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Network storage / home servers
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sort gdgt score |
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pending
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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 Total drive bays |
2
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1
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5
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4
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2
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sort Occupied drive bays |
2
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1
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0
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0
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0
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sort Drive type |
Platter (7200 rpm)
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Platter
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sort Included storage |
4 TB (total)
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sort Addressable storage |
4 TB (max)
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1 TB (max)
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10 TB (max)
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16 TB (max)
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6 TB (max)
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sort Drive form factor |
3.5 inches
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3.5 inches
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3.5 inches
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sort Storage interface |
SATA
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SATA (3.0 GBps)
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SATA
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sort Drive insertion |
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None / external
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Bare drive
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Bare drive
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sort Embedded OS |
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Linux
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Array types and file systems toggle |
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sort Array types |
RAID (1, 01), JBOD
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RAID (0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 01)
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RAID
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sort Automatic storage expansion |
No
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sort Mixed drive capacities |
No
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sort Hot-swappable drives |
No
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—
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—
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sort Hot-spare support |
No
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—
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—
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—
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sort Degraded usage mode |
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sort Data integrity |
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sort File system support |
—
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FAT32, FAT, EXT4, EXT3
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Speed toggle |
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sort Read speed (max) |
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110.19 MBps
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sort Write speed (max) |
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71.84 MBps
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External storage / peripherals toggle |
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sort USB |
2.0 (1 port(s))
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2.0 (2 port(s))
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sort eSATA |
No
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—
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—
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No
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sort External backup |
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—
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—
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sort Data import |
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sort Printer sharing |
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Yes
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Hardware toggle |
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sort CPU |
800 MHz
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2.13 GHz
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1.2 GHz
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sort Maximum RAM |
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1 GB
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256 MB
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sort RAM slots |
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Software toggle |
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sort Installable apps |
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—
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No
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sort Upgradeable firmware |
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Yes
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Security toggle |
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sort Permissions |
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—
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—
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Yes
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sort Security lock slot |
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Yes
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Other features toggle |
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sort Activity / status indicator |
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Yes
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Yes
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sort Front text display |
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—
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—
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No
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sort Shortcut / backup button |
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sort Desktop client application |
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—
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No
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sort OS support |
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sort Capacity gauge |
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Yes
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sort Health status indicator |
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sort Cooling fan |
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Yes
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Networking toggle |
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sort WiFi |
No
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—
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—
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No
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sort WiFi encryption |
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—
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—
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sort Ethernet |
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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sort Ethernet ports |
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sort Ethernet features |
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Services toggle |
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sort File services |
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—
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NFS, iSCSI, FTP, WebDAV
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sort Media services |
DLNA, UPnP, iTunes Server
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DLNA, UPnP
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DLNA, UPnP, iTunes Server
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DLNA, UPnP, SqueezeCenter
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DLNA
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sort Download clients |
—
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—
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BitTorrent, HTTP, FTP
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BitTorrent, HTTP, FTP
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sort Remote access |
Yes
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—
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Yes
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sort Email alerts |
Yes
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—
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Yes
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Connections (to host computer) toggle |
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sort USB |
No
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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sort Thunderbolt |
No
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—
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No
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No
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sort FireWire / 1394 |
No
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—
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—
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No
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No
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sort eSATA |
No
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—
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—
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3.0 GBps
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Memory card reader toggle |
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sort Memory card reader |
No
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—
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sort Memory card support |
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Power toggle |
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sort Power features |
Spin-down mode
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Power schedule
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sort Power adapter |
External
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Internal
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Internal
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sort Redundant power supply |
No
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—
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No
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sort UPS support |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Size and Weight toggle |
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sort Height |
6.5 inches
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6.6 inches
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7.3 inches
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6.5 inches
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6.5 inches
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sort Width |
3.9 inches
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2 inches
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5.9 inches
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9.18 inches
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3.94 inches
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sort Depth |
6.2 inches
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5.5 inches
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10.3 inches
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7.99 inches
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225 inches
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sort Weight |
4.98 pounds
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2.41 pounds
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8 pounds
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4.48 pounds
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2.07 pounds
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Pricing and Availability toggle |
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sort Availability |
Available
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Pre-release
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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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sort Released (US) |
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April, 2010
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March 21, 2012
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sort Announced (US) |
January 5, 2012
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October 7, 2010
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November 1, 2011
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sort Rumored (US) |
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sort Original price |
$399.99 USD
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$169.99 USD
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$699 USD
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$720 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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White
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General Info toggle |
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sort Mfr. warranty |
1 year
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—
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—
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2 years
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2 years
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Environmental toggle |
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sort Energy Star compliant |
—
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—
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—
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sort RoHS compliant |
Yes
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—
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Yes
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sort EPEAT rating |
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