Shuttle Taps Broadwell to Power Fanless DS57U Mini PC

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Where barebones and Broadwell meet

Shuttle's been a player in the small form factor (SFF) space ever since our cave dwelling ancestors first discovered the PC, which back then was made out of stone and dinosaur bones (this is why we don't teach history, folks). Fast forward to today and Shuttle is still making SFF systems, its latest creation the DS57U, the company's first mini barebones PC with a built-in Broadwell processor.
More specifically, it's rocking an Intel Celeron 3205U dual-core CPU clocked at 1.5GHz. The chip is built on a 14nm manufacturing process and sips less than 15W, allowing for Shuttle to go with a passive cooling scheme. There's no fan to be found in the DS57U, which not only makes it quiet, but also less prone to sucking in dust, Shuttle says. Nevertheless, we still advise popping it open every so often to clear it of any debris that might have floated inside.
That shouldn't be a problem -- there are two screws on both covers of the case. Just remove them and you have easy access to the DS57U's guts. Inside you'll find space for a 2.5-inch drive, two SO-DIMM sockets that support up to 16GB of DDR3L memory, and two mini-PCI Express slots, one of which is already occupied with a half-size WLAN module.
Other features include a pair of USB 3.0 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, two RS-232 interfaces for connecting peripheral devices, DisplayPort, HDMI, audio ports, memory card reader, and included VESA mount.
The DS57U is currently available in Europe for 192 euros (~$218 in U.S. currency). No word on when Shuttle plans to offer the system in the U.S.
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