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id="toc-By_size-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Full-size" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Full-size"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.1</span> <span>Full-size</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Full-size-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Compact" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Compact"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.2</span> <span>Compact</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Compact-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Form_factor" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Form_factor"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Form factor</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Form_factor-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-All-in-one" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#All-in-one"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>All-in-one</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-All-in-one-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tower" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tower"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.2</span> <span>Tower</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tower-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pizza_box_form_factor" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pizza_box_form_factor"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.3</span> <span>Pizza box form factor</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pizza_box_form_factor-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cube" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cube"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.4</span> <span>Cube</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cube-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_usage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_usage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>By usage</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_usage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Gaming_computer" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gaming_computer"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>Gaming computer</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gaming_computer-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Home_theater" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Home_theater"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.2</span> <span>Home theater</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Home_theater-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Thin_client_/_Internet_appliance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Thin_client_/_Internet_appliance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.3</span> <span>Thin client / Internet appliance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Thin_client_/_Internet_appliance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Workstation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Workstation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.4</span> <span>Workstation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Workstation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Desktop_server" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Desktop_server"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.5</span> <span>Desktop server</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Desktop_server-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Comparison_with_laptops" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Comparison_with_laptops"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Comparison with laptops</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Comparison_with_laptops-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masa%C3%BCst%C3%BC_komp%C3%BCter" title="Masaüstü kompüter – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Masaüstü kompüter" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AA_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="ডেস্কটপ কম্পিউটার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ডেস্কটপ কম্পিউটার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%E2%80%99%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Настольны камп’ютар – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Настольны камп’ютар" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%8E%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80" title="Настолен компютър – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Настолен компютър" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinador_de_taula" title="Ordinador de taula – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ordinador de taula" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoln%C3%AD_po%C4%8D%C3%ADta%C4%8D" title="Stolní počítač – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Stolní počítač" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station%C3%A6r_computer" title="Stationær computer – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Stationær computer" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop-Computer" title="Desktop-Computer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Desktop-Computer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauaarvuti" title="Lauaarvuti – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lauaarvuti" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%B6%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%82" title="Επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computadora_de_escritorio" title="Computadora de escritorio – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Computadora de escritorio" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surtabla_komputilo" title="Surtabla komputilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Surtabla komputilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahaigaineko_konputagailu" title="Mahaigaineko konputagailu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mahaigaineko konputagailu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="رایانه رومیزی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رایانه رومیزی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinateur_de_bureau" title="Ordinateur de bureau – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ordinateur de bureau" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computadora_de_escritorio" title="Computadora de escritorio – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Computadora de escritorio" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8D%B0%EC%8A%A4%ED%81%AC%ED%86%B1_%EC%BB%B4%ED%93%A8%ED%84%B0" title="데스크톱 컴퓨터 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="데스크톱 컴퓨터" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%AA" title="डेस्कटॉप – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="डेस्कटॉप" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surtabla_komputero" title="Surtabla komputero – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Surtabla komputero" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komputer_mejantara" title="Komputer mejantara – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Komputer mejantara" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bor%C3%B0t%C3%B6lva" title="Borðtölva – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Borðtölva" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_desktop" title="Computer desktop – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Computer desktop" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%A9%D7%91_%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%99" title="מחשב שולחני – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחשב שולחני" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%AE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%96%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%8C%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Үстелдік компьютер – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Үстелдік компьютер" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktopcomputer" title="Desktopcomputer – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Desktopcomputer" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalinis_kompiuteris" title="Stalinis kompiuteris – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Stalinis kompiuteris" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nia mw-list-item"><a href="https://nia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop" title="Desktop – Nias" lang="nia" hreflang="nia" data-title="Desktop" data-language-autonym="Li Niha" data-language-local-name="Nias" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Li Niha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es%C3%A1lela_ya_b%C3%ADlo" title="Esálela ya bílo – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Esálela ya bílo" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asztali_sz%C3%A1m%C3%ADt%C3%B3g%C3%A9p" title="Asztali számítógép – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Asztali számítógép" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AA" title="डेस्कटप – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="डेस्कटप" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" 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id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Computer designed to be used at a fixed location</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Desktop_computer_system_diagram_(English).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Desktop_computer_system_diagram_%28English%29.svg/220px-Desktop_computer_system_diagram_%28English%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Desktop_computer_system_diagram_%28English%29.svg/330px-Desktop_computer_system_diagram_%28English%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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It has a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and a computer tower. The computer tower contains the motherboard and processor.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Computer_lab_showing_desktop_PCs_warwick.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Computer_lab_showing_desktop_PCs_warwick.jpg/220px-Computer_lab_showing_desktop_PCs_warwick.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Computer_lab_showing_desktop_PCs_warwick.jpg/330px-Computer_lab_showing_desktop_PCs_warwick.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Computer_lab_showing_desktop_PCs_warwick.jpg/440px-Computer_lab_showing_desktop_PCs_warwick.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2166" data-file-height="1530" /></a><figcaption>A computer lab with desktop PCs with flat-panel monitors</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>desktop computer</b>, often abbreviated as <b>desktop</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">personal computer</a> designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a <a href="/wiki/Desk" title="Desk">desk</a> (as opposed to a <a href="/wiki/Portable_computer" title="Portable computer">portable computer</a>) due to its size and power requirements. The most common configuration has a <a href="/wiki/Computer_case" title="Computer case">case</a> that houses the <a href="/wiki/Power_supply_unit_(computer)" title="Power supply unit (computer)">power supply</a>, <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a> (a <a href="/wiki/Printed_circuit_board" title="Printed circuit board">printed circuit board</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Microprocessor" title="Microprocessor">microprocessor</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">central processing unit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Computer_memory" title="Computer memory">memory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bus_(computing)" title="Bus (computing)">bus</a>, certain <a href="/wiki/Peripheral" title="Peripheral">peripherals</a> and other electronic components), <a href="/wiki/Disk_storage" title="Disk storage">disk storage</a> (usually one or more <a href="/wiki/Hard_disk_drive" title="Hard disk drive">hard disk drives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">solid-state drives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Optical_disc_drive" title="Optical disc drive">optical disc drives</a>, and in early models <a href="/wiki/Floppy_disk_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Floppy disk drive">floppy disk drives</a>); a <a href="/wiki/Computer_keyboard" title="Computer keyboard">keyboard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Computer_mouse" title="Computer mouse">mouse</a> for <a href="/wiki/Input_(computer_science)" title="Input (computer science)">input</a>; and a <a href="/wiki/Computer_monitor" title="Computer monitor">monitor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Computer_speakers" title="Computer speakers">speakers</a>, and, often, a <a href="/wiki/Printer_(computing)" title="Printer (computing)">printer</a> for output. The case may be oriented horizontally or vertically and placed either underneath, beside, or on top of a desk. </p><p>Desktop <a href="/wiki/Computer" title="Computer">computers</a> with their cases oriented vertically are referred to as <a href="/wiki/Computer_tower" title="Computer tower">towers</a>. As the majority of cases offered since the mid-1990s are in this form factor, the term <i>desktop</i> has been retronymically used to refer to modern cases offered in the traditional horizontal orientation.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Prowse2015_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prowse2015-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Apple_II_IMG_4212.