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A 'barebone computer' is a half-assembled platform that consists of a case with a power supply, a motherboard preinstalled into the system case, and a cooling system. Barebone computers are usually designed in a non-standard way and cannot be assembled out of widely available hardware parts.
The purchaser of such a platform only has to equip it with a CPU, RAM, hard drive and additional input/output devices depending on his/her own needs.
Barebones systems sometimes include a CPU or RAM.
Assembling a barebone computer by hand is usually less expensive than buying a pre-installed computer from a retailer. Barebone cases also have the advantage of being physically smaller, as the motherboard is integrated into the case and space is not required for its fitting and removal. However, this reduced footprint can result in limited space for extra I/O devices or PCI cards.

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★ Barebook

★ Shuttle Inc.

★ Asus