Posted by soane28
I agree! Its not exactly a great tune or anything! More like some movie sound effects or something.
Posted by carkitter
W995 available at EI
http://www.einfo.co.nz/shop/product_info.php?products_id=14823
RIP W890 - no longer listed!
Wide range of CHEAP phone at EI at present - G700 only $302
Is this NZ's cheapest touchscreen phone?
Posted by carkitter
Auckland voted 4th best city to live in, in the world. Ok everybody, let's sing...
Posted by yea g
Reminds me of that 4th best choclate bar ad campaign not so long ago...
Posted by carkitter
Funny you should say that, the video is sponsored by that chocolate bar!
Facebook users claiming Bain is guilty could be sued
Hundreds of users of the social networking website Facebook could be sued for defamation for joining a group that claims David Bain is guilty of murder, a media law expert warns.
Mr Bain was acquitted last Friday by a jury in the High Court at Christchurch for killing his parents and three siblings.
However, a group called "David Bain is Guilty" has appeared on Facebook. It has more than 300 members. more...
On a lighter note the article also says:
"Also featured on Facebook is a group called "David Bain is Innocent", which has 123 members.
Another, "David Bain – Who Cares" has only two people supporting it.
In all, there are 21 groups associated with Mr Bain.
Of the more frivolous are: "Give David Bain His Paper Round Back", 47 members, "David Bain Sweater Appreciation Group", with 583 members, and "David Bain versus Mark Lundy", 36 members.
By a wide margin however, the most popular group on the website is "David Bain for Dancing with the Stars", with a whopping 3975 supporters."
Posted by litemint
hey guys, are you be able to browse in your phone for free?
Posted by carkitter
No you can't get away with that stuff in 'first world' countries.
Can you tell me why you have 1228 posts but only 10 that count? Why don't you want to participate in the general Esato community?
Posted by soane28
holy sh*t! Have you guys seen the C901 camera shots in the gallery?? They are the best ive ever seen from a camera phone! They easily beat my LG Renoir! Can we get this phone through Expert Infotech??? I want it!
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
It doesn't appear to be available yet, but I did notice the W995 is in. It's at $998, so I hate to think how much its going to be on Telecom/Vodafone.
Posted by yea g
C510 at EI - $365
C510 on telecom - $400
Difference - $35 or a 10% increase
Judging by this we could expect W995 to be about $1100
maths is fun
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Ok, well do it again for Vodafone's pricing. I'd hate to see that one (and can't be bothered doing it myself).
Posted by yea g
C510 at EI - $365
C510 on telecom - $400
C510 on vodafone - $550
Vodafone is about 39% more expensive than telecom, and about 49% more expensive than Expert infotech
[ This Message was edited by: yea g on 2009-06-12 21:43 ]
Posted by carkitter
NBR said some weeks ago that W995 would be $999 on XT.
What EI and PI normally do is release early at full price then drop their price when the official version is becomes available.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Yeah you got the price right bearing in mind this price includes the simcard.
Posted by yea g
Oh, its released? I wonder when/who will release the satio and x2 (both are awesome phones)
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2009-06-14 21:12:11, kpax1684 wrote:
Hello Guy's what's up....
Please don't spam threads.
Posted by yea g
Hmm... what do you guys think of the Sony Vaio VGN-AW25?
I will probably get this one but does anyone have any other suggestions for a laptop with blu ray, full HD screen, at least 512mb graphics and at least 2.2GHz quad core?
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Jeez that's expensive! I don't know anything to suggest, but are you sure you wanna spend that kind of cash on a laptop?!
Posted by yea g
yep, pretty sure, Its really cool. Ive seen it in noel lemmings before and it runs vista really fast.
and I can get it for $3000
[ This Message was edited by: yea g on 2009-06-15 06:26 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
I guess $3000 isn't too bad for those specs. And it's Sony so you're getting quality/style. I'd say go for it... But then, once I've considered getting something Sony I never change my mind.
Posted by yea g
yea my frined has a $3000 laptop and its really nice (macbook pro). The sony vaio has better spec than the macbook for the same price, and I probably wouldn't use osx anyway (or I might try to hackintosh it
)
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Yeah that's what I was thinking. Better specs than a MacBook Pro at the same price.
The only other company I can think of that does Bluray in laptops is Samsung, but I think you'd have a hard time finding them in NZ. HP and Dell probably do them too, but can't be bothered finding out.
Posted by yea g
I think it burns them too, so thats good
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Nice. Not sure what you'd really need that for at the moment, but should set you up for the future.
Posted by carkitter
What about the AW 35?
2.8GHz processor v 2.53
500GB HDD v 400GB
same $3499 price, not sure you'll get it for 3K though.
Posted by yea g
Nice find! I didn't even know about that one (must be a new model). Ill have a look around and see how cheap I can get it.
Posted by carkitter
Yeah, looks like the 25 and 27 are being replaced by the 35 and 37 respectively.
Maybe thats why you can get a 25 for 3K?
Did you see the 27/37 are running 64 bit Vista and 6GB RAM?
I'm sure I saw a 2GB RAM version of the AW for $2300 a couple of months ago. Still had the 18.4" widescreen and BlueRay drive though, I think it was 320GB HDD.
Posted by yea g
problem is the lower end ones arent 64 bit compatible and have no 1080p screen (which Ive always wanted on a pc)
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
I just came across this article which is about using the iPhone in New Zealand from an American's perspective. Quite good.
Also, I can't believe I missed this when it aired! Good job Clive.
Posted by yea g
Dude, that video is almost a year old!
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2009-06-16 06:37:04, yea g wrote:
Dude, that video is almost a year old!
Yeah I know, that's why I said I can't believe I missed it. Only just came across it last night.
