It’s pretty small and compact, but Shuttle’s new mini-rig is pretty powerful for its size. Not that it’s something new, since Shuttle has always been able to come out with compact performance PCs, but their newest XPC comes with a pretty good deal. What’s inside the new J1 4100’s small frame? A system that runs on either Intel’s Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processor, up to 4TBs of hard drive space, gaming-class graphics, and a huge bonus for early buyers.
That’s not an external optical drive you’re looking at. It’s actually Shuttle’s upcoming Windows-based nettop that runs on Intel’s Atom D510 dual core processor. The fact that it measures only 3.3cm? That’s not what makes it awesome (although the size does add to its overall awesome-factor)—it’s that this small desktop kit comes with Nvidia’s ION2 graphics, making for a really compact desktop kit that can handle HD videos and streaming 3D.
