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| Product | Apple Mac Mini (fall 2012) | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) | Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8) | HP Pavilion 23-1000z |
| Price | $565.00 to $599.00 | MSRP: $1,049.00 | MSRP: $2,099.00 | MSRP: $699.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 1 stars | 3.5 stars | 2.5 stars | 0 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | 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. | 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. | 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. | HP has made an aggressive move in the budget PC space with this big-screen all-in-one that will serve as an affordable, generally capable home computer. |
| Product Description | Apple Mac mini Mac Mini (fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i5 2.5 GHz - Monitor : none. | Mac Mini (Fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz | - 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s 3.5 GHz 27 in | - A4 5400K 3.6 GHz 23 in |
| Processor | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1 3 2.5 GHz ( 3.1 GHz ) ( Dual-Core ) | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s / 3.5 GHz | AMD A4 5400K / 3.6 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz | 4 GB | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB DDR3 SODIMM |
| Hard Drive | 500 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Monitor | none. | Info unavailable | 27 in | 23 in |
| Graphics Controller | Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | Info unavailable | nVidia GeForce GT 640M 2GB GDDR5 | Integrated graphics - AMD |
| Operating System | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Microsoft Windows 8 | Windows 7 Home Premium [64-bit] |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices |
| MSRP: $1,049.00 See manufacturer website for availability. | MSRP: $2,099.00 See manufacturer website for availability. | MSRP: $699.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |