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Premium 17" Laptop

The market for laptops with 17 inch displays is small, but it's the only size that works for me when using the machine daily. I am looking for a 17" laptop with quality and performance comparable to premium 13" machines, in particular Very high…
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Automated controller for outdoor use

I need a recommendation on a controller to use, which will automatically cause a water flushing system to turn on and off at certain times. I have played around with a LOGO! PLC but it is turning out to be very restrictive. Some qualifications: Low…
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SSD upgrade of HP ProBook 4530s

I need to upgrade HP ProBook 4530s disk, what would you suggest, considering following requirements for the SSD: at least 200 GB max read & write above or around 500 MB/s around 100$, lower is better ;) The current specs for HP ProBook 4530s…
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DVR with the ability to record "all instances of this show"; don't care about streaming

I have a TiVo Premiere that seems to be in the process of dying, so I'd like to replace it with another DVR (needn't be TiVo, and refurbished is fine). Less-expensive options are preferable but I want a box that I can just plug in -- I don't want…
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Wearable platform with display

I am looking for a wrist-wearable development platform solution with the following specs: Some kind of a display that you can see in the dark as well as in bright sunlight. Hardware buttons (as opposed to touch-screen). User-programmable on the CPU…
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Upgrading from EVGA GTX 660 to EVGA GTX 950 - worth it?

I currently have an EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked card, but just noticed the fancy offer to buy a GTX 950 and receive £70 in-game 'value'. My 660 can run most of the games I throw at it at highest settings (i.e. 1920x1080 and setting everything else to…
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What is the best budget NVidia video card for i5 6600k?

My new PC which was bought for gaming has the following parameters: CPU - Intel Core i5 6600k DRAM - DDR4-2133 8Gb MB - Asrock z170 pro4s SSD Sandisk 128Gb SATA 6Gb/s Single monitor And I have Asus HD 7750 video card which is the weakest…
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ARM Tablet 9"-13" totally free/open-source from bootloader up capable of running standard Debian Linux

I am looking for a tablet that can run a standard mainline blob-free Linux kernel, and has open firmwares/drivers for the at least the DMA-capable built-in peripherals. The bootloader must be open-source, permit Boot from Flash, SD-Card, and USB,…
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What's the best replacement for a circa 2004 Apple Cinema HD 30"?

For about 10 years now, I've really enjoyed my 30" Apple Cinema HD (2560x1600). It's showing its age, and I'd like to replace it with something a more modern. What's the best replacement? Here are the features I'd like: large screen (>=30"); matte…
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Which laptop do you recommend, i5 5287u with iris 6100 or i5 6200 with nvidia 920m?

I want to buy a laptop but I have a limited budget. I will install Ubuntu on it, and I use it for transcoding purposes, such as video editing, blender, audio-video conversion, so I need a CPU with higher single core performance. Many people…
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Wanted pen-like mouse alternative for a PC (stylus, pencil, ballpen)

Basically I need a mouse shaped like a pen that you can use in place of a mouse, although I would most likely use it as a companion to my mouse. My use case specifically would be drawing simple sketches during video calls, where I can share my…
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Is there affordable hardware to scan plastic models and reveal their internal structure?

I know, there are medical scanners which can do that with ultrasound, but this equipment if awfully expensive. I’m looking for something much cheaper, say, under $500 and it does not have to be off-the-shelve. I'm equally interested in components…
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Medium sized HD LED TV

I just wondered whether anybody had a recommendation for an LED TV with these features: 1080p horizontal resolution. DVB-T2 tuner ("Freeview HD"). 28"-32", ideally 28", but that size seems a bit neglected. Ability to connect PC/laptop for DVD…
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Which PSU to get for very low power draw?

I'm building a very low power HTPC. I'd like to make it as efficient as possible. The components I've chosen (a low power Atom mobo/CPU, a single SO-DIMM and an SSD) should idle at around 10W if not less. However, all the PSUs I see list only their…
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Is this memory compatible with this motherboard?

I would like to buy new memory for my PC desktop. My ASUS motherboard model is P8H61-M LE/BR. I've got the following information in the ASUS site: 2 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 1333/1066 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture…
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