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The following table lists various hard disk and SSD form-factors and gives their actual size in millimetres.<\/b><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Factor<\/div><\/th>\n
Profile<\/div><\/th>\n
Platter Size (mm)<\/div><\/th>\n
Width (mm)<\/div><\/th>\n
Depth (mm)<\/div><\/th>\n
Height (mm)<\/div><\/th>\n
Comment<\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
5.25\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Full-Height<\/div><\/td>\n
130.05<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
203.2<\/div><\/td>\n
82.55<\/div><\/td>\n
All drives in early 1980s; Large capacity drives with many platters as late as the mid-1990s<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.25\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Half-Height<\/div><\/td>\n
130.05<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
203.2<\/div><\/td>\n
41.4<\/div><\/td>\n
Early 1980s through early 1990s<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.25\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Low-Profile<\/div><\/td>\n
130.05<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
203.2<\/div><\/td>\n
25.4<\/div><\/td>\n
Quantum Bigfoot, mid-to-late 1990s<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.25\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Ultra-Low-Profile<\/div><\/td>\n
130.05<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
203.2<\/div><\/td>\n
19.05<\/div><\/td>\n
Quantum Bigfoot, mid-to-late 1990s<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.25\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Ultra-Low-Profile<\/div><\/td>\n
130.05<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
203.2<\/div><\/td>\n
20.32<\/div><\/td>\n
Quantum Bigfoot, mid-to-late 1990s<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Half-Height<\/div><\/td>\n
63.5<\/div><\/td>\n
101.6<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
41.4<\/div><\/td>\n
High-end, high-capacity drives<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Half-Height<\/div><\/td>\n
76.2<\/div><\/td>\n
101.6<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
41.4<\/div><\/td>\n
High-end, high-capacity drives<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Half-Height<\/div><\/td>\n
95<\/div><\/td>\n
101.6<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
41.4<\/div><\/td>\n
High-end, high-capacity drives<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Low-Profile<\/div><\/td>\n
63.5<\/div><\/td>\n
101.6<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
25.4<\/div><\/td>\n
Industry standard, most common form factor for PC hard disks<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Low-Profile<\/div><\/td>\n
76.2<\/div><\/td>\n
101.6<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
25.4<\/div><\/td>\n
Industry standard, most common form factor for PC hard disks<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Low-Profile<\/div><\/td>\n
95<\/div><\/td>\n
101.6<\/div><\/td>\n
146.05<\/div><\/td>\n
25.4<\/div><\/td>\n
Industry standard, most common form factor for PC hard disks<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
19 mm Height<\/div><\/td>\n
63.5<\/div><\/td>\n
69.85<\/div><\/td>\n
100.08<\/div><\/td>\n
19.05<\/div><\/td>\n
Highest-capacity 2.5\u2033 drives, used in full-featured laptop systems<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
17 mm Height<\/div><\/td>\n
63.5<\/div><\/td>\n
69.85<\/div><\/td>\n
100.08<\/div><\/td>\n
17.02<\/div><\/td>\n
Mid-range capacity drives used in some laptop systems<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
12.5 mm Height<\/div><\/td>\n
63.5<\/div><\/td>\n
69.85<\/div><\/td>\n
100.08<\/div><\/td>\n
12.45<\/div><\/td>\n
Low-capacity drives used in small laptops (subnotebooks)<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.5\u2033<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
9.5 mm Height<\/div><\/td>\n
63.5<\/div><\/td>\n
69.85<\/div><\/td>\n
100.08<\/div><\/td>\n
9.4<\/div><\/td>\n
Lowest-capacity drives used in very small laptops (mini-subnotebooks)<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC Card<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Type I<\/div><\/td>\n
45.72<\/div><\/td>\n
54.1<\/div><\/td>\n
85.6<\/div><\/td>\n
3.3<\/div><\/td>\n
Not used for\u00a0hard disks<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC Card<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Type II<\/div><\/td>\n
45.72<\/div><\/td>\n
54.1<\/div><\/td>\n
85.6<\/div><\/td>\n
5.08<\/div><\/td>\n
Smaller-capacity expansion hard disks for laptops and consumer electronics<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC Card<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Type III<\/div><\/td>\n
45.72<\/div><\/td>\n
54.1<\/div><\/td>\n
85.6<\/div><\/td>\n
10.41<\/div><\/td>\n
Higher-capacity expansion hard disks for laptops<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Compact<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Type I<\/div><\/td>\n
25.4<\/div><\/td>\n
42.93<\/div><\/td>\n
36.07<\/div><\/td>\n
3.3<\/div><\/td>\n
Smaller-capacity flash cards for digital cameras, hand-held computers and consumer electronics; not used for\u00a0 hard disks (yet)<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Compact<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
Type II<\/div><\/td>\n
25.4<\/div><\/td>\n
42.93<\/div><\/td>\n
36.07<\/div><\/td>\n
5.08<\/div><\/td>\n
Larger-capacity flash cards and hard disks for digital cameras, hand-held computers and consumer electronics<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SD<\/b>
\n(Secure data)<\/div><\/td>\n
\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n
n\/a<\/div><\/td>\n
32<\/div><\/td>\n
24<\/div><\/td>\n
2.1<\/div><\/td>\n
Digital cameras, MP3 players and many other devices. Available in a variety of capacities:-\n

Standard SD: 4 MB to 4 GB
\nSDHC: 4 GB to 32 GB
\nSDXC: 32 GB to 2 TB<\/p>\n

Standard SD card has 9 contacts<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Mini SD
\n<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n
n\/a<\/div><\/td>\n
21.5<\/div><\/td>\n
20<\/div><\/td>\n
1.4<\/div><\/td>\n
Mini SD card has 11 contacts<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Micro SD
\n<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n
n\/a<\/div><\/td>\n
15<\/div><\/td>\n
11<\/div><\/td>\n
1<\/div><\/td>\n
MicroSD card has 8 contacts<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TF (Trans Flash)
\n<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\u00a0<\/div><\/td>\n
n\/a<\/div><\/td>\n
15<\/div><\/td>\n
11<\/div><\/td>\n
1<\/div><\/td>\n
TF card has 8 contacts<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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