a gforce into the agp slot (why leave it empty anyway?).
but generally speaking i am really content with the shuttle: small, stable, cheap.
My goal is to have a decent rig of machines for an upcomming exhibition. But as a 'private' artist, budget is a concern.
well actually the shuttle is not really cheaper than a noname computer, since it's only a barebone and much stuff has to be bought to make a computer out of it. you could therefor also have a look at the MSI barebones wich are comparable yet sometimes cheaper (since some of them got no agp slot)..
good luck martin
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