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| Product | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) | Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8)  | Origin Chronos (February 2012) | Maingear F131 (Core i7 3770K, May 2012) | Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27 (Core i5) |
| Price | MSRP: $1,049.00 | MSRP: $2,099.00 | $1,199.00 | MSRP: $2,999.00 | $1,699.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 3 stars | 2.5 stars | 4.5 stars | 2 stars | 2.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | February 1, 2012 | May 1, 2012 | 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. | 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. | If you're in the market for a $3,000 gaming PC, the attractive, blazing fast Maingear F131 should be first on your list. | Tabletop PCs may not be fully ready for the mainstream, but this coffee-table-size version from Lenovo is fun to use, and doubles as a solid all-in-one desktop. |
| Product Description | Mac Mini (Fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz | - 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s 3.5 GHz 27 in | Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100 | F131 (May 2012) Maingear - Core i7 i7-3770K 3.5 GHz | - Core i3 27 in |
| Processor | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s / 3.5 GHz | Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100 | 1 Core i7 i7-3770K / 3.5 GHz ( 3.9 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) | Intel Core i3 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 | 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600 | Info unavailable |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB | 1 TB | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA | 1 x 500 GB - Serial ATA-600 | Info unavailable |
| Operating System | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Microsoft Windows 8 | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Full specifications | 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: $2,999.00 See manufacturer website for availability. | Prices from 1 store |
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