Shuttle’s latest small-form-factor PC has been unveiled, and the XPC Barebone SH55J2 manages to offer compatibility with Intel’s Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 CPU ranges. The first machine to support all socket 1156 Core variants, the SH55J2 is compatible with the onboard GPU found in certain Core i3 and i5 processors, and has both HDMI and VGA outputs; alternatively a PCI Express socket can take a dual-slot discrete graphics card.
Ports include nine USB 2.0, an eSATA/USB combo connector, analog and S/PDIF audio, gigabit ethernet and a multiformat memory card reader. Inside there’s a 3.5-inch hard-drive bay and a 5.25-inch optical drive bay. The supplied PSU is a 300W unit, and there’s a heatpipe cooling system.
The Shuttle XPC Barebone SH55J2 is available in Europe now, priced at €251 ($320). Obviously you’ll also need to budget for a processor, hard-drive and DDR3 RAM if you want a working system.