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 ...

In my 15 years of building PCs, I’ve only ever tackled one small form factor (SFF) build. If you’d asked me two months ago, I would have told you that I’d never want to try it again. But now that’s ...

There are many reasons you might want to build yourself a small form factor (SFF) PC. I built one because I wanted a home entertainment center of sorts — those PCs are often referred to as HTPC, for ...

If you are considering upgrading your large desktop computer to something a little more refined and compact. Or are looking for something a little more portable yet packs plenty of power. You might be ...

Before the Raspberry Pi came out, one cheap and easy way to get GPIO on a computer with a real operating system was to manipulate the pins on an old parallel port, then most commonly used for printers ...

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 ...