When we refer to the size of a computer or component, we might be talking about its capacity, speed or connectors. Or we could be talking about its dimensions—how much physical space it occupies on ...

Motherboards exemplify what is perhaps the most rigorous application of form factors. Here, form factor describes a specification that includes the overall length and width of the board, the ...

When I started out in IT, it was just SCSI, IDE and S-ATA. Now its MicroSATA, Msata, M2. NGFF, LIF, ZIF and not to mention some real "odd-ball" SSD form factors from Apple? Surely, it would be cheaper ...