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Apple_II_IMG_4212.jpg/220px-Apple_II_IMG_4212.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Apple_II_IMG_4212.jpg/330px-Apple_II_IMG_4212.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Apple_II_IMG_4212.jpg/440px-Apple_II_IMG_4212.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3744" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Apple_II" title="Apple II">Apple II</a> computer</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to the widespread use of <a href="/wiki/Microprocessor" title="Microprocessor">microprocessors</a>, a computer that could fit on a desk was considered remarkably small; the type of computers most commonly used were <a href="/wiki/Minicomputer" title="Minicomputer">minicomputers</a>, which, despite the name, were rather large and were "mini" only compared to the so-called "<a href="/wiki/Mainframe_computer" title="Mainframe computer">big iron</a>". Early computers, and later the general purpose high throughput "<a href="/wiki/Mainframe_computer" title="Mainframe computer">mainframes</a>", took up the space of a whole room. <a href="/wiki/Minicomputer" title="Minicomputer">Minicomputers</a>, on the contrary, generally fit into one or a few refrigerator-sized racks, or, for the few smaller ones, <i>built into</i> a fairly large desk, not put <i>on top</i> of it. </p><p>It was not until the 1970s when fully programmable computers appeared that could fit entirely on top of a desk. 1970 saw the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Datapoint_2200" title="Datapoint 2200">Datapoint 2200</a>, a "smart" <a href="/wiki/Computer_terminal" title="Computer terminal">computer terminal</a> complete with keyboard and monitor, was designed to connect with a <a href="/wiki/Mainframe_computer" title="Mainframe computer">mainframe computer</a> but that did not stop owners from using its built-in computational abilities as a stand-alone desktop computer.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wood-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/HP_9800_series" title="HP 9800 series">HP 9800 series</a>, which started out as programmable calculators in 1971 but was programmable in <a href="/wiki/BASIC" title="BASIC">BASIC</a> by 1972, used a smaller version of a <a href="/wiki/Minicomputer" title="Minicomputer">minicomputer</a> design based on ROM memory and had small one-line LED alphanumeric displays and displayed graphics with a plotter.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Wang_2200" title="Wang 2200">Wang 2200</a> of 1973 had a full-size <a href="/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube" title="Cathode-ray tube">cathode-ray tube</a> (CRT) and cassette tape storage. The <a href="/wiki/IBM_5100" title="IBM 5100">IBM 5100</a> in 1975 had a small CRT display and could be programmed in BASIC and <a href="/wiki/APL_(programming_language)" title="APL (programming language)">APL</a>. These were generally expensive specialized computers sold for business or scientific uses.<sup id="cite_ref-Timeline_of_Computer_History_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Timeline_of_Computer_History-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Growth_and_development">Growth and development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Growth and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_computer" title="Keyboard computer">Keyboard computer</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Apple_II" title="Apple II">Apple II</a>, <a href="/wiki/TRS-80" title="TRS-80">TRS-80</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commodore_PET" title="Commodore PET">Commodore PET</a> were first generation personal <a href="/wiki/Home_computer" title="Home computer">home computers</a> launched in 1977, which were aimed at the consumer market – rather than businessmen or computer hobbyists. <a href="/wiki/Byte_(magazine)" title="Byte (magazine)"><i>Byte</i> magazine</a> referred to these three as the "1977 Trinity" of personal computing.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, desktop computers became the predominant type, the most popular being the <a href="/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer" title="IBM Personal Computer">IBM PC</a> and its <a href="/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible" class="mw-redirect" title="IBM PC compatible">clones</a>, followed by the <a href="/wiki/Mac_(computer)" title="Mac (computer)">Apple Macintosh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Thirty_years_of_Mac_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thirty_years_of_Mac-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the third-placed <a href="/wiki/Commodore_International" title="Commodore International">Commodore</a> <a href="/wiki/Amiga" title="Amiga">Amiga</a> having some success in the mid-1980s but declining by the early 1990s. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ibm_pc_5150.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Ibm_pc_5150.jpg/220px-Ibm_pc_5150.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Ibm_pc_5150.jpg/330px-Ibm_pc_5150.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Ibm_pc_5150.jpg/440px-Ibm_pc_5150.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1784" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/IBM_5150" class="mw-redirect" title="IBM 5150">IBM 5150</a> Personal Computer</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Man_with_computer,_controlling_a_hydroelectric_power_plant.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Man_with_computer%2C_controlling_a_hydroelectric_power_plant.JPG/220px-Man_with_computer%2C_controlling_a_hydroelectric_power_plant.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Man_with_computer%2C_controlling_a_hydroelectric_power_plant.JPG/330px-Man_with_computer%2C_controlling_a_hydroelectric_power_plant.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Man_with_computer%2C_controlling_a_hydroelectric_power_plant.JPG/440px-Man_with_computer%2C_controlling_a_hydroelectric_power_plant.