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| Product | Origin Chronos (February 2012)  | Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8) | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) | Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27 (Core i5) |
| Price | $1,199.00 | MSRP: $2,099.00 | $1,149.00 | $1,699.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 4.5 stars | 2.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 2.5 stars |
| Release date | February 1, 2012 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100 | - 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s 3.5 GHz 27 in | Mac Mini (Fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz | - Core i3 27 in |
| Processor | Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100 | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s / 3.5 GHz | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | Intel Core i3 |
| RAM | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB | Info unavailable |
| Hard Drive | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA | 1 TB | 1 TB | Info unavailable |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Microsoft Windows 8 | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices |
| MSRP: $2,099.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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