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`List of computer size categories
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`List of computer size categories ­ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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`From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
`
`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" does not 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.
`
`Contents
`
`1 Supercomputers
`2 Mainframe computers
`3 Minicomputers
`4 Microcomputers
`5 Mobile computers
`6 Others
`7 Distinctive marks
`8 Categories
`9 See also
`10 References
`
`Supercomputers
`
`Minisupercomputer
`Mainframe computers
`
`Mainframe computers are large and expensive but powerful, so they can handle
`hundreds and thousands of connected users at the same time.
`Minicomputers
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`Superminicomputer
`Minicluster (SFF / ITX)[1]
`Server
`Workstation
`Microcomputers
`
`Tower PC
`Mid­Tower PC
`Mini­Tower PC
`Server
`Workstation
`Personal computer (PC)
`Desktop computer—see computer form factor for some standardized sizes
`of desktop computers
`Home computer
`Mobile computers
`
`Desktop replacement computer or desknote
`Laptop computer
`Notebook computer
`Subnotebook computer, also known as a Kneetop computer; clamshell
`varieties may also be known as minilaptop or ultraportable laptop
`computers
`Tablet personal computer
`Slabtop computers including "word­processing keyboards" and the TRS­80
`Model 100
`Handheld computers, which include the classes:
`Ultra­mobile personal computer, or UMPC
`Personal digital assistant or enterprise digital assistant, which include:
`HandheldPC or Palmtop computer
`Pocket personal computer
`Electronic organizer
`Pocket computer
`Calculator, which includes the class:
`Graphing calculator
`Scientific calculator
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`Programmable calculator
`Accounting / Financial Calculator
`Handheld game console
`Portable media player
`Portable data terminal
`Information appliance
`Smartphone, a class of mobile phone
`Feature phone
`Wearable computer
`Single board computer
`Wireless sensor network components
`Plug computer
`Microcontroller
`Smartdust
`Nanocomputer
`Others
`
`Deskside computer ­ often strd. rack width but less than half of the typical rack
`height, esp. for mid­range servers (e.g. RS/6000 7025­F80), visualisation (e.g.
`Onyx Deskside) or vector processing (e.g. SX­6i).
`Cart computer
`Microsoft Sphere
`Rackmount/Framemount computer
`Multimedia server
`Blade server
`Blade PC
`
`Small form factor personal computer (SFF, ITX, DTX.etc.)
`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
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`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 cannot move a mainframe
`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:Notebooks
`Category:Tablet computers
`Category:Subnotebooks
`Category:Handheld computers
`Category:Pocket computers
`Category:Personal digital assistants
`Category:Enterprise Digital Assistants
`Category:Handheld PCs
`Category:Palmtops
`Category:Calculators
`Category:Handheld game consoles
`Category:Pocket PCs
`Category:Portable data terminals
`Category:Electronic organizers
`Category:Information appliances
`Category:Wearable computers
`Category:Embedded systems
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`Category:Wireless sensor network
`Category:Smartdust
`Category:Nanocomputer
`See also
`
`Classes of computers
`Computer form factor
`References
`
`1.  "minicluster". Archived from the original on 2012­09­06.)
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`Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
`title=List_of_computer_size_categories&oldid=681675155"
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`Categories:  Classes of computers Computing­related lists
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`Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia
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