The Globe and Mail's “Chic Geek” Ian Johnson has discovered the Mini-ITX tiny motherboard form-factor, and he likes what he sees. In his article titled “Mini-ITX: Incredibly Tiny, eXceptionally cool,” Johnson notes that “Mini-ITX motherboards are just starting to go… mainstream, and they're real beauties if you want to save money and space. They're about the size of a CD jewel case and sell for between $75 and $200 (U.S.), depending on the speed of their built-in processor. All you have to do is add a case, memory and a hard disk, load an operating system and plug in a monitor, and you're off . . . Whether you're a hardware hobbyist, an audio-videophile who wants to expand a home theatre's capabilities, or someone who just needs a basic PC and likes to save money and space, Mini-ITX is definitely worth checking out.”

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