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| Product | HP Pavilion 23-1000z | Origin Chronos (February 2012) | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) | Dell XPS 18 |
| Price | MSRP: $699.00 | $1,199.00 | MSRP: $1,049.00 | MSRP: $899.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 0 stars | 4.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 0 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | February 1, 2012 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | 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. | 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. | 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. | It's the best of the small handful of current
tablet/all-in-one hybrids, with a subtle, sophisticated design and good battery life, but this new genre is still in its early days. |
| Product Description | - A4 5400K 3.6 GHz 23 in | Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100 | Mac Mini (Fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz | 18.4 in |
| Processor | AMD A4 5400K / 3.6 GHz | Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100 | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | Intel |
| RAM | 4 GB DDR3 SODIMM | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | Info unavailable |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Home Premium [64-bit] | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Info unavailable |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices | MSRP: $699.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
| MSRP: $1,049.00 See manufacturer website for availability. | MSRP: $899.99 See manufacturer website for availability. |