Shuttle XPC Slim XS35V5 Pro Barebone Review

Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2016-02-02

Shuttle XPC Slim XS35V5 Pro was designed to be fanless, quiet, reliable for a 24/7 operation and it is not focused on high performance. The N3050 Intel Celeron processor also features Intels’ 8th Gen HD Graphics which supports Full HD video encoding/decoding so the manufacturer is recommending this machine for Office work, media playback (Full HD content) but we would also like to add that the product handles well browsing too if we do not have a big number of tabs open and we do also have at least 4GB of DDR3L SODIMM memory installed inside the supplied slot. Besides the location where we can install the HDD/SSD, we also have the option to mount an internal USB Flash Drive and install and optical drive; with an additional accessory, the optical drive can be also replaced with a secondary 2.5’’ HDD/SSD.

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Packaging, A Closer Look Part I

In this article we will take a look at another mini-PC barebone from Shuttle, which incorporates a dual-core low-power Intel Celeron N3050 processor in order to attain the lowest power consumption possible and is also approved for 24/7 permanent operation if we follow the guidance from Shuttle like free air circulation and the installed HDD must be also approved for permanent operation by its manufacturer. The product is shipped inside a familiar-looking enclosure:

 

 

 

For easy manipulation, we do also get a transparent plastic handle:

 

 

 

If we look on one of the box sides, we will get to see a sticker giving us a run-down of the technical specifications; here there is also a small yellow warning sticker telling us that the product does only work with DDR3L (low power) SODIMM memory modules:

 

 

 

The barebone is protected inside the enclosure with thick white foam, while the accessories are supplied separately within a separate box:

 

 

 

We will also get multi-language installation guides inside a transparent plastic bag:

 

 

 

Speaking of the accessories, let’s look inside the box and see what we’ve got:

 

 

 

Mounting metallic components are supplied for both SSD/HDD and optical drive, then we could remind of some spare rubber replacement adhesives, the installation disk, the metallic dock, one power lead but also the power adapter:

 

 

 

The power adapter is built by Asian Power Devices and can deliver on the output 19V at 2.1A:

 

 

 

The installation guide is very well detailed, with photos and highlights for each step:

 

 

 

With version five, Shuttle has altered quite a bit the side panels of the barebone, which does now have a thin brushed aluminum build, with a plastic frame on the inside; a manufacturer logo is present quite in the middle:

 

 

 

 

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