With two Thunderbolt and four USB 3.0 ports, the new iMac delivers even greater expandability and support for high-performance peripherals.

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It's a case focused on low noise level, without neglecting other important features such as cooling, expandability and ease of use.

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Although expandability is a concern with all-in-one systems, the Soundspace 21 boasts an ample variety of inputs and outputs, allowing for the addition of other components.

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"Mac mini delivers the speed and expandability that makes it perfect for the desktop, living room or office, " said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.

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The third part of the standard reversibility and expandability is also useless without both a defined time line for restoring capability and a sizing standard indicating how many brigades, fighter wings, and naval task forces will be required.

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Moving upwards, the C5510 adds in a dual-band 3G radio, 16GB expandability, and a 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera, while the S6700 slider (pictured) tops out the range with HSDPA, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash, GPS, and 120MB of storage on board.

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" The sleek brushed aluminum front panel peels back to reveal a vast interior with room for ten expansion slots, up to nine hard drives or SSD with three hot-swap mounts, four 5.25" optical drive bays, and both 2x USB 3.0 ports and 4x USB 2.0 ports for maximum expandability.

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With all that expandability, the Crystal is a bit on the bulky side for an all-in-one, measuring a full 3.8-inches thick, but there's really a lot to love here if you can overlook the processor limitations -- and if you've got the DIY spark to build your own PC in the first place.

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