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the sony X series. I thought Sony stuff are very well engineered.
From the latest super small NEX camera to the series X laptop which weighs just 0.1 pounds heavier, just 0.02 inch thicker BUT
comes with
keyboard,
2 usb port,
SD slot,
camera,
microphone
VGA port
ethernet port
BIGGER and better screen.
And you can change the battery for long flights.
The price is higher though. But much much much better specs.
I used to use MACs but switched back to windows. As a lot of software companies has better support for windows, even Adobe.
That is what I WANT to get after my sony TX dies on me. To me it doesn't make sense to carry a laptop sized Ebook... just to read magazines or show pics. If I want to carry something laptop sized, I want it to be able to type so I can post, do minor editing, run office, connect to networks, etc.
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Thanks for the info. I guess none of my friends would ever want to go back to a Sony laptop since they had bad experiences with their products and after sales service but thanks anyway.
Its good to know what you need rather than buy then regret. All those things you mentioned, I don't need them when I'm on the go hence I got myself the iPad. There's always a product catered for everyone.
Cheers!
I think customer service is a hit and miss thing.
I used to use IMAC, mac mini, etc for my home PC. The mac mini ate up one my CDs and refused to puke it out. And the last straw came when I bought the apple time capsule 1.5 years ago.... supposedly server grade harddisk.... The thing RUNS so hot... send to apple they refuse to say anything wrong. Bang table bang chair, replace 1 for 1 with something that runs just as hot. In the end, I just throw it aside and stop using it.
Now then they finally admit the time capsule harddisk got temp issues. Will replace harddisk FOC. duh... but this is data we are talking about. harddisk is cheap but data failure is so troublesome.
I think apple QC really dropped over the years, emphasize design over reliability.
my 2 cents from a FORMER MAC user.
To be honest with you, I am not much of an diehard Apple fan either and I can understand your sentiments. But that's another story for another day.
For now, I am loving the iPad for what it can do.
La Fontaine
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Yeah, this gear is new, slick and cool. But it ain't gonna to attract the gals, just like a big white "phallic symbol" lens mounted on a big cam.
To do it, you need much more, like a cool topless sports car, making lots of vroooom noise and a pair of cool sunglass.
BTW, a Thinkpad, especially the T series, is right at the other extreme end of a cool device. My son keeps on saying that my Thinkpad looks so ancient, so unglam and so dated in design, like belonging to a grandpa. But, I just love it - the classic design.:thumbsup:
sammy888
Senior Member
Your phone is too big, also.
I am 6 foot and it is only alittle bigger then the iphone in my hand and they call the iphone a brick way back then... Way better screen resolution and higher then iphone 4 who can't claim a higher res so call it a "retina" screen blah blah blah. heh. My only issue was for quick and dirty presentation which the HD2 can't do as excel can not do landscape mode without me modifying the HTC OS. The HD2 is a great iPod alternative for me which I find the iPad too big to be one as much as everyone calls it a overgrown iPod. And the Ipad is now my workhorse for presentation, quick glance at figures on the move(downloaded all my corporate data to it, keep track of schedule like a digital diary (my first one being the Apple Newton) and a better battery life that outlast longer my notebook, fast and direct access and start up then my notebook so people I present data to don't wait long, lighter to carry about for work and when i want to get into the loo to make a cake, it gives me more to see then my HD2 now though it was still fine and easier to carry in the loo. heheh Each with it's own fairly defined roles to play.... for an old techno geek like me anyway.
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sammy888
Senior Member
Saw so many at Sim Lim Sq over the weekend. Try bargaining hehe. I hate those guys and had a good time digging them as they start to drop prices when it was announced that the Ipad was coming out on 23th.
I am sure there are still Singapore units about if you try to call all the reseller outlets shown on apple website. But maybe if you are looking the highest capacity one and 3G you might be out of luck.
I have a flip phone so all those candy bar shapes are too big. :bsmilie:
How is 960x640 a lower resolution than 800x480?
As long as the combination works for you, fine, but I wouldn't be satisfied at this point in time, so I'll stick to something cheaper until they arrive where I want them to be.
+evenstar
Senior Member
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/TechandScience/Story/STIStory_558780.html
"The iPad overheats so quickly under common weather conditions that it does not function for prolonged use outdoors, or in many other warm conditions."
"The iPad overheats so quickly under common weather conditions that it does not function for prolonged use outdoors, or in many other warm conditions."
I can think of 1 use for housewives .... read and play while ironing clothing, and can use to cook "sunny side" up while outdoor ...
guitarist
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No worries, stocks coming in a weeks time.
http://store.apple.com/sg/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad?mco=OTY2ODA0NQ
swampthing
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sammy888
Senior Member
I have a flip phone so all those candy bar shapes are too big. :bsmilie:
How is 960x640 a lower resolution than 800x480?
As long as the combination works for you, fine, but I wouldn't be satisfied at this point in time, so I'll stick to something cheaper until they arrive where I want them to be.
Okay you got me there on that one which I was think 3G spec iPhone.
Hey I had e smallest motorola fold phone back then and used it way way pass it's time when color phones came out and mine was only a green screen but the form factor was just too sweet. If the battery did not become hard to find, i would still be using it. Still have it as a matte of fact heh.
But ya,use what you buy, buy what you need to use. Just don't get slaves to marketing heroes. Logic should still count first.
nelson-tan
Senior Member
Don't say that... I was really browsing through the magazines while sipping my ice Mocha at Starbucks. I never really looked up to see if any girls was checking me out... :bsmilie:
Absolutely, sir. Up until iPhone 4, it was 480x320 but that's still a good pixel density at 3.5 inches. Try to find a computer display at 163 ppi.
I checked my Motorola StarTac in 2008 after 2 years since I was changing phones again and it still had enough battery power to turn on. :bsmilie: Motorola seemed to be the battery life winner but they forgot how to compete.
My three 3G phones (Samsung A900, LG Musiq/LX-570, LG Lotus/LX-600) seem to lose a lot of battery power just by opening the flip, especially the Samsung.
zoossh
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reason being... ?
Why ar? aiya all bring pager la...
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