We recently published a summary of mini PCs and barebones. When we wrote that article, we didn't have access to any of the models featuring Intel's newest-gen processors, but now we do. We received the XH170V from Shuttle, the successor of the XH97V which we tested in the earlier article.

The XH170V is very compact, although it is clearly larger than models with Intel's NUC platform. With a 3L volume, there's no way it could be called large, and it should be pretty easy to find space for it anywhere. Shuttle also sells barebone systems, but only to companies.

Just like the previous version, the XH170V can be placed horizontally or vertically. Shuttle supplies a case or a VESA mount kit for the latter option. It looks all right, but it's not a terribly beutiful piece of equipment. This isn't really surprising, given the fact that most of these PCs will be used in business environments. Still, we feel like this little computer would look perfectly at home among audio-visual devices.