A new trend is in the making.  For months now people have been demanding quieter computers.  Now it seems that people not only don't want to hear their computers, but they don't want to see their computers either.  Apple came out with a cube computer a few years ago, while it was innovative, it was still an Apple.  Then came Shuttle... Shuttle was the first PC manufacturer to jump on the idea of a small form factor (SFF) computer and now another top motherboard manufacturer has jumped on too.  Iwill's first venture into the SFF arena is the "XP4 Cute Cube".  Personally, I think the name needs a little work.  There just aren't going to be very many manly men that want to own anything with the word "cute" in it. Maybe replace "cute" with the work "cool".    However, the big manly men who want a big tough computer, may not be the target of this cube at all. Iwill may have hit the nail on the head because the first words out of my wife's mouth were, "that is so cute.", shortly followed by, "It's mine!".

     The Iwill XP4 may be cute, but it is capable of being a very powerful computer as well.  It is capable of handling the most powerful Pentium 4 processor out there as well as supporting Hyper-Threading.  Let's take a look at all the specifications.

Specifications:

Processor
Supports single socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
Supports 533/400 MHz Intel® Pentium 4 processor speeds up to 3.06 GHz and higher
Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

Chipset
Intel® 845GV chipset
• 82845GV Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
• 82801DB I/O Controller Hub 4 (ICH4)

System Memory
1 x DIMM slot
Supports up to 1GB DDR266/200 (PC2100/PC1600) SDRAM

IDE
Dual channel ATA 100/66/33 IDE
Connect up to four (4) IDE / ATAPI devices

Audio
Realtek® ALC650
AC'97 Audio CODEC
6-channel audio
1 x 4-pin CD-ROM audio-in header
1 x 4-pin AUX header

LAN
Realtek® RTL8100 10/100M Fast Ethernet Controller
10/100 Mbps operations

Expansion Slots
1 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI slot

I/O Interface
2 x ATA/100 IDE connectors
1 x Floppy connector
2 x PS/2 connectors (keyboard and mouse)
1 x 25-pin ECP/EPP parallel port
1 x 9-pin 16500-based serial port
1 x RJ-45 connector
4 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x front / 2 x rear)
1 x Internal WOM header
3 x Audio connectors (Line-in | Line-out | MIC)
1 x MIC input on front panel
1 x Earphone output on front panel

BIOS
Award BIOS w/ flash write protection
2MB Flash ROM
Write protection for memory SPD EEPROM's
Support ACPI S1
BIOS feature set
BIOS setup features
Auto configuration for IDE hard disk type
Multiple boot options

Dimensions
6.3 in x 7.5 in x 10.64 in (W x H x D)
(160mm x 190mm x 270mm)

Package Contents
1 x IWILL XP4 Mini-PC barebone system)
(Includes motherboard, chassis and 150W power supply)
1 x Users' manual
1 x IWILL Power Installer CD
1 x ATA/100 IDE cable
1 x Power cable
1 x Package of screws and zip-ties