Shuttle intros world-first quad-core SFF workstations
updated 04:00 pm EST, Tue February 13, 2007
Shuttle Quad-Core SFF Xeon
Shuttle on Tuesday launched the P2 3700W, a PC it boasts as the world's first-ever quad-core small form factor workstation. The breadbox-sized case is the first of its kind to use Intel's newer Xeon processor, revolving around a 2.13GHz Xeon X3210 instead of the 3700 series' more conventional Core 2 Duo processors. Its graphics and storage are also matched to 3D modeling and other professional jobs, Shuttle says. Up to a maximum of 2.2TB of hard disk space can be installed spread across three drives, and up to 8GB of ECC memory can be installed for those who choose the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Business. Workstation-level graphics in the form of ATI's FireGL or NVIDIA's Quadro cards are also part of the base model.
The P2 3700W launches immediately with a basic version set at $1,649 using Windows Vista Business; a stripped-down version known as the n-P2 3700W is also on sale without any operating system but the same level of performance.
