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gdgt score

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94
90

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Avg. critic rating

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8.6
8.3
7.8
7.9

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Avg. user rating

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8.2
8.9
9.0
8.7

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Price

General

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Type

Gaming
All-in-one
Small form-factor
All-in-one
All-in-one

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Screen size

27 inches
21.5 inches
27 inches

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Screen resolution

2560 x 1600
1920 x 1080
2560 x 1440

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Aspect ratio

16:9
16:9
16:9

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Screen type

LCD (Active, Color, LED backlight)
LCD (Active, Color, LED backlight)
LCD (Color, LED backlight)

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Touchscreen

No
No
No

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Screen surface

Matte / anti-glare
Matte / anti-glare
Glossy

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Bundled OS

Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS (Snow Leopard [10.6])

Processor

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Processor make

Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel

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CPU family

Core i5
Core i5
Core i5
Core i5

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CPU model

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Processor speed

2.9 GHz
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
2.7 GHz

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Number of CPUs

1
1
1
1

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Number of cores (per CPU)

Quad-core
Dual-core
Quad-core
Quad-core

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Hyperthreading

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Cache size

Video

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Graphics adapter

Discrete
Integrated
Discrete
Discrete

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Graphics (discrete)

NVIDIA (GeForce)
NVIDIA (GeForce)
ATI / AMD (Radeon)

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GPU model

GTX 660M
HD 4000
GT 640M
6770M

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Graphics speed

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Video RAM

512 MB
512 MB

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Graphics (integrated)

Intel

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Clock speed

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Memory type

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SLI

No
No

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Video outputs

DisplayPort (Mini connector), HDMI
DisplayPort (Mini connector)
HDMI (v1.4)
DisplayPort (Mini connector)
DisplayPort

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Integrated TV tuner

No

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Analog tuners

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Digital tuners

Optical media

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Optical drives

None
None
None
None
1

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Disc loading type

Slot loading

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Readable optical media

DVD, CD

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Optical write support

Yes

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Writable optical media

DVD, CD

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Writable Blu-ray formats

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Writable DVD formats

DVD-R (DL [double layer]), DVD-RW, DVD+R (DL [double layer]), DVD+RW

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CD formats

CD-R, CD-RW

Networking

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WiFi

802.11 b, g, n (2.4 GHz)
802.11 b, g, n (2.4, 5 GHz)
802.11 b, g, n (2.4 GHz)
802.11 a, b, g, n

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WiFi encryption

WEP, WPA
WEP, WPA, WPA2
WEP, WPA, WPA2

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Ethernet

10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]

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Ethernet ports

1 ports
1 ports
1 ports
1 ports

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Analog modem

None
None

Memory details

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RAM bus / speed

DDR3 (1600)
DDR3 (1600)
DDR3 (1600)
DDR3 (1333)

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Memory package

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RAM slots

4 slots (total)
2 slots (occupied)
3 slots (total)
1 slots (occupied)
2 slots (total)
1 slots (occupied)
4 slots (total)

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Maximum RAM

32 GB (system)
8 GB (per module)
16 GB (system)
8 GB (per module)
16 GB (system)
8 GB (per module)
16 GB (system)

Storage details

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Storage interface

SATA
SATA (6.0 GBps)

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eSATA

No

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Drive bays

2.5 inches
1 bays (total)
1 bays (occupied)

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RAID support

None

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RAID type

System

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Chipset

Intel
Intel

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Chipset model

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System bus speed

Slots / bays / chassis

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Expansion card slots

No
No

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Card slots

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Accessible external bays

No
No

Environmental

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System cooling

Fan-cooled
Fan-cooled

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Noise level

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Energy Star compliant

Yes
Yes
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RoHS compliant

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EPEAT rating

Gold
Gold
Gold

Other features

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Wireless keyboard / mouse

No
Bluetooth

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IR port

Yes

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Remote (included)

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Integrated webcam

Yes
No
Yes
Yes

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Security lock slot

No

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Case lighting

No

Memory and storage (basic)

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System RAM

8 GB
4 GB
8 GB
4 GB

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Hard drive(s)

1 TB (total)
Platter
1 TB (total)
Platter
500 GB (total)
Platter
1 TB (total)
Platter
1 TB (total)
Platter

Connections

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USB (rear)

3.0 (4 port(s)), 2.0 (4 port(s))
3.0 (4 port(s))
3.0 (4 port(s))
3.0 (4 port(s))
2.0 (4 port(s))

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USB (front)

None
None

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Thunderbolt

No
2 port(s)
Yes
2 port(s)
Yes

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FireWire (rear)

No
No
800
No
800

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FireWire (front)

No
No
No
No

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Bluetooth

4.0
4.0
4.0
2.1 + EDR

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Common profiles

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Legacy ports

Audio

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Type

Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
Integrated

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Audio inputs

3.5mm
3.5mm

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Audio outputs

TOSLINK (optical)
3.5mm
3.5mm
3.5mm
3.5mm, TOSLINK (optical)

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Audio channels

Stereo
Stereo
Stereo

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Surround channels

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Built-in microphone

Yes
No
Yes
Yes

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Speakers

Stereo
Mono
Stereo
Stereo

Memory card reader

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Memory card reader

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Memory card support

SD
SD (SDXC, SDHC)
SD
SD (SDXC)

Removable disks

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Removable disk drive

No
No
No

Power

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Power adapter

External
Internal
Internal
Internal (310 W)

Size and Weight

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Height

20.3 inches
1.4 inches
17.7 inches
20.4 inches

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Width

25.6 inches
7.7 inches
20.8 inches
25.6 inches

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Depth

8 inches
7.7 inches
6.9 inches
8.15 inches

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Weight

21 pounds
2.7 pounds
12.5 pounds
30.5 pounds

Pricing and Availability

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Availability

Pre-release
Available
Available
Available
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Discontinued (US)

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Released (US)

November 30, 2012
October 23, 2012
November 30, 2012
May 3, 2011

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Announced (US)

January 7, 2013
October 23, 2012
October 23, 2012
October 23, 2012
May 3, 2011

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Rumored (US)

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Original price

$1799 USD
$599 USD
$1299 USD
$1699 USD

Colors

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Colors

Black
Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver

General Info

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Mfr. warranty

1 year