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| Product | Gateway SX Series SX2870-UR10P | HP Pavilion 23-1000z | Origin Chronos (February 2012) |
| Price | MSRP: $499.99 | MSRP: $699.00 | $1,199.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 0 stars | 0 stars | 4.5 stars |
| Release date | 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. | 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 | Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100 |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 |
| Type | Personal computer | Info unavailable | Personal computer |
| Product Form Factor | Small form factor | Info unavailable | Tower |
| Processor | Intel 2nd Gen Core i3 i3-2120 / 3.3 GHz ( Dual-Core ) 1 2 | AMD A4 5400K / 3.6 GHz | Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100 |
| Cache Memory | 3 GB L3 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB L3 cache |
| RAM | 6 GB 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB DDR3 SODIMM | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 |
| Storage Controller | Serial ATA | Info unavailable | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM | Info unavailable | DVD±RW (±R DL) |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Monitor | none. | 23 in | Info unavailable |
| Storage Removable | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Graphics Controller | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Integrated graphics - AMD | nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16 |
| Networking | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Info unavailable | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Windows 7 Home Premium [64-bit] | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| 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. |
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