HP's latest failed attempt to not suck. The V-Class is hindered by HPUX, the PA-RISC processor, and its nonstandard cabinet sizes. To its credit, it has plenty of ventilation; just stand behind one, its like you're in a wind tunnel. Ventilation takes up all the front and back panels of this machine, so they put the drive bays, expansion slots, and blinkenlights on the side, forcing you to seperate the machine much like Sun Microsystems' Starfire.