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>A person working on a 2004 tower PC computer with a Dell monitor</figcaption></figure> <p>Early <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">personal computers</a>, like the original <a href="/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer" title="IBM Personal Computer">IBM Personal Computer</a>, were enclosed in a "<i>desktop case</i>", horizontally oriented to have the display screen placed on top, thus saving space on the user's actual desk, although these cases had to be sturdy enough to support the weight of CRT displays that were widespread at the time. Over the course of the 1990s, desktop cases gradually became less common than the more-accessible <a href="/wiki/Computer_tower" title="Computer tower">tower cases</a> that may be located on the floor under or beside a desk rather than on a desk. Not only do these tower cases have more room for expansion, they have also freed up desk space for monitors which were becoming larger every year. Desktop cases, particularly the compact form factors, remain popular for corporate computing environments and kiosks. Some computer cases can be interchangeably positioned either horizontally (desktop) or upright (mini-tower). </p><p>Influential games such as <i><a href="/wiki/Doom_(franchise)" title="Doom (franchise)">Doom</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Quake_(series)" title="Quake (series)">Quake</a></i> during the 1990s had pushed <a href="/wiki/Gaming_computer" title="Gaming computer">gamers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gaming_computer" title="Gaming computer">enthusiasts</a> to frequently upgrade to the latest CPUs and <a href="/wiki/Graphics_card" title="Graphics card">graphics cards</a> (<a href="/wiki/3dfx" title="3dfx">3dfx</a>, <a href="/wiki/ATI_Technologies" title="ATI Technologies">ATI</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nvidia" title="Nvidia">Nvidia</a>) for their desktops (usually a tower case) in order to run these applications, though this has slowed since the late 2000s as the growing popularity of Intel integrated graphics forced game developers to scale back. <a href="/wiki/Creative_Technology" title="Creative Technology">Creative Technology</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sound_Blaster" title="Sound Blaster">Sound Blaster</a> series were a <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> standard for sound cards in desktop PCs during the 1990s until the early 2000s, when they were reduced to a niche product, as OEM desktop PCs came with sound boards integrated directly onto the motherboard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decline">Decline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Decline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Laptops_in_store_20170514.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Laptops_in_store_20170514.jpg/220px-Laptops_in_store_20170514.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Laptops_in_store_20170514.jpg/330px-Laptops_in_store_20170514.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Laptops_in_store_20170514.jpg/440px-Laptops_in_store_20170514.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4592" data-file-height="3448" /></a><figcaption>Laptops in store</figcaption></figure> <p>While desktops have long been the most common configuration for PCs,<sup id="cite_ref-extremetech.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-extremetech.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by the mid-2000s the growth shifted from desktops to laptops.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes2006_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes2006-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notably, while desktops were mainly produced in the United States, laptops had long been produced by <a href="/wiki/Contract_manufacturer" title="Contract manufacturer">contract manufacturers</a> based in Asia, such as <a href="/wiki/Foxconn" title="Foxconn">Foxconn</a>. This shift led to the closure of the many desktop assembly plants in the United States by 2010. Another trend around this time was the increasing proportion of inexpensive base-configuration desktops being sold, hurting PC manufacturers such as <a href="/wiki/Dell" title="Dell">Dell</a> whose build-to-order customization of desktops relied on upselling added features to buyers.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Battery-powered portable computers had just a 2% worldwide market share in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, laptops have become increasingly popular, both for business and personal use.<sup id="cite_ref-Computer_Economics,_Inc_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Computer_Economics,_Inc-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 109 million notebook PCs shipped worldwide in 2007, a growth of 33% compared to 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-ssev2011-09-12_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssev2011-09-12-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, it was estimated that 145.9 million notebooks were sold and that the number would grow in 2009 to 177.7 million.<sup id="cite_ref-ee2009-01-10_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ee2009-01-10-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The third quarter of 2008 was the first time when worldwide <a href="/wiki/Notebook_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Notebook PC">notebook PC</a> shipments exceeded desktops, with 38.6 million units versus 38.5 million units.<sup id="cite_ref-Computer_Economics,_Inc_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Computer_Economics,_Inc-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-is2009-01-13_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-is2009-01-13-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT09_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT09-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sales breakdown of the <a href="/wiki/Mac_(computer)" title="Mac (computer)">Apple Macintosh</a> has seen sales of desktop Macs staying mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sales of form factors is due to the desktop iMac moving from affordable <a href="/wiki/IMac_G3" title="IMac G3">G3</a> to upscale <a href="/wiki/IMac_G4" title="IMac G4">G4</a> model and subsequent releases are considered premium all-in-ones. By contrast, the MSRP of the MacBook laptop lines have dropped through successive generations such that the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro constitute the lowest price of entry to a Mac, with the exception of the even more inexpensive Mac Mini (albeit without a monitor and keyboard), and the MacBooks are the top-selling form factors of the Macintosh platform today.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The decades of development mean that most people already own desktop computers that meet their needs and have no need of buying a new one merely to keep pace with advancing technology. Notably, the successive release of new versions of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> (Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 and so on) had been drivers for the replacement of PCs in the 1990s, but this slowed in the 2000s due to the poor reception of Windows Vista over Windows XP. IDC analyst Jay Chou suggested that <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> actually hurt sales of PCs in 2012, as businesses decided to stick with <a href="/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7">Windows 7</a> rather than upgrade.<sup id="cite_ref-online.wsj.com_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-online.wsj.