Shuttle now offers an Atom-powered barebones nettop system called the X27. The system measures a mere 3 liters in volume, comes with a black piano mirror finish, and produces only 23 db of noise.

The Shuttle X27 has the following specifications:

• Mini ITX form factor
• Intel Atom 230 processor integrated on board
• Intel 945GC + ICH7
• 1 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM slots – supports 2GB DIMMs
• Intel GMA 950 256 bit 3D graphics
• Realtek ALC662 5.1 Channel High Definition audio
• Marvell 88E8056
• IEEE 802.3u 100Base-T specification compliant
• 10MB/s,100MB/s,1GB/s
• Support Wake-On-LAN function
• UltraDMA100 IDE channel Master from ICH7
• On-board SATA connector
• 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 DVI port, PS/2 ports, Gigabit port
• Measures 250 x 185 x 70 mm

The X27 is currently available on Newegg’s website for $189. You can also purchase the Shuttle X27 as a pre-configured system (known as the X2700) with prices starting at $399. This particular model comes with a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 80GB SATA HDD, DVD burner, Logitech desktop keyboard/mouse combo, and 5.1 channel sound.

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