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| Product | Acer Revo 100 RL100-U1002 | Gateway SX Series SX2870-UR10P | Samsung Chromebox Series 3 | Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8)  | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) |
| Price | $375.58 to $562.30 | MSRP: $499.99 | $473.70 to $529.00 | MSRP: $2,099.00 | $1,149.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 3 stars | 0 stars | 4 stars | 2.5 stars | 3 stars |
| Release date | June 1, 2011 | Info unavailable | May 29, 2012 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | Not everyone wants a living-room computer, but the Acer Revo 100 is one of the better low-cost HTPCs we've seen thanks to a wisely chosen feature set, its attractive design, and a mostly well-conceived input device. | Budget desktops might not be all that exciting, but the Gateway SX2870-UR10P slim tower shows you can still find a worthwhile day-to-day PC for under $500. | The attractive, fairly priced Samsung Chromebox desktop turns Google's Web-based Chrome OS into a not entirely unreasonable option for certain low-cost PC shoppers. | Updated with a touch screen, a new stand, and up-to-date components, the Dell XPS One 27 leads the inaugural class of
Windows 8 PCs. | With or without its new Fusion hybrid drive, Apple finally has a
Mac Mini that competes well against mainstream Windows PCs in the same price range. |
| Product Description | Acer Aspire REVO - Athlon II Neo 1.3 GHz RL100-U1002 K325 - Monitor : none. | Gateway SX desktop SX desktop - 2nd Gen Core i3 i3-2120 3.3 GHz - Monitor : none. | Chromebox Series 3 B840 1.9 GHz Samsung Series 3 Chromebox - Celeron - Monitor : none. | - 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s 3.5 GHz 27 in | Mac Mini (Fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz |
| Processor | Athlon II Neo 1.3 GHz 1 x AMD K325 ( Dual-Core ) | Intel 2nd Gen Core i3 i3-2120 / 3.3 GHz ( Dual-Core ) 1 2 | Intel B840 / 1.9 GHz ( Dual-Core ) Celeron | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s / 3.5 GHz | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
| RAM | 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz | 6 GB 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB 4 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB |
| Hard Drive | 1 x HDD 750 GB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 16 GB SSD | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW / DVD-RAM | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM | None | 8X Slot Load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-R Drive) | Info unavailable |
| Monitor | none. | none. | none. | 27 in | Info unavailable |
| Graphics Controller | NVIDIA ION | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Intel HD Graphics | nVidia GeForce GT 640M 2GB GDDR5 | Info unavailable |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Google Chrome OS | Microsoft Windows 8 | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices |
| MSRP: $499.99 See manufacturer website for availability. |
| MSRP: $2,099.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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