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some suggested that Microsoft had acknowledged "implicitly ringing the desktop PC death knell" as Windows 8 offered little upgrade in desktop PC functionality over Windows 7; instead, Windows 8's innovations were mostly on the mobile side.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Post-PC_era" title="Post-PC era">post-PC trend</a> saw a decline in the sales of desktop and laptop PCs.<sup id="cite_ref-online.wsj.com_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-online.wsj.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decline was attributed to increased power and applications of alternative computing devices, namely smartphones and tablet computers.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although most people exclusively use their smartphones and tablets for more basic tasks such as <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> and <a href="/wiki/Casual_gaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Casual gaming">casual gaming</a>, these devices have in many instances replaced a second or third PC in the household that would have performed these tasks, though most families still retain a powerful PC for serious work.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among PC form factors, desktops remain a staple in the enterprise market but lost popularity among home buyers. PC makers and electronics retailers responded by investing their engineering and marketing resources towards laptops (initially <a href="/wiki/Netbook" title="Netbook">netbooks</a> in the late 2000s, and then the higher-performance <a href="/wiki/Ultrabook" title="Ultrabook">Ultrabooks</a> from 2011 onwards), which manufacturers believed had more potential to revive the PC market<sup id="cite_ref-extremetech.com_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-extremetech.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> than desktops. </p><p>In April 2017, StatCounter declared a "Milestone in technology history and end of an era" with the mobile <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android operating system</a> becoming more popular than Windows (the operating system that made desktops dominant over <a href="/wiki/Mainframe_computer" title="Mainframe computer">mainframe computers</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> is still most popular on desktops (and laptops), while smartphones (and tablets) use Android or <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resurgence">Resurgence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Resurgence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gaming_PC-Setup_-_Astaroth-_The_Completed_System.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gaming_PC-Setup_-_Astaroth-_The_Completed_System.jpg/220px-Gaming_PC-Setup_-_Astaroth-_The_Completed_System.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gaming_PC-Setup_-_Astaroth-_The_Completed_System.jpg/330px-Gaming_PC-Setup_-_Astaroth-_The_Completed_System.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Gaming_PC-Setup_-_Astaroth-_The_Completed_System.jpg/440px-Gaming_PC-Setup_-_Astaroth-_The_Completed_System.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6020" data-file-height="4016" /></a><figcaption> A <a href="/wiki/Gaming_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaming PC">gaming desktop</a> setup from the 2010s</figcaption></figure> <p>Towards the middle of the 2010s, media sources began to question the existence of the post-PC trend, at least as conventionally defined, stating that the so-called post-PC devices are just other portable forms of PCs joining traditional desktop PCs which still have their own operation areas and evolve.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although for casual use traditional desktops and laptops have seen a decline in sales, in 2018, global PC sales experienced a resurgence, driven by the business market.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Desktops remain a solid fixture in the commercial and educational sectors.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/International_Data_Group" title="International Data Group">International Data Corporation (IDC)</a>, PC sales shot up 14.8% between 2020 and 2021 and desktop market grew faster than the laptop market in the second quarter of 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total PC shipments during 2021 reached 348.8 million units, up 14.8% from 2020. This represents the highest level of shipments the PC market has seen since 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, <a href="/wiki/Gaming_computer" title="Gaming computer">gaming desktops</a> have seen a global revenue increase of 54% annually.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For gaming the global market of gaming desktops, laptops, and monitors is expected to grow to 61.1 million shipments by the end of 2023, up from 42.1 million, with desktops growing from 15.1 million shipments to 19 million.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PC_game" title="PC game">PC gaming</a> as a whole accounts for 28% of the total gaming market as of 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is partially due to the increasing affordability of desktop PCs.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_size">By size</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: By size"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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.tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:342px;max-width:342px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:169px;max-width:169px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_10.jpg/167px-HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="167" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_10.jpg/251px-HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_10.jpg/334px-HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:169px;max-width:169px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_21.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_21.jpg/167px-HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_21.jpg" decoding="async" width="167" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_21.jpg/251px-HP-HP9000-C110-Workstation_21.jpg 1.5x, 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Optional plastic feet <i>(pictured bottom right)</i> allow the workstation to be held sturdily upright in the tower configuration.</div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Full-size">Full-size</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Full-size"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Full-sized desktops are characterized by separate display and processing components. These components are connected to each other by cables or <a href="/wiki/Wireless_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Wireless Network">wireless connections</a>. They often come in a <a href="/wiki/Computer_tower" title="Computer tower">tower</a> form factor. These computers are easy to customize and upgrade per user requirements, e.g. by <a href="/wiki/Expansion_card" title="Expansion card">expansion card</a>. </p><p>Early extended-size (significantly larger than mainstream <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a> case) tower computers sometimes were labeled as "<a href="/wiki/Deskside_computer" class="mw-redirect" title="Deskside computer">deskside computers</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but currently this naming is quite rare.