Posted by soane28
Off to fiji on sunday, cant wait
Expect alot of pictures up in the gallery once i return
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2009-06-18 22:38:55, soane28 wrote:
Off to fiji on sunday, cant wait
Expect alot of pictures up in the gallery once i return
Awesome! Have fun mate! I'm looking forward to seeing those pictures.
Went into a Telecom store today and
I saw a W995 dummy. Just the dummy is enough to convince me to get this as my next phone. So awesome. It's a lot smaller than the press shots and it feels and looks so premium. Nice metallic accents, etc. I want it.
Also saw W508 dummies. I didn't know this was out yet, but it is. My girlfriend fell in love with the white one and I have to admit it looks really good in glossy white. I'd even go as far as saying its the nicest flip phone I've ever seen. Nicer than the W980 I think.
Posted by carkitter
I dunno... I saw a real W995 today and although I liked the UI I though it felt a bit cheap for it's price.
I saw a W508 dummy and it felt really nasty, I'd definitely go for a W980 especially at the EI price of $379!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now where did I put that mattress full of money....
My brother in law is after a new phone and I showed him the G700, T700, W770 and W980 on EI's website. I wonder what he'll come back with... he showed up earlier today with a faulty Motorola K1 his girlfriend had given him and he wanted my advice on it.... you can guess what I said
... bloomin' cheapskate, he's got plenty of money too... he's just not that into gadgets!
@soane28
Have a great trip! Don't go getting caught up in any coup or anything! Should be good weather there shouldn't it?
Edit: The iPhone weather app tells me it's gonna be raining in Suva on Sun, Mon and fine Tues, Wed. 24 Degrees during the day and 20 at night. Righto then, I'm officially jealous.
[ This Message was edited by: carkitter on 2009-06-19 12:12 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2009-06-19 12:31:40, carkitter wrote:
I dunno... I saw a real W995 today and although I liked the UI I though it felt a bit cheap for it's price.
I saw a W508 dummy and it felt really nasty, I'd definitely go for a W980 especially at the EI price of $379!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now where did I put that mattress full of money....
Yeah I wouldn't pay $1000 for the W995. I'd definitely look for a cheaper import.
I thought the W508 seemed pretty nice really. It didn't feel cheap or anything, and I'm quite a fan of the keypad. I'll get it for her birthday or something, although that W980 price is pretty tempting!
Posted by carkitter
Actually I did like the keypad design.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Yeah I thought it was pretty cool. Not going too far down the Motorola track while still doing a similar idea. They light up in cool colours too.
Posted by carkitter
I wouldn't mind if they borrow some design cues from the RAZR V3 or the SLVR, just so long as both halves of their clamshell phones are the same length. That's what spoils the K1 styling IMO.
[ This Message was edited by: carkitter on 2009-06-22 02:12 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Agreed. That big slab on the end of the keypad ruins the thin phone effect and though I haven't tried one, it looks uncomfortable as hell!
Posted by yea g
Lol. Does motorola even make phones anymore??
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
They do indeed. Just saw a new QWERTY Android one on Engadget the other day. It actually looked ok. But I think they are predominantly aiming at the Amercan market now.
Posted by carkitter
I think they're concentrating on the smartphone market, something they've been working on for years with nowhere near the success of Apple and RIM.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Yeah that seems more than likely. The Motorola section of the Vodafone website is a sad webpage indeed.
Posted by yea g
Lol wata terrible phone for a terrible price
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Yep I agree. They really needed to move the new RAZR on a bit, but they didn't really.
Posted by carkitter
Actually the V9 is beautifully built in metal and glass, and I been very tempted by it several times, but then I remember my previous experiences with Moto UI and back on the shelf it goes...
$699 is a more realistic price for it, the $899 is used to be is way too much considering it's only 2.0Mp. You can get very expensive bling versions of the V9 overseas.
The V9 is the V3 successor Moto should have made ages ago but the world has moved on now...
Samsung's Vodafone page is looking a bit bare too, 3 phones.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Oh yeah I know the V9 is built well and out of some premium materials, but it really is lagging abit in the specs department. I wonder if they sell many.
Really seriously considering a W995 now personally. I'll have to start shopping round for the cheapest price cause it shouldn't take me much more than a month to save for one. Any suggestions? I see Parallel Imported aren't doing much in the way of SE phones anymore, and their prices aren't that hot either.
Posted by carkitter
How long are you wanting to keep the W995 for?
Can you wait for the Aino or Satio? I honestly think that the W995 (while a very good phone) is the new G900 - the last of an era - the phone which is heading into a dead end street. I don't think SE will make any more high end phones which are non-touchscreen, going forward.
And did you hear that Satio is going to be able to run Playstation games?
I think we just found your new phone!
Umm... everybodys new phone!
If you can afford both W995 and Satio then by all means...
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Yeah I've been having second thoughts a bit after reading the W995 thread. I think it was just seeing the W995 that made me really want it, so I'll attempt to forget about it. I love Aino's looks and specs but don't want a limited touchscreen if I am going to buy a touchscreen phone. I really like Satio but I want a slide out keypad. I'm not that keen on typing out texts on a touchscreen to be honest. Especially if it's a resistive screen. Hopefully they bring out a capacitive screen phone soon.
Maybe I'll wait for Sony Ericsson's next few announcements (one due before the end of this month, and an apparently important one in September) and see what comes up. A Satio with a keypad would be perfect for me.
EDIT: And if you're referring to Satio's remote play abilities, then there are very few games that support that (and I don't think any good ones). It will still be nice to browse my PS3's music, etc with the phone though.
[ This Message was edited by: Muhammad-Oli on 2009-06-23 01:14 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Ok I just saw the thread about the Satio playing PlayStation games. Sounds cool. Satio is a definite maybe for me.