Verdict
A formidable
all-in-one, with updated Haswell internals and new Nvidia graphics - at an even
higher price
Review Date: 1 Nov 2013
Price when reviewed: £1591
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With a versatile stand, stunning screen quality, and enough power
to cope with work and play, this 23in all-in-one comes highly recommended
Comparison
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Details
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Part
Code
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XPS
One 27
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ET2300
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iMac
27in (2013)
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Review
Date
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28
Jan 2013
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2
Apr 2013
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1
Nov 2013
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Price
ex VAT
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£1,417
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£733
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£1,591
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Price
inc VAT
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£1,700
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£880
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£1,909
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Overall
rating
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Performance
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Features
& Design
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Value
for Money
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Warranty
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Warranty
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1yr
on-site
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1
yr return to base
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1yr
collect and return
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Basic
specifications
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Total
hard disk capacity
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2,032GB
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1,000GB
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1,000GB
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RAM
capacity
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8.00GB
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4.00GB
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8.00GB
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Screen
size
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27.0in
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23.0in
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27.0in
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Processor
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CPU
family
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Intel
Core i7
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Intel
Core i3
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Intel
Core i5
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CPU
nominal frequency
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3.10GHz
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3.30GHz
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3.40GHz
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Processor
socket
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FCLGA1155
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LGA
1155
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Motherboard
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Motherboard
chipset
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Intel
H77
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Intel
B75
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Wired
adapter speed
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1,000Mbits/sec
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1,000Mbits/sec
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1,000Mbits/sec
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Memory
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Memory
type
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DDR3
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DDR3
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DDR3
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Memory
sockets free
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0
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2
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Memory
sockets total
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0
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4
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Hard
disk
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Hard
disk
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Seagate
Barracuda 7200.12
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Capacity
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2.00TB
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1.00TB
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Hard
disk usable capacity
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1.81TB
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931GB
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Internal
disk interface
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SATA/600
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Spindle
speed
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7,200RPM
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7,200RPM
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Cache
size
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64MB
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Hard
disk 2 make and model
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Samsung
PM830
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Hard
disk 2 nominal capacity
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32GB
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Hard
disk 2 spindle speed
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N/A
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Drives
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Optical
disc technology
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Blu-ray
reader
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DVD
writer
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Graphics
card
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Graphics
card
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Intel
HD Graphics 2500
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Multiple
SLI/CrossFire cards?
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3D
performance setting
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Low
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Medium
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Medium
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Graphics
chipset
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Intel
HD Graphics 4000/Nvidia GeForce GT 640M
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Intel
HD Graphics 2500
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Nvidia
GeForce GTX7 75M
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DVI-I
outputs
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0
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HDMI
outputs
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1
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1
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VGA
(D-SUB) outputs
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0
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DisplayPort
outputs
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0
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2
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Number
of graphics cards
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2
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Monitor
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Resolution
screen horizontal
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2,560
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1,920
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2,560
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Resolution
screen vertical
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1,440
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1,080
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1,440
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Resolution
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2560
x 1440
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1920
x 1080
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2560
x 1440
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Contrast
ratio
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697:1
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904:1
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Screen
brightness
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297cd/m2
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407cd/m2
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DVI
inputs
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0
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HDMI
inputs
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1
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VGA
inputs
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0
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DisplayPort
inputs
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0
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2
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Rear
ports
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eSATA
ports
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1
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1
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PS/2
mouse port
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Electrical
S/PDIF audio ports
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0
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Optical
S/PDIF audio output ports
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1
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1
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3.5mm
audio jacks
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3
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2
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1
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Additional
Peripherals
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Speaker
type
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Stereo
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4
x 1.5W, 1 x 3W subwoofer
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Peripherals
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Wireless
keyboard/mouse
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Case
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Case
format
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All-in-one
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All-in-one
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All-in-one
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Dimensions
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664
x 249 x 501mm (WDH)
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572
x 265 x 448mm (WDH)
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650
x 203 x 516mm (WDH)
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Front
ports
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Front
panel USB ports
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2
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Front
panel memory card reader
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Mouse
& Keyboard
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Mouse
and keyboard
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Asus
wireless keyboard and mouse
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Operating
system and software
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OS
family
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Windows
8
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Windows
8
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Mac
OS X
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Recovery
method
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Recovery
partition
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Recovery
partition
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Noise
and power
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Idle
power consumption
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76W
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51W
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42W
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Peak
power consumption
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155W
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102W
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233W
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Performance
tests
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3D
performance (crysis) low settings
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155fps
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13fps
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108fps
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3D
performance setting
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Low
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Medium
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Medium
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Overall
Real World Benchmark score
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0.94
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0.74
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0.98
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Responsiveness
score
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0.73
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0.81
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0.98
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Media
score
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1.08
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0.80
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1.04
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Multitasking
score
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1.00
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0.60
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0.92
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