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| Product | Velocity Micro Vector Campus Edition | Apple Mac Mini with Fusion Drive (fall 2012) | Origin Chronos (February 2012)  | Apple Mac Mini (fall 2012) | Asus Essentio CM6870 |
| Price | MSRP: $999.00 | MSRP: $1,049.00 | $1,199.00 | $574.98 to $599.00 | $1,634.60 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3 stars |
| Average user rating | 0 stars | 3 stars | 4.5 stars | 1 stars | 0.5 stars |
| Release date | June 11, 2012 | Info unavailable | February 1, 2012 | Info unavailable | April 29, 2012 |
| Bottom line | The Velocity Micro Vector Campus Edition is a great fit for those who need fast, affordable CPU performance and midtower expandability. | 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. | 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. | Intel's new CPUs are the most compelling feature in this new Asus Essentio CM6870 desktop. Otherwise, it's just another midtower. |
| Product Description | - 3rd Gen Core i5 3570K | Mac Mini (Fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz | Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100 | Apple Mac mini Mac Mini (fall 2012) - 3rd Gen Core i5 2.5 GHz - Monitor : none. | - 2nd Gen Core i7 ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-3AD i7-3770 3.4 GHz - Monitor : none. |
| Processor | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3570K | Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100 | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1 3 2.5 GHz ( 3.1 GHz ) ( Dual-Core ) | Intel 2nd Gen Core i7 1 3 i7-3770 / 3.4 GHz ( 3.9 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 | 4 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz | 16 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz |
| Graphics Controller | Nvidia GeForce 560 SE | Info unavailable | nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16 | Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 |
| Hard Drive | Info unavailable | 1 TB | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA | 500 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 x HDD 2 TB - Serial ATA-300 |
| Operating System | Info unavailable | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices | MSRP: $999.00 See manufacturer website for availability. | MSRP: $1,049.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |
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