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to be considered a full tower, but four is a rough estimate. Most servers are in full-tower
cases. A
mini-tower
is smaller and has fewer drive bays, perhaps only two or three.
All computers that consist of a big rectangular box with a separate monitor and
keyboard are desktop PCs. But there is also a special style of case called a
desktop case
,
which sits on the desk with its largest side down. Figure 4.6 shows a desktop case, and
Figure 4.7 shows a full tower.
FIGURE 4.6
Desktopcase
Courtesy of Lenovo
FIGURE 4.7
Full-towercase