Clare Henney: December 2013

There was a time when my gadget wish list comprised of Sony products. This was before I realized how much of a hassle it was for me to have my Sony products repaired when I had problems. It just wasn’t practical for me.

I discovered Samsung when I first bought a D900i phone. When I shifted to Samsung, I never looked back. Every phone since then has been a Samsung. I’ve been very happy with the quality of their products and their service centers and I’ve been a fan of the company since. 

Through the years I’ve owned 6 Samsung phones, own a Galaxy Tab 2 and I am currently typing this entry on my two-year old RC420 Samsung laptop (something I’ve NEVER had problems with by the way). 

With the holiday season around the corner and in the spirit of throwing ideas out to there in case Samsung would be generous enough to reward a loyal customer, I now share with everyone my Samsung wish list! 

1. LA32D550K7R LED TV I love TV. I am a certified couch potato. I even wait for most movies on cable or when they are available on video. What I like about this TV is that it’s a slim TV even if it is 32″. With this HD TV I can share the video with my other Samsung gadgets and watch movies and other videos via USB. The TV also features Dolby sound and an auto volume leveler — which will be useful to someone like me with a cable TV service that has different volumes for every channel. Being an environmental dweeb, when I saw the label “Planet First,” I knew this was the TV for me. I know it’s not a Smart TV (those are way too expensive for my taste — besides, I prefer the TV remain a TV) but I like this one. 2. RAC Window System AW07LHB Air Conditioner Yes, I am aware that choosing household appliances reveals my age but what can I do, I am turning 37 in a couple of months. I am old! I’ve always wanted to buy an AC unit for our downstairs entertainment room. This house we live in already had a place for a window type AC when we bought it so it’s the most practical choice. With a sleep mode, 4-way air direction, ventilation control, anti bacteria coating and 11.5 energy efficiency (ding! ding! ding! perfect for an environmentally-conscious person like me!), this for me is the perfect choice.

3. Samsung DP700A3D PC

Everyone in my family has a laptop or PC that they use for whatever they need but I’d love to have one PC for the entire family and I think this one is perfect. It is a touch screen PC (Windows 8) but it also has a hand feature technology that allows you to control it with hand gestures in front of the monitor. I love that in spite of how wide it is, the monitor/PC is still very slim considering that it holds a 1TB hard drive, 8GB memory, a separate 1GB graphics card, Dolby sound, a webcam, Wifi, bluetooth and an Inter Core i5 processor. I’m sure my sister, who works online, would love to tinker with this one for her job. My niece and nephew would love the touch screen feature too.