Shuttle SB75G2 - Comments?

Hey all!

Just found out about the Shuttle SB75G2... Looks pretty nice.

My only concern is power supply in these mini units. Does anyone have any
comments about this beast?

Trying to get a direct link to the Shuttle website, but it's VERY slow...

Just found out about the Shuttle SB75G2... Looks pretty nice.

My only concern is power supply in these mini units. Does anyone have any
comments about this beast?

Trying to get a direct link to the Shuttle website, but it's VERY slow...

Here's the link...
http://us.shuttle.com/specs2.asp?pro_id=388

There's also a similar version using an AMD64 chip (SN85G4), but doesn't
have gigabit ethernet or video. It uses an NVidia NForce 3 chipset, so I
don't understant the lack of video.

http://us.shuttle.com/specs2.asp?pro_id=389

Biostar IDEQ 200P vs Shuttle SN85G4
Athlon 64

All things considered are equal except:

Biostar has:
Realtek RTL8110S/RTL8100C Gigabit LAN 10mbps/100mbps/1000mbps
2x 3.5" (1 Internal 1 external)
internal parallel port header
2 dp9 serial ports
1394 6 pin on front and back (6pin=power capable)
328.00 @ newegg

Shuttle has:
Realtek 8201BL 10mbps/100mbps
1x 3.5" Internal
External parallel port
1 dp9 serial port
1394 4 pin on front and 6 pin on back (6pin=power capable)
6in1 card reader
349.99 @ newegg

As far as hardware and connectors go, I can do RAID with the biostar
and have a cdrom
(I wonder if twin raptors at RAID0 would cause heat issues)

Both have no onboard video, which as far as I am concerned is a plus
(i dont want to pay for chunky
onboard video when I want to stick my radeon9800xt in the agp8x slot
-- again I ponder the heat issue)

It is also nice to have the power supplied on my 1394 devices (laptop
hd enclosure) and to be able to
to plug this in front (4pin needs adaptor and does NOT supply the
power)

As far as shuttles integrated 6in1 card reader goes, if I really need
this, I can a usb 6in1cr on ebay
for under ten bucks.

I dont own either of these, so I am not familiar with driver issues.
With the only information I
have been presented, I would go with Biostar.

If there is a third choice for sff, please educate me. Also if there
are blatent driver, heat,
or performance (read OC) issues.


"Phrederik" wrote in message news:G%Vpb.293143$6C4.164953@pd7tw1no...
snip
There's also a similar version using an AMD64 chip (SN85G4), but doesn't
have gigabit ethernet or video. It uses an NVidia NForce 3 chipset, so I
don't understant the lack of video.

http://us.shuttle.com/specs2.asp?pro_id=389

"Richard Sandoz" wrote in message
om...
Biostar IDEQ 200P vs Shuttle SN85G4
Athlon 64

All things considered are equal except:

Biostar has:
Realtek RTL8110S/RTL8100C Gigabit LAN 10mbps/100mbps/1000mbps
2x 3.5" (1 Internal 1 external)
internal parallel port header
2 dp9 serial ports
1394 6 pin on front and back (6pin=power capable)
328.00 @ newegg

Shuttle has:
Realtek 8201BL 10mbps/100mbps
1x 3.5" Internal
External parallel port
1 dp9 serial port
1394 4 pin on front and 6 pin on back (6pin=power capable)
6in1 card reader
349.99 @ newegg

As far as hardware and connectors go, I can do RAID with the biostar
and have a cdrom
(I wonder if twin raptors at RAID0 would cause heat issues)

Both have no onboard video, which as far as I am concerned is a plus
(i dont want to pay for chunky
onboard video when I want to stick my radeon9800xt in the agp8x slot
-- again I ponder the heat issue)

It is also nice to have the power supplied on my 1394 devices (laptop
hd enclosure) and to be able to
to plug this in front (4pin needs adaptor and does NOT supply the
power)

As far as shuttles integrated 6in1 card reader goes, if I really need
this, I can a usb 6in1cr on ebay
for under ten bucks.

I dont own either of these, so I am not familiar with driver issues.
With the only information I
have been presented, I would go with Biostar.

If there is a third choice for sff, please educate me. Also if there
are blatent driver, heat,
or performance (read OC) issues.


Thanks for the info... My only concern at this point is how would the power
supply handle a top end video card and top of the line HDD and DVDRW...






"Phrederik" wrote in message
news:G%Vpb.293143$6C4.164953@pd7tw1no...
snip
There's also a similar version using an AMD64 chip (SN85G4), but doesn't
have gigabit ethernet or video. It uses an NVidia NForce 3 chipset, so I
don't understant the lack of video.

http://us.shuttle.com/specs2.asp?pro_id=389