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Product name	Samsung Chromebook Series 3 Close	Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Summer 2012) Close	Samsung QX410-J01 Close	Sony Vaio E Series SVE11113FXW Close
Price	$249 to $263 at 2 stores	$1,129 to $1,199 at 6 stores	$499 at 1 store	$969 at 1 store
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Good Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Very good Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars out of 15 reviews	4.0 stars out of 18 reviews	3.5 stars out of 42 reviews	2.0 stars out of 2 reviews
Release date	October 18, 2012	June 11, 2012	November 18, 2010	June 22, 2012
The Bottom Line	The $249 Samsung Chromebook is a good extra computer for cloud-loving Google-centric Web users.	This year's MacBook Air opts for gradual improvements rather than anything revolutionary, but lowered prices continue to make it the go-to mainstream recommendation for any MacBook owner-to-be.	Slickly designed and amply featured, the Samsung QX410 looks and plays the part of a more expensive high-end laptop at a price that's a solid value.	With only a handful of 11-inch laptops still available, serious travelers are flocking to ultrathin 13-inch models instead. But the low price and good battery life of the Sony Vaio E keep it from being counted out.
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Software Included	Info unavailable	Apple iCal Apple QuickTime Apple iTunes Apple Spotlight Drivers & Utilities Apple Address Book Apple iLife '11 Apple Safari Apple Mac App Store Apple Launchpad Apple Mission Control Apple FaceTime Apple Time Machine Apple Quick Look Photo Booth Apple Mac OS X Mail Apple Versions Apple AirDrop Apple Auto Save Apple Resume	Samsung Recovery Solution V Samsung Fast Start Samsung Easy Speed Up Manager CyberLink Youcam Samsung Easy Display Manager Norton Internet Security (60 days subscription)	VAIO Care VAIO Media Gallery Sony PlayMemories Home Microsoft Office 2010 Starter VAIO Gate Kaspersky Internet Security (30 days subscription)
Storage	16 GB	128 GB SSD	640 GB HDD / 5400 rpm	500 GB HDD / 5400 rpm
Battery	2-cell - up to 6.3 hour(s)	up to 7 hour(s)	6-cell - up to 7 hour(s)	up to 5.5 hour(s)
System Type	Chromebook	Notebook	Notebook	Notebook
Product Description	Samsung Series 3 - 11.6 in 5 - Google Chrome OS - 2 GB RAM - 16 GB XE303C12 - Exynos 5 - 16 GB Flash	Apple MacBook Air MacBook Air (13 in, Summer 2012) - 13.3 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD	Samsung QX410 J01 - 14 in - Core i5 i5-460M - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition - 4 GB RAM - 640 GB HDD	Sony VAIO E Series VAIO E - 11.6 in - E2-1800 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD
Graphics	Info unavailable	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce 310M / Intel HD Graphics - 512 MB	AMD Radeon HD 7340
Operating System	Google Chrome OS	Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Dimensions (WxDxH)	11.4 in x 8.1 in x 0.7 in	12.8 in x 8.94 in x 0.68 in	13.7 in x 9.7 in x 1.1 in	11.4 in x 8 in x 1.3 in
Weight	2.4 lbs	2.96 lbs	5.1 lbs	3.3 lbs
Optical Drive	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	DVD SuperMulti DL	Info unavailable
Networking	802.11n None	802.11n None Bluetooth 4.0	802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None WiMAX	Bluetooth 4.0 HS , Gigabit Ethernet , None 802.11n
Processor	5 / 1.7 GHz / 1 MB Cache Samsung Exynos 5	Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 1.8 GHz ( 2.8 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache	Intel Core i5 i5-460M / 2.53 GHz ( 2.8 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache	AMD E2-1800 1.7 GHz / 1 MB Cache
Display	11.6 in LED backlight 1366 x 768 / HD	13.3 in LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+	14 in LED backlight 1366 x 768 / HD	11.6 in LED backlight 1366 x 768 / HD
Memory	2 GB Flash: 16 GB DDR3L SDRAM	4 GB DDR3L SDRAM	4 GB DDR3 SDRAM	4 GB DDR3 SDRAM
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Buying choices	TheNerds.net $263.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Buy direct from Apple Inc. $1,199.00 In stock: Yes Abt Electronics $1,139.00 In stock: Yes Datavision Computer Video $1,149.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 5 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $499.00 In stock: Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Prices from 0 CNET Certified stores
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