I've seen many people talk about Mini-ITX motherboards like the compromises are obvious. I mean, to an extent, they are. Yes, you do get fewer PCIe, M.2 slots, DIMM slots, and ports in general, but that's usually where the conversation ends.

Since those limitations are easy to see, I understand why they get all the attention. But when you spend enough time looking at SFF builds as a whole, you quickly realize that the limitations you notice on the spec sheet aren't really the ones that end up mattering.