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Compact">Compact</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Compact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dell_OptiPlex_behind_TFT_screen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Dell_OptiPlex_behind_TFT_screen.jpg/220px-Dell_OptiPlex_behind_TFT_screen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Dell_OptiPlex_behind_TFT_screen.jpg/330px-Dell_OptiPlex_behind_TFT_screen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Dell_OptiPlex_behind_TFT_screen.jpg/440px-Dell_OptiPlex_behind_TFT_screen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Compact desktop can be used similar to all-in-one computer.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Small_form_factor_(desktop_and_motherboard)" class="mw-redirect" title="Small form factor (desktop and motherboard)">Small form factor (desktop and motherboard)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nettop" class="mw-redirect" title="Nettop">Nettop</a></div> <p>Compact desktops are reduced in physical proportions compared to full-sized desktops. They are typically small-sized, inexpensive, low-power computers designed for basic tasks such as <a href="/wiki/Web_navigation" title="Web navigation">web browsing</a>, accessing <a href="/wiki/Web_application" title="Web application">web-based applications</a>, document processing, and audio/video playback.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hardware specifications and processing power are usually reduced<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and hence make them less appropriate for running complex or resource-intensive <a href="/wiki/Application_program" class="mw-redirect" title="Application program">applications</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Nettop" class="mw-redirect" title="Nettop">nettop</a> is a notable example of a compact desktop. A laptop without a screen can functionally be used as a compact desktop, sometimes called a "slabtop".<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Form_factor">Form factor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Form factor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mini_PC" title="Mini PC">Mini PC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_computer" title="Keyboard computer">Keyboard computer</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="All-in-one">All-in-one</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: All-in-one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/All-in-one_computer" title="All-in-one computer">All-in-one computer</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dell_Inspiron_One_23_Touch_AIO_Desktop_PC.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dell_Inspiron_One_23_Touch_AIO_Desktop_PC.png/220px-Dell_Inspiron_One_23_Touch_AIO_Desktop_PC.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dell_Inspiron_One_23_Touch_AIO_Desktop_PC.png/330px-Dell_Inspiron_One_23_Touch_AIO_Desktop_PC.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dell_Inspiron_One_23_Touch_AIO_Desktop_PC.png/440px-Dell_Inspiron_One_23_Touch_AIO_Desktop_PC.png 2x" data-file-width="1745" data-file-height="1310" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dell_Inspiron" title="Dell Inspiron">Dell Inspiron</a> One 23 Touch as an example of an AIO desktop PC</figcaption></figure> <p>An <i>all-in-one</i> (AIO) desktop computer integrates the system's internal components into the same case as the display, thus occupying a smaller footprint (with fewer cables) than desktops that incorporate a tower.<sup id="cite_ref-pcmag-howtoaio_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag-howtoaio-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The All-in-one systems are rarely labeled as desktop computers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tower">Tower</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Tower"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Computer_tower" title="Computer tower">Computer tower</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Falcon_Northwest_Talon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Falcon_Northwest_Talon.png/220px-Falcon_Northwest_Talon.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Falcon_Northwest_Talon.png/330px-Falcon_Northwest_Talon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Falcon_Northwest_Talon.png/440px-Falcon_Northwest_Talon.png 2x" data-file-width="992" data-file-height="1392" /></a><figcaption>A mid-tower computer case from <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Personal_computing" class="mw-redirect" title="Personal computing">personal computing</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Computer_tower" title="Computer tower">tower</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Computer_form_factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer form factor">form factor</a> of desktop <a href="/wiki/Computer_case" title="Computer case">computer case</a> whose height is much greater than its width, thus having the appearance of an upstanding <a href="/wiki/Tower_block" title="Tower block">tower block</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 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Pizza box cases tend to be wide and flat, resembling <a href="/wiki/Pizza_box" title="Pizza box">pizza delivery boxes</a> and thus the name. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NeXT_Pizzabox-IMG_7227.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/NeXT_Pizzabox-IMG_7227.jpg/220px-NeXT_Pizzabox-IMG_7227.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/NeXT_Pizzabox-IMG_7227.jpg/330px-NeXT_Pizzabox-IMG_7227.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/NeXT_Pizzabox-IMG_7227.jpg/440px-NeXT_Pizzabox-IMG_7227.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/NeXTstation" title="NeXTstation">NeXTstation</a> <a href="/wiki/Pizza_box_form_factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Pizza box form factor">pizzabox form factor</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cube">Cube</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Cube"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NEXT_Cube-IMG_7154.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NEXT_Cube-IMG_7154.jpg/220px-NEXT_Cube-IMG_7154.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NEXT_Cube-IMG_7154.jpg/330px-NEXT_Cube-IMG_7154.