comparing
Remotes / controllers
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sort gdgt score |
91
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90
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pending
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88
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pending
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sort Avg. critic rating |
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no data
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no data
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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 Form factor |
Bar
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Bar
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Bar
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Bar
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Bar
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sort Number of hard buttons |
31
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25
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7
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46
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35
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sort Button illumination |
Backlit
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Backlit
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—
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Backlit
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None
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sort Navigation type |
D-pad
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D-pad
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D-pad
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D-pad
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D-pad
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sort Programmable |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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sort Programming types |
Direct / codes, IR learning, USB
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—
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—
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IR learning, USB
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Direct / codes, USB
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sort OS support |
Windows (7, Vista, XP, 64-bit, 64-bit), Mac OS (OS X)
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—
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—
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Windows (7, Vista, XP), Mac OS (OS X)
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—
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sort Non-volatile memory |
Yes
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort Macros / activities |
Yes
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—
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No
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Yes
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No
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Display toggle |
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sort Display |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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No
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sort Screen size |
2.2 inches
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2.4 inches
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—
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—
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—
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sort Screen resolution |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort Screen type |
LCD (Active, Color, Backlit)
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LCD (Color)
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—
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LCD (Active, Color, Backlit)
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—
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sort Touchscreen |
Capacitive [finger]
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Capacitive [finger]
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—
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No
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—
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sort Ambient light sensor |
No
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—
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—
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No
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—
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sort Customization |
Button labels
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—
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—
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Button labels
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—
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Other features toggle |
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sort Home automation support |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort Media PC control |
No
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—
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Yes
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No
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—
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sort Contextual help system |
Yes
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—
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No
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Yes
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—
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sort Built-in programming guide |
—
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—
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No
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No
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—
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sort Speaker |
No
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—
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No
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No
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—
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Communication toggle |
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sort Wireless type |
Infrared
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Infrared
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Infrared
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Infrared
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Infrared
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sort WiFi |
No
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—
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No
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No
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—
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sort WiFi encryption |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort Range |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Receiver / bridge toggle |
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sort Receiver / bridge (included) |
No
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—
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No
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No
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—
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sort Connections |
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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sort 2-way control support |
No
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—
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No
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No
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—
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Power toggle |
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sort Battery size |
Rechargeable
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Rechargeable
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—
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Rechargeable
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AAA
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sort Battery type |
Li-ion (Removable)
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—
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—
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NiMH
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—
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sort Battery status indicator |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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sort Pick up / motion sensor |
Yes
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—
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No
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No
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No
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sort Charging base |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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Size and Weight toggle |
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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) |
—
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October 3, 2012
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October 20, 2009
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November, 2011
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sort Announced (US) |
—
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—
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October 20, 2009
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September 3, 2009
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July 26, 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 |
$199.99 USD
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$249.99 USD
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$19 USD
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$119.99 USD
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$19.99 USD
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Colors toggle |
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sort Colors |
Black
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Black
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Silver
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Gray
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Black
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General Info toggle |
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sort Mfr. warranty |
1 year
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1 year
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—
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1 year
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—
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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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—
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—
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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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—
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