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Reinstalling Windows is a long, grueling experience. Once you get the OS running you have to download updates, track down the right drivers, install your apps, and put everything else together.

Welcome to the re-launch of Ask Ars, brought to you by CDW! Re-launch, you ask? Why, yes! Ask Ars was one of the first features of the newly born Ars Technica back in 1998. Ask Ars is all about your ...

Venerable US audio manufacturer, McIntosh, has been producing high-end audio gear since 1949 and has carved out quite a reputation for providing the hi-fi equipment for people with very deep pockets.

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