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Apple Mac Mini compare (2.5GHz Core i5, Summer 2011)

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Product	Apple Mac Mini (2.5GHz Core i5, Summer 2011)	Apple Mac Mini (fall 2012)	Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8)	Origin Chronos (February 2012)
Price	$649.99 to $1,621.12	$569.00 to $599.00	MSRP: $2,099.00	$1,199.00
CNET editors' rating	3 stars	4 stars	4 stars	4 stars
Average user rating	2 stars	1 stars	2.5 stars	4.5 stars
Release date	July 20, 2011	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	February 1, 2012
Bottom line	Apple's new $799 Mac Mini demands that you abandon disc-based media, and that you surround it with potentially expensive extra hardware to realize its full benefits. It makes most sense for committed Mac users, those who need it for a specific niche-case, or for those who value design over functionality for the dollar.	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.	The Origin Chronos shows the strength of small boutique vendors with a fast, affordable, and compact little desktop that I can recommend to any PC gamer.
Product Description	Mac Mini (Summer 2011) - Core i5 2.5 GHz Apple Mac mini - Monitor : none.	Apple Mac mini Mac Mini (fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i5 2.5 GHz - Monitor : none.	- 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s 3.5 GHz 27 in	Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100
Packaged Quantity	1	1	Info unavailable	1
Type	Personal computer	Personal computer	Info unavailable	Personal computer
Product Form Factor	Desktop slimline	Desktop slimline	Info unavailable	Tower
Processor	Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz 1 ( Dual-Core )	Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1 3 2.5 GHz ( 3.1 GHz ) ( Dual-Core )	Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s / 3.5 GHz	Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100
Cache Memory	3 MB L3 cache	3 MB L3 cache	Info unavailable	3 MB L3 cache
RAM	4 GB 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600	4 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz	6 GB DDR3 SDRAM	8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800
Storage Controller	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; None	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; None	Info unavailable	Serial ATA
Hard Drive	500 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA	500 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA	1 TB	750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA
Hard Drive (3rd)	None	None	Info unavailable	None
Optical Storage	None	None	8X Slot Load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-R Drive)	DVD±RW (±R DL)
Optical Storage (2nd)	None	None	Info unavailable	None
Monitor	none.	none.	27 in	Info unavailable
Storage Removable	None	None	Info unavailable	None
Graphics Controller	AMD Radeon HD 6630M	Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0	nVidia GeForce GT 640M 2GB GDDR5	nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16
Audio Output	Integrated - Stereo	Integrated - Stereo	Info unavailable	Integrated - 7.1 channel surround
Networking	Bluetooth 4.0 IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g	Bluetooth 4.0 IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g	Info unavailable	Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System	Apple Mac OS X Lion	Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion	Microsoft Windows 8	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Datavision Computer Video $649.99 In stock: Yes Memory4Less.com $1,621.12 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 stores	Apple Inc. $599.00 In stock: Yes B&H Photo-Video $574.98 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $574.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 7 stores	MSRP: $2,099.00 See manufacturer website for availability.	Origin PC Corporation $1,199.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 1 store