Anyone got a cheaper source for Shuttle 1U / PSU's?

They seem hard to find and very expensive...

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/200w+to+449w/+Shuttle+SilentX+PSU+300W?productId=19365

I was looking for 1u PSUs a while back and found linitx.com have a good selection. Might find something there with a more palatable price tag.

Kevin

They seem to sell for arround £77, so you have found a cheap supply there.

Other option is  http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__shuttle+psu_W0QQ_dmdZ2?rvr_id=&crlp=918173995_228459_228460&UA=WXF%3F&GUID=dbc3930511f0a040b121da01fff8c31f&agid=574168255&MT_ID=10&keyword=shuttle+psu&ff4=228459_228460

Cheers guys, those eBay ones look like a good price. I don't need anything special, just getting one of those older mirco PC's running again.

They are good PC's, I have a few of of them.  Nice little space savers, not bad performance either.

Mr Skrunts wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 11:17:

They are good PC's, I have a few of of them.  Nice little space savers, not bad performance either.

Now Windows7 is chugging along nicely on a quite low spec machine down stairs as a media server, thought i would get the old miro one running again as a print server, a machine i had since 1999 is looking a bit ropey now  ::)

Shuttle psu's....

Thought you had some info on big dc-dc convertors or the external solid boosters.

Urgh! Shuttle! Unreliable pieces of junk.  No idea why people get so fascinated with them

TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 19:59:

Urgh! Shuttle! Unreliable pieces of junk.  No idea why people get so fascinated with them

I have it spare, for £30 might as well make it useful again

tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:01:

TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 19:59: Urgh! Shuttle! Unreliable pieces of junk.  No idea why people get so fascinated with them I have it spare, for £30 might as well make it useful again

For £30, you will get a poor PSU that will match a £10 case inc PSU.  Only, believe it or not, as its hard to say anything good about a cheap case, the £10 case will have better cooling...

TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:03:

tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:01: TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 19:59: Urgh! Shuttle! Unreliable pieces of junk.  No idea why people get so fascinated with them I have it spare, for £30 might as well make it useful again For £30, you will get a poor PSU that will match a £10 case inc PSU.  Only, believe it or not, as its hard to say anything good about a cheap case, the £10 case will have better cooling...

Not found a case for a tenner! PSU does not have to be anything special, its going to replace an aging print server.

tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:04:

TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:03: tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:01: TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 19:59: Urgh! Shuttle! Unreliable pieces of junk.  No idea why people get so fascinated with them I have it spare, for £30 might as well make it useful again For £30, you will get a poor PSU that will match a £10 case inc PSU.  Only, believe it or not, as its hard to say anything good about a cheap case, the £10 case will have better cooling... Not found a case for a tenner! PSU does not have to be anything special, its going to replace an aging print server.

PSU is a critical component for system stability. Cheap = poor quality = unreliable system (which people will naturally blame on Windows, rather than their poor hardware)

TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:07:

tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:04: TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:03: tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:01: TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 19:59: Urgh! Shuttle! Unreliable pieces of junk.  No idea why people get so fascinated with them I have it spare, for £30 might as well make it useful again For £30, you will get a poor PSU that will match a £10 case inc PSU.  Only, believe it or not, as its hard to say anything good about a cheap case, the £10 case will have better cooling... Not found a case for a tenner! PSU does not have to be anything special, its going to replace an aging print server. PSU is a critical component for system stability. Cheap = poor quality = unreliable system (which people will naturally blame on Windows, rather than their poor hardware)

Its not worth spending decent cash for a more powerful PSU, i paid £8 for the standard ATX thats been on an old Tower, its ran fine (little noisey) but its been chugging along for about 2/3 years no doing its job  :)

Never had any problems with it, running XP SP3

tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:09:

TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:07: tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:04: TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:03: tunnie wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 20:01: TheBoy wrote on 27. Oct 2009 at 19:59: Urgh! Shuttle! Unreliable pieces of junk.  No idea why people get so fascinated with them I have it spare, for £30 might as well make it useful again For £30, you will get a poor PSU that will match a £10 case inc PSU.  Only, believe it or not, as its hard to say anything good about a cheap case, the £10 case will have better cooling... Not found a case for a tenner! PSU does not have to be anything special, its going to replace an aging print server. PSU is a critical component for system stability. Cheap = poor quality = unreliable system (which people will naturally blame on Windows, rather than their poor hardware) Its not worth spending decent cash for a more powerful PSU, i paid £8 for the standard ATX thats been on an old Tower, its ran fine (little noisey) but its been chugging along for about 2/3 years no doing its job  :) Never had any problems with it, running XP SP3

If its all lowish power stuff, cheap ones can work well for a couple of years.  Though for £8, I'd be wanting a few case thrown in...

Lol.

I have 5 of them, 3 the same model and 2 different ones.

Never had a single hiccup with them.

Also have 2 Soltek Qubics, takes 2 5.25 drives and hidden behind flaps, slightly bigger chassis.  Never had a hiccup with either of those either.





(Now sits back and awaits Jamie comment  ::)  )

Did you go ahead and buy a 1U psu Tunnie?

I have got a Shuttle PC here that is taking 20 minutes to fire up after it is first prodded.

I was thinking of buying either

http://www.overtek.co.uk/products/eng-flex-atx-1u-power-supply

or

http://www.overtek.co.uk/products/seventeam-220w-flex-atx-1u-power-supply

I think the second one is better quality. The first one is by the same manufacturer (Achme) that made the original PSU.

Yes thanks got one now, although i don't really use i as planned  ;D

Still say Shuttles are for people who like Apple stuff, and blue LEDs....

TheBoy wrote on 22. Nov 2009 at 10:35:

Still say Shuttles are for people who like Apple stuff, and blue LEDs....

I like most of Apples products, but you do pay a price for their looks and name now.

Actually, most Apple machines run Windows a lot better than other hardware. When i boot camped my Mac Mini, it was super fast and stable. Also remember seeing an artical showing a fully specced up Dell tower (8gb) ram and so on, the mac version was a lot cheaper!  ;)

Their displays are amazing too  8-)

tunnie wrote on 22. Nov 2009 at 10:40:

TheBoy wrote on 22. Nov 2009 at 10:35: Still say Shuttles are for people who like Apple stuff, and blue LEDs.... I like most of Apples products, but you do pay a price for their looks and name now. Actually, most Apple machines run Windows a lot better than other hardware. When i boot camped my Mac Mini, it was super fast and stable. Also remember seeing an artical showing a fully specced up Dell tower (8gb) ram and so on, the mac version was a lot cheaper!  ;) Their displays are amazing too  8-)

Standard hardware is equally fast (assuming similar spec) and very stable (assuming some idiot hasn't been inside without ESP straps).

Killers to stability of normal computers are people who home build/upgrade who don't really know what they are doing, and (related) cheap psus (as in the type you get in sub £50 cases).

And in the case of your shuttle - abysmal thermal design, and very poor quality psu.