Conclusions
It would be easy to judge the XC Cube EY855-II on an abstract level, to say it's a rebellion against the excesses of clock speed and power consumption of the Prescott core. But that would be doing it a disservice. The fact is that from a practical, technical standpoint, the EY855-II is an impressive product that offers something you can't get anywhere else short of some notebook at this point: a small form factor that offers impressive performance without the heat or loud whirring noises of other current systems. The notebook comparison isn't really fair, either, since the EY855-II gives you access to any AGP graphics card.

There are many small form factor systems that look good enough to put on your desk, but the EY855-II is the only small form factor system I've reviewed that sounds good enough to go on my desk. Setting the noise level point aside, the EY855-II is a solid SFF system with good technical specs (save for the exclusion of SATA) and a nice look. The barrier to entry is unfortunately high, not because of the cost of the system itself but due to the relatively high price of the Pentium M chips. But if you want a nice-looking, nearly silent system that still offers good performance, the XC Cube EY855-II is on a short list of systems that can give you everything you want.