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NEXT_Cube-IMG_7154.jpg/440px-NEXT_Cube-IMG_7154.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/NeXTcube" title="NeXTcube">NeXTcube</a> had a cube <a href="/wiki/Computer_enclosure" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer enclosure">enclosure</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Cube <a href="/wiki/Workstation" title="Workstation">Workstations</a> have a cube case <a href="/wiki/Computer_enclosure" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer enclosure">enclosure</a> to house the <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a>, <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI-E</a> expansion cards, <a href="/wiki/GPU" class="mw-redirect" title="GPU">GPU</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">CPU</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memory" title="Dynamic random-access memory">DRAM</a> <a href="/wiki/DIMM" title="DIMM">DIMM</a> slots, <a href="/wiki/Computer_cooling" title="Computer cooling">computer cooling</a> equipment, <a href="/wiki/Chipset" title="Chipset">chipsets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Input_device" title="Input device">I</a>/<a href="/wiki/Output_device" title="Output device">O</a> ports, <a href="/wiki/Hard_disk_drive" title="Hard disk drive">hard disk drives</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">solid-state drives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:402px;max-width:402px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:210px;max-width:210px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:145px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Workstation_cube.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Workstation_cube.webp/208px-Workstation_cube.webp.png" decoding="async" width="208" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Workstation_cube.webp/312px-Workstation_cube.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Workstation_cube.webp/416px-Workstation_cube.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="3229" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">3D sketch of a half cube workstation</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:188px;max-width:188px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:145px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Workstation_cube_lid_off.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Workstation_cube_lid_off.webp/186px-Workstation_cube_lid_off.webp.png" decoding="async" width="186" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Workstation_cube_lid_off.webp/279px-Workstation_cube_lid_off.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Workstation_cube_lid_off.webp/372px-Workstation_cube_lid_off.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="2838" data-file-height="2220" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Case enclosure holds a <a href="/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit" title="Graphics processing unit">GPU</a>, <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI-E</a> <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">SSD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memory" title="Dynamic random-access memory">DRAM</a> <a href="/wiki/DIMM" title="DIMM">DIMM</a> sticks, and <a href="/wiki/Air_cooling" title="Air cooling">air cooling</a> <a href="/wiki/Heat_sink" title="Heat sink">heat sink</a> on the <a href="/wiki/CPU" class="mw-redirect" title="CPU">CPU</a></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_usage">By usage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: By usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gaming_computer">Gaming computer</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Gaming computer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gaming_computer" title="Gaming computer">Gaming computer</a></div> <p>Gaming computers are desktop computers with high performance <a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">CPU</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit" title="Graphics processing unit">GPU</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Random-access_memory" title="Random-access memory">RAM</a> optimized for playing video games at high resolution and <a href="/wiki/Frame_rates" class="mw-redirect" title="Frame rates">frame rates</a>. Gaming computer peripheries usually include <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_technology" title="Keyboard technology">mechanical keyboards</a> for faster response time,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a gaming <a href="/wiki/Computer_mouse" title="Computer mouse">computer mouse</a> which can track higher dots per inch movement.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Home_theater">Home theater</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Home theater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Home_theater_PC" title="Home theater PC">Home theater PC</a></div> <p>These desktops are connected to home entertainment systems and typically used for amusement purpose. They come with high definition display, video graphics, surround sound and TV tuner systems to complement typical PC features. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Thin_client_/_Internet_appliance"><span id="Thin_client_.2F_Internet_appliance"></span>Thin client / Internet appliance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Thin client / Internet appliance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Thin_client" title="Thin client">Thin client</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internet_appliance" title="Internet appliance">Internet appliance</a></div> <p>Over time some traditional desktop computers have been replaced with thin clients utilizing off-site computing solutions like the cloud.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As more services and applications are served over the internet from off-site servers, local computing needs decrease, this drives desktop computers to be smaller, cheaper, and need less powerful hardware. More applications and in some cases entire virtual desktops are moved off-site and the desktop computer runs only an operating system or a shell application while the actual content is served from a server. Thin client computers may do almost all of their computing on a virtual machine in another site. Internal, hosted virtual desktops can offer users a completely consistent experience from anywhere.