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| Product | Apple Mac Mini (Core i7 2.3 GHz, fall 2012) | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) | Apple Mac Mini (fall 2012) | Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8)  | Origin Chronos (February 2012) |
| Price | $779.00 to $1,145.00 | $1,149.00 | $574.98 to $599.00 | MSRP: $2,099.00 | $1,199.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 3 stars | 3 stars | 1 stars | 2.5 stars | 4.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | February 1, 2012 |
| 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. | 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 (Fall 2012) Apple Mac mini - Core i7 2.3 GHz - Monitor : none. | Mac Mini (Fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz | 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 |
| Processor | 1 x Intel Core i7 3 2.3 GHz ( 3.3 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz ( Quad-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 |
| RAM | 4 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz | 4 GB | 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 |
| Hard Drive | 1 x HDD 1 TB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | 500 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA |
| Optical Storage | None | Info unavailable | None | 8X Slot Load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-R Drive) | DVD±RW (±R DL) |
| Graphics Controller | Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | Info unavailable | Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | nVidia GeForce GT 640M 2GB GDDR5 | nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16 |
| Operating System | Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion | Apple Mac OS X Mountain 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 | Full specifications |
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| MSRP: $2,099.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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