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| Product | Apple Mac Mini (fall 2012) | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) | Apple Mac Mini (2.5GHz Core i5, Summer 2011) | Origin Chronos (February 2012)  |
| Price | $574.98 to $599.00 | MSRP: $1,049.00 | $648.00 to $1,621.12 | $1,199.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 1 stars | 3 stars | 2 stars | 4.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | July 20, 2011 | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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 | Mac Mini (Summer 2011) - Core i5 2.5 GHz Apple Mac mini - Monitor : none. | Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100 |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Personal computer | Info unavailable | Personal computer | Personal computer |
| Product Form Factor | Desktop slimline | Info unavailable | Desktop slimline | Tower |
| 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 Core i5 2.5 GHz 1 ( Dual-Core ) | Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100 |
| Cache Memory | 3 MB L3 cache | Info unavailable | 3 MB L3 cache | 3 MB L3 cache |
| RAM | 4 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz | 4 GB | 4 GB 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600 | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 |
| Storage Controller | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; None | Info unavailable | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; None | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive | 500 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | 500 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | None | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Optical Storage | None | Info unavailable | None | DVD±RW (±R DL) |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | None | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Storage Removable | None | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Graphics Controller | Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | Info unavailable | AMD Radeon HD 6630M | nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16 |
| Audio Output | Integrated - Stereo | Info unavailable | Integrated - Stereo | 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 | Info unavailable | Bluetooth 4.0 IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet |
| Operating System | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Apple Mac OS X Lion | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices |
| MSRP: $1,049.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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