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| Product | Gateway SX Series SX2870-UR10P | HP Pavilion 23-1000z | Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8) | Origin Chronos (February 2012) |
| Price | MSRP: $499.99 | MSRP: $699.00 | MSRP: $2,099.00 | $1,199.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 0 stars | 0 stars | 2.5 stars | 4.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | February 1, 2012 |
| Bottom line | Budget desktops might not be all that exciting, but the Gateway SX2870-UR10P slim tower shows you can still find a worthwhile day-to-day PC for under $500. | 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. | 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 | Gateway SX desktop SX desktop - 2nd Gen Core i3 i3-2120 3.3 GHz - Monitor : none. | - A4 5400K 3.6 GHz 23 in | - 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 | Intel 2nd Gen Core i3 i3-2120 / 3.3 GHz ( Dual-Core ) 1 2 | AMD A4 5400K / 3.6 GHz | 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 GB L3 cache | 1 MB | Info unavailable | 3 MB L3 cache |
| RAM | 6 GB 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB DDR3 SODIMM | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | 1 TB | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM | Info unavailable | 8X Slot Load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-R Drive) | DVD±RW (±R DL) |
| Monitor | none. | 23 in | 27 in | Info unavailable |
| Graphics Controller | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Integrated graphics - AMD | nVidia GeForce GT 640M 2GB GDDR5 | nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16 |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Windows 7 Home Premium [64-bit] | Microsoft Windows 8 | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices | MSRP: $499.99 See manufacturer website for availability. | MSRP: $699.00 See manufacturer website for availability. | MSRP: $2,099.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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