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Shuttle DS57U Barebone Review

Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2015-08-04

Shuttle has built the DS57U inside a proven chassis, which takes quite little space and succeeds to cool the internal components without the need of extra fans; one of the case laterals is acting like a huge heatsink and in this case it only remains warm even when the system is stressed to the max. Besides the Intel Celeron 3205U, we will also find models on the same platform with the Intel i3-5005U CPU (DS57U3), the Intel i5-5200U CPU (DS57U5) or the Intel i7-5500U CPU (DS57U7). For extra value we are also offered a VESA mount and screws, in order to easily install the unit behind our office monitor (when applicable).

A Closer Look Part II

Here we will be also able to spot a Kensington lock port:

Same thing we can say about the opposite side, with an additional Kensington lock port:

The area with the Shuttle logo in the middle acts as a large heatsink for the soldered Intel Celeron 3205U CPU:

Further down we will get to see a sticker which shows some more details regarding the product:

The opposite side comes with two removable metallic covers:

Here we will have to install the necessary extra components in order to make the PC fully-functional:

One of the slots can house either one mini-PCIe card or mSATA; the slot functionality can be switched from the BIOS:

Two memory slots are available on the motherboard; here we will find the warning again that we should only use 1.35V SODIMM DDR3L memory and not with higher 1.5V voltage for a maximum of 16GB of RAM:

The separate compartment holds the pre-installed Wi-Fi card along with the HDD/SSD place holder:

A W704E1-A1 WLAN B/G/N card is preinstalled inside the slot:

The 1.35V memory module can be installed in just a snap:

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