Shuttle D10 desktop features built-in touchscreen, little else
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted September 22nd 2008 12:03AM
posted September 22nd 2008 12:03AM
The D10 is a barebones rig with the classic Shuttle form factor, but the addition of a 7-inch (800 x 480) touchscreen out front makes things a little more interesting. Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Duo E4000 series, Dual-Core E2000 series and Celeron 400 series processors are all supported with up to 4GB RAM, and the kit ships with an Intel GMA 3100 GPU, 5.1 channel audio and SATA II support. A base configuration is offered on Shuttle's Japanese site with a 1.6GHz Celeron processor, 1GB RAM and a 80GB hard drive for ¥69,800 (about $648), but no -- it isn't available in the States.
If that display was just a Slideshow device built into the case that showed you email, weather, etc it would be much more useful. Trying to pack the entire desktop on that screen is stupid.
Screenshot is nowhere near accurate.
Using XP & Vista on an OQO with that same screen resolution resolution paints a very different desktop image. Half the start up items. And the sad part is that you have trouble accessing the functions & buttons of many (most?) softwares titles or at least some of their function & preference windows. Fortunately with the OQO you can hit the magnifier buttons to temporarily zoom out to soft render at 1024*768 when that happens.
It sports a 7 INCHITATCHIPANERUMONITA
(Katakana rules!)
I thought that looked familiar! I was looking for a replacement to my aging Shuttle RefleXion HTPC and this little guy caught my eye. $425 all said and one is not too shabby for an SFF mobo, case, power and 7" WXGA touch screen. The integrated GMA 3100 shouldn't be all that bad short of more hardcore 3D gaming, though unfortunately, they left no capability for video upgrades. But yeah, that 100W PS has gotta go if it's not up to snuff. Then again, having only to add CPU, memory, HD and optical, it might have more than enough juice to go around.
Celeron? ahahahahahahahahahaah
Shuttle should worry less about integrating touchscreens into their cases, and instead focus on making a gamer-centric MicroATX form factor that can accomodate both the size and power requirements of a Radeon HD4870 X2. I wonder what's taking them so long.
So, 7" 800x480 screen, somewhat unwieldy formfactor vs. MIDs... Why is this not a yet-another-horrible-netbook story, engadget? I want my netbook coverage, and you'd better give it to me!!!
(Honestly, that would have been a really funny take on this, I'd think. That or KIRF: the world's bulkiest iPhone knock-off...)
Reminds me of those old honkin' CCTV monitors back in the days.