comparing
Digital media players
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sort gdgt score |
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81
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78
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71
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sort Avg. critic rating |
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sort Avg. user rating |
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sort Price |
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General toggle |
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sort Type |
Audio / video player
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Audio / video player
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Audio / video player
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Audio / video player
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Audio player
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Supported media toggle |
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sort Audio codec support |
AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA
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AAC, MP3, WAV
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—
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AAC, MP3, WMA
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—
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sort Audible support |
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Version 4
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No
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—
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—
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sort Video playback |
Yes
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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—
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sort Video codec support |
AVI, h.264 / AVC, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, XviD
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h.264 / AVC, Motion JPEG, MPEG-4, Quicktime
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—
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DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, XviD
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—
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sort Photo viewer |
Yes
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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—
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sort Image format support |
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
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GIF, JPEG, TIFF
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JPEG
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—
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Services toggle |
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sort Video services |
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iTunes, Netflix, YouTube, Other
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—
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—
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sort Audio services |
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iTunes
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—
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—
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iTunes, Pandora, Other
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sort Photo services |
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Flickr, Other
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—
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—
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Storage toggle |
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sort Internal storage |
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No
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No
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—
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—
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sort USB |
2.0
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2.0 (1 ports)
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2.0
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2.0 (1 ports)
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2.0
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sort Memory card reader |
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No
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No
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—
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—
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sort Memory card support |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Speakers toggle |
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sort Speakers |
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None
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None
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—
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Remote toggle |
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sort Remote (included) |
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Other batteries
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—
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Yes
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—
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sort IR blaster |
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No
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—
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—
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—
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sort Serial control |
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No
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—
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—
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—
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Power toggle |
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sort Power adapter |
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Internal
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External
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—
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—
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Other features toggle |
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sort Upgradeable firmware |
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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sort Front text display |
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No
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No
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No
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Outputs toggle |
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sort Video outputs |
HDMI (1 outputs), RCA / composite (1 outputs)
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HDMI (1 outputs)
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Component (1 outputs), RCA / composite (1 outputs), S-Video (1 outputs)
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HDMI (1 outputs), RCA / composite (1 outputs)
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sort Audio outputs |
TOSLINK (optical)
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via HDMI, TOSLINK (optical)
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RCA stereo
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RCA stereo
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3.5mm stereo
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Inputs toggle |
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sort Video input support |
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No
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—
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—
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—
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sort Video inputs |
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort Audio input support |
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No
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—
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—
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Yes
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sort Audio inputs |
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—
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—
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—
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3.5mm
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Networking toggle |
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sort WiFi |
802.11 b, g, n
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802.11 a, b, g, n
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No
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802.11 n
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—
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sort WiFi encryption |
—
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WEP, WPA, WPA2
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—
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—
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—
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sort Ethernet |
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10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
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10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
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10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
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—
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sort Media protocols |
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—
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—
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—
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Compatibility toggle |
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sort Requires desktop software |
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No
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Yes
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No
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—
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sort OS support |
—
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—
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—
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—
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Size and Weight toggle |
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sort Height |
1.2 inches
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0.9 inches
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2.4 inches
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1.7 inches
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sort Width |
4.9 inches
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3.9 inches
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13.3 inches
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5.9 inches
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sort Depth |
3.9 inches
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3.9 inches
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5.6 inches
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5.9 inches
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sort Weight |
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0.6 pounds
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4 ounces
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0.9 pounds
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Pricing and Availability toggle |
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sort Availability |
Available
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Available
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Available
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Available
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Available
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sort Discontinued (US) |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort Released (US) |
October 6, 2011
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September 1, 2010
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October, 2011
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sort Announced (US) |
October 6, 2011
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September 1, 2010
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September 14, 2011
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sort Rumored (US) |
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort Original price |
$99.99 USD
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$99 USD
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$99.99 USD
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$69 USD
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Colors toggle |
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sort Colors |
Black
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Black
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Black
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Black
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Black
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General Info toggle |
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sort Mfr. warranty |
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1 year
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90 days
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Environmental toggle |
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sort Energy Star compliant |
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Yes
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—
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Yes
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sort RoHS compliant |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort EPEAT rating |
—
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—
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—
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—
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