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Workstation">Workstation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Workstation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:342px;max-width:342px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:169px;max-width:169px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HP-Integrity-RX2600_09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/HP-Integrity-RX2600_09.jpg/167px-HP-Integrity-RX2600_09.jpg" decoding="async" width="167" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/HP-Integrity-RX2600_09.jpg/251px-HP-Integrity-RX2600_09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/HP-Integrity-RX2600_09.jpg/334px-HP-Integrity-RX2600_09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/HP_Integrity" class="mw-redirect" title="HP Integrity">HP Integrity</a> server with rack-mountable and desktop variants</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:169px;max-width:169px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HP-HP9000-ZX6000-Itanium2-Workstation_11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/HP-HP9000-ZX6000-Itanium2-Workstation_11.jpg/167px-HP-HP9000-ZX6000-Itanium2-Workstation_11.jpg" decoding="async" width="167" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/HP-HP9000-ZX6000-Itanium2-Workstation_11.jpg/251px-HP-HP9000-ZX6000-Itanium2-Workstation_11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/HP-HP9000-ZX6000-Itanium2-Workstation_11.jpg/334px-HP-HP9000-ZX6000-Itanium2-Workstation_11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/HP9000" class="mw-redirect" title="HP9000">HP9000</a> workstation, based on an Integrity desktop server</div></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Workstation" title="Workstation">Workstation</a></div> <p>Workstations are advanced class of personal computers designed for a user and more powerful than a regular PC but less powerful than a server in regular computing. They are capable of high-resolution and three-dimensional interfaces, and typically used to perform scientific and engineering work.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like server computers, they are often connected with other workstations.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main form-factor for this class is a Tower case, but most vendors produce compact or all-in-one low-end workstations. Most tower workstations can be converted to a <a href="/wiki/19-inch_rack" title="19-inch rack">rack-mount</a> version. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Desktop_server">Desktop server</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Desktop server"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Oriented for <a href="/wiki/Small_office/home_office" title="Small office/home office">small business</a> class of servers; typically entry-level server machines, with similar to workstation/gaming PC computing powers and with some mainstream servers features, but with only basic graphic abilities; and some desktop servers can be converted to workstations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comparison_with_laptops">Comparison with laptops</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Comparison with laptops"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Laptop#Disadvantages" title="Laptop">Laptop § Disadvantages</a></div> <p>Desktops have an advantage over <a href="/wiki/Laptop" title="Laptop">laptops</a> in that the spare parts and extensions tend to be standardized, resulting in lower prices and greater availability. For example, the size and mounting of the <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a> are standardized into <a href="/wiki/ATX" title="ATX">ATX</a>, <a href="/wiki/MicroATX" title="MicroATX">microATX</a>, <a href="/wiki/BTX_(form_factor)" title="BTX (form factor)">BTX</a> or other <a href="/wiki/Computer_form_factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer form factor">form factors</a>. Desktops have several standardized <a href="/wiki/Expansion_slot" class="mw-redirect" title="Expansion slot">expansion slots</a>, like <a href="/wiki/Conventional_PCI" class="mw-redirect" title="Conventional PCI">conventional PCI</a> or <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCI Express</a>, while laptops tend to have only one <a href="/wiki/Mini-PCI" class="mw-redirect" title="Mini-PCI">mini-PCI</a> slot and one <a href="/wiki/PC_Card" title="PC Card">PC Card</a> slot (or <a href="/wiki/ExpressCard" title="ExpressCard">ExpressCard</a> slot). Procedures for assembly and disassembly of desktops tend to be simple and standardized as well. This tends not to be the case for laptops, though adding or replacing some parts, like the <a href="/wiki/Optical_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Optical drive">optical drive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hard_disk" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard disk">hard disk</a>, or adding an extra <a href="/wiki/Memory_module" title="Memory module">memory module</a> is often quite simple. This means that a desktop computer configuration, usually a <a href="/wiki/Tower_case" class="mw-redirect" title="Tower case">tower case</a>, can be customized and upgraded to a greater extent than laptops. This customization has kept tower cases popular among <a href="/wiki/Gaming_computer" title="Gaming computer">gamers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Enthusiast_computing" class="mw-redirect" title="Enthusiast computing">enthusiasts</a>. </p><p>Another advantage of the desktop is that (apart from <a href="/wiki/Green_computing" title="Green computing">environmental concerns</a>) <a href="/wiki/Power_consumption" class="mw-redirect" title="Power consumption">power consumption</a> is not as critical as in laptop computers because the desktop is exclusively powered from the wall socket. Desktop computers also provide more space for cooling fans and vents to dissipate heat, allowing enthusiasts to overclock with less risk. The two large microprocessor manufacturers, <a href="/wiki/Intel" title="Intel">Intel</a> and <a href="/wiki/AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a>, have developed <a href="/wiki/Notebook_processor" class="mw-redirect" title="Notebook processor">special CPUs for mobile computers (i.e. laptops)</a> that consume <a href="/wiki/CPU_power_dissipation" class="mw-redirect" title="CPU power dissipation">less power</a> and lower heat, but with lower performance levels. </p><p>Laptop computers, conversely, offer portability that desktop systems (including small form factor and all-in-one desktops) cannot due to their compact size and <a href="/wiki/Clamshell_design" title="Clamshell design">clamshell design</a>. The laptop's all-in-one design provides a built-in keyboard and a pointing device (such as a <a href="/wiki/Touchpad" title="Touchpad">touchpad</a>) for its user and can draw on power supplied by a rechargeable battery. 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Overclocking is often more feasible on a desktop than on a laptop; similarly, hardware add-ons such as discrete graphics co-processors may be possible to install only in a desktop.<sup id="cite_ref-Comptolaptop_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Comptolaptop-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desktop_computer&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col 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