Shuttle X50 review

Has the touchscreen nettop finally come of age?

Our Score 3

Last reviewed: 2009-08-29August 29th 2009

PC & Mac desktops Review

Price at launch	£450.00
Product Type	Desktop Computer
Green Compliant	Yes
Touchscreen	Yes
Processor Manufacturer	Intel
Graphics Controller Manufacturer	Intel
Graphics Controller Model	Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
Wi-Fi	Yes
Graphics Memory Accessibility	Shared
Total Hard Drive Capacity	250 GB
Webcam	Yes
Processor Model	D510
Colour	Black
Operating System	No
Brand Name	Shuttle
Form Factor	All-in-One
Processor Speed	1.66 GHz
Processor Type	Atom
Screen Size	39.6 cm (15.6")
Screen Resolution	1366 x 768
Standard Memory	2 GB
Processor Core	Dual-core (2 Core)
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority	RoHS, Energy Star
Memory Card Reader	Yes
64-bit Processing	Yes
Chipset Manufacturer	Intel
Chipset Model	NM10 Express
Graphics Memory Capacity	256 MB
Display Screen Type	Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD
Wi-Fi Standard	IEEE 802.11n
Number of Processors Installed	1
Hyper-Threading	Yes
Ethernet Technology	Fast Ethernet
Height	327.0 mm
Width	391.0 mm
Depth	36.0 mm
Screen Mode	WXGA
Memory Technology	DDR2 SDRAM
Manufacturer	Shuttle, Inc
Product Model	X50X2A
Product Name	X50X2A Desktop Computer
Controller Type	Serial ATA
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Manufacturer Part Number	X50X2AB
Manufacturer Website Address	www.shuttle.com
Marketing Information	The Shuttle X5020XA is an all-in-one PC boasting a 39.6cm (15.6-inch) touchscreen LCD powered by Intel's Atom D510 dual-core processor. It is fully configured with 2 GB of memory, a 250 GB hard disk drive and is delivered without operating system. Equipped with Intel's GMA 3150 onboard graphics, it provides generous performance for daily computing with internet and office applications. A webcam, built-in speakers, card reader, WLAN and other features leave nothing you could ask for. Have any applications start up quickly by just touching the screen for working most swiftly and conveniently.