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    Dell Inspiron 15-5000 Randomly Freezes

    New Inspiron 15-5000 purchased in November 2015 and activated in December. Soon thereafter it began randomly freezing. The only way to resolve was a hard restart. Spent a total of 5.5 hours on with tech support in 2 sessions. During second we did a soft refresh of Windows10. Then, at the...
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    24" LED TV with Headphone Jack

    We will be using coax to connect to our cable tv. In addition to built-in WiFi or Amazon Fire Stick to stream video/movies/shows.
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    24" LED TV with Headphone Jack

    Looking for a 24" LED TV for the kitchen WITH headphone jack. It can be with or without WiFi. Forget Vizio. I have one and it is crap. I want to be able to plug in external speakers which can be controlled via the TV's remote control. My problem is that most small TVs have awful sound. I...
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    Laptop Recommendation w/ Touch, Integrated Optical Drive

    Not a heavy user. No CAD, no video editing, no photo shopping. Primarily MS Office apps, web surfing, streaming movies, etc. Based on what I have seen I expect to spend around $700. Right now I am thinking about a Dell Inspiron 15-5000 or a HP Envy 15t Touch. Both are 6th gen i7. One comes...
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    Laptop Recommendation w/ Touch, Integrated Optical Drive

    Looking for a laptop for my wife. The necessary specs are: 8 GB RAM 15.6" Touch Display Optical Drive Recommendations? I prefer to stay away from the cheapest entry level models; too much plastic. This is her only computer and it goes wherever she goes. Thanks.
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    Help Decide Between Samsung and Sony

    In the end we ended up buying the Sony KDL50W800B. We love it. We never use the 3D. But we love the TV otherwise.
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    Laptop Recommendations w/ touch and optical drive

    Looking for a laptop for my wife. The necessary specs are: 8 GB RAM 15.6" Touch Display Optical Drive Recommendations? I prefer to stay away from the cheapest entry level models; too much plastic. This is her only computer and it goes wherever she goes. Thanks.
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    Help Decide Between Samsung and Sony

    I have been looking at new TVs for my family room. Would appreciate any suggestions on the following choices as I am having a hard time deciding: Samsung UN48H6350 Sony KDL48W600B I know the Sony is only 60hz and the Samsung is 120hz. But I have been to two stores to compare the pictures and I...