Shuttle has been producing small form factor (SFF) PCs for over 30 years and are therefore regarded as specialists in this designated field. Their portfolio is packed with an abundance of products which span many Intel and AMD socket generations.

Demand for the humble mini-PC has risen in recent years as more and more consumers transform their living rooms into home-entertainment arenas. The Mini-PC is able to allow users to access view movies, play music, showcase photo slideshows and much more. Today, in our first outing with Shuttle we?re to examine a system which is based around Intel's Broadwell architecture.

In the spotlight today is the Shuttle NC01U5 ? a mini-PC which sits within the XPC Nano series. Not only is this system available in an assortment of CPUs but it also supports DDR3L, M.2 and SATA-based SSDs and wireless connectivity via 802.11ac. Is this the ideal companion for the home-entertainment space? Let's find out!