List of computer size categories
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This list of computer size categories attempts to list commonly used categories of computer by size, in descending order of size. Of course, one generation's "supercomputer" is the next generation's "mainframe", and a "PDA" doesn't have the same set of functions as a "laptop", but the list should have some recognition value. It also ranks some more obscure computer sizes.
- Supercomputer, which include the class:
- Mainframe computer
- Rackmount/Framemount computer
- Minicomputer, which include the class:
- Superminicomputer
- Minicluster (SFF / ITX)[1]
- Server
- Workstation
- Microsoft Surface
- Deskside computer
| Name | PCB size (mm) |
|---|---|
| WTX | 356×425 |
| AT | 350×305 |
| Baby-AT | 330×216 |
| BTX | 325×266 |
| ATX | 305×244 |
| EATX (Extended) | 305×330 |
| LPX | 330×229 |
| microBTX | 264×267 |
| NLX | 254×228 |
| Ultra ATX | 244×? |
| microATX | 244×244 |
| DTX | 244×203 |
| FlexATX | 229×191 |
| Mini-DTX | 203×170 |
| EBX | 203×146 |
| microATX (Min.) | 171×171 |
| Mini-ITX | 170×170 |
| EPIC (Express) | 165×115 |
| ESM | 149×71 |
| Nano-ITX | 120×120 |
| COM Express | 125×95 |
| ESMexpress | 125×95 |
| ETX / XTX | 114×95 |
| Pico-ITX | 100×72 |
| PC/104 (-Plus) | 96×90 |
| mobile-ITX | 60×60 |
- Microcomputer, which include the classes:
- Personal computer
- Desktop computer -- see computer form factor for some standardized sizes of desktop computers
- Home computer
- Personal computer
- Cart computer
- Blade server
- Blade PC
- Portable computer (or luggable computer)
- Small form factor personal computer (SFF, ITX, DTX...etc.)
- Mobile computers, which include the classes:
- Desktop replacement computer or desknote
- Laptop computer (also known as a Notebook computer)
- Tablet personal computer
- "slabtop" computers including "word-processing keyboards" and the TRS-80 Model 100
- Subnotebook computer, also known as a Kneetop computer; clamshell varieties may also be known as minilaptop or ultraportable laptop computers
- Handheld computers, which include the classes:
- Ultra-Mobile personal computer
- Personal digital assistant or enterprise digital assistant, which include:
- Electronic organizer
- Pocket computer
- Calculator, which includes the class:
- Graphing calculator
- Scientific calculator
- Programmable calculator
- Accounting / Financial Calculator (Texas Instruments)
- Handheld game console
- Portable media player
- Portable data terminal
- Information appliance
- Q Smartphone,(QWERTY Smartphone) a class of mobile phone
- Smartphone, a class of mobile phone
- Wearable computer
- Single board computer
- Wireless sensor network components
- Plug computer
- Microcontroller
- Smartdust
- Nanocomputer
Unclassified
- Microsoft Sphere
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[edit] Distinctive marks
The classes above are not rigid; there are "edge devices" in most of them. For instance, the "subnotebook" category can usually be distinguished from the "PDA" category because a subnotebook has a keyboard and a PDA has not; however, tablet PCs may be larger than subnotebooks (making it seemingly correct to classify them as laptops) and also lack a keyboard, while devices such as the Handspring Treo 600 have something that might charitably be called a keyboard, but are still definitely in the "smartphone" category.
In the higher end of the spectrum, this informal rule might help:
- You can throw a laptop
- You can lift a workstation
- You can tilt a minicomputer
- You can't move a mainframe
[edit] Categories
- Category:Supercomputers
- Category:Mainframe computers
- Category:Minicomputers
- Category:Desktop computers
- Category:Cart computers
- Category:Portable computers
- Category:Mobile computers
- Category:Desktop replacement computers
- Category:Laptops
- Category:Tablet PC
- Category:Subnotebooks
- Category:Handheld computers
- Category:Wearable computers
- Category:Embedded systems
- Category:Wireless sensor network
- Category:Smartdust
- Category:Nanocomputer
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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