Shuttle's New $99 KPC Review
Submitted by srlinuxx on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 17:13.
When it's your job to review new PC hardware, it's easy to get caught up in the cutting edge of technology. We see and evaluate some of the world's newest computer components on a daily basis, and usually "newer" is synonymous with faster, stronger, and more power-hungry.
However, not everyone requires the fastest hardware; some folks have never touched a PC game, and there are tons of people out there who don't use their PCs to convert video files. Many PC users just want to edit documents, surf the Internet, and maybe look at their digital photographs. For these people, a quad-core CPU and dual-videocard setup is grotesque overkill.
It is for these folks that Shuttle introduced the KPC, which stands for "Korporate Personal Computer". The KPC is not a powerhouse - it is a basic personal computer that will perform all of the every-day tasks you need, while having a minimal effect on both your electricity bill and your finances.
Great Kpc hardware but Foresight version has only 6 month life ?
Shuttle worked on the price points but failed to realize that Foresight as a Linux operating system has only 6 months on life span, until the next version is released. Then Shuttle has to deal with bug fixing themselves. Open sourced support for shuttle will be just a dream. Open sourced sabotage on Shuttle Foresight from all Linux projects is more of the true reality.
In the end, shuttle will have more overhead cost to support Foresight; forced to upgrade to new versions every 6 months or suffer more dissatisfied customers.