Shuttle SS40G is a such a nice and versatile system as it can take on many different roles to suit your needs. Instantly, it can transform itself into a multimedia station if you decide to add in a TV card like ATi TV-Wonder card into the any of the 2 available PCI slots and watch TV on your monitor or watch DVD titles if you decide to add in a DVD-ROM drive. If you don't like the onboard CMedia sound chip, you can always add in a SoundBlaster Audigy card to go with a good full surround 5.1 speakers and immense yourself to watch TV, DVD, VCD and listen to nice songs in front of your monitor. You can play some games too like Quake III and RTCW but not at high resolution of course. This would make a fine system for office uses too since it is so compact and small which is most suitable for confined working area . Its sleek design will go well with a TFT monitor which will save you much desktop space thereby allow you to have space for other work. Best of all, this price of the Shuttle SS40G bare bone is pretty affordable for most consumers at around US$350.