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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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Well I generally baulk at paying more than $800 for a phone mainly because I know how fast they go out of date and Android phones seem to have a shorter shelf life than anything else. It's been nice knowing my iPhone is still relevant and ahead of most smartphones even though I bought it in October 2008.
I will definately not buy as soon as it comes out, I'll be too broke after the C905 purchase for one thing  I will wait til the price comes down a little but how long I can stand to wait after it's release I don't know. Once I see one in a Vodafone store it'll only be a matter of time...
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Muhammad-Oli
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
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From: The NZ of L
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Yeah, normally I wouldn't be too keen on paying over $800. I think my Aino just broke $800 when I got it, and before that my C902 was just over $700. Both of those were pushing it. It's definitely true that Android phones have less of a shelf life so far, but then some of us replace phones more than once a year anyway! And I think that as Android matures and improves, then they'll be fresher for longer.
My brother has just got a new job, and he lives at home (so no expenses) so he can afford to splash out I guess. 
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soane28
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
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From: NZ
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Im interested in X10 too, but i feel its too outdated already (V 1.6). Motorola MILESTONE catches my eye much more for some reason, prob cos they are upgrading it to 2.1, and its a more recent version. Love the QWERTY too. |
carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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X10 will go to market with v2.0 + 16m colour screen AFAIK. No other released Android phone that I know of has an 8.1Mp camera or a 4" screen making Xperia X10 ahead of (not behind) the others. I think you'll find Timescape and Mediascape kick a$$ too.
More relevant to NZ is that the only officially available Android phone (HTC Magic) has disappeared from Vodafone and with nothing else confirmed, X10 could be NZ's only Android phone available through official channels. It'll be available in both 900/2100 UMTS and 850/2100 UMTS so who'll get it first - Voda or XT?
Google Nexus One has just been released in an XT friendly version, will XT get this to market before the X10?
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Evilchap
Joined: Aug 25, 2006
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From: New Zealand
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I hope Voda get this first, looks so pretty, I must have one. |
carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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To me it has 'Ericsson-esque' styling with cues taken from the old T28/T39 designs mainly around the buttons and the side of the phone. This is emphasised by the square-ish styling as seen from the front. Whad-ya think?
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Muhammad-Oli
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Yeah I definitely agree on the Ericsson styling of it. I don't like how the design transferred over to the Minis though. I personally think they are too fat, but I'd take a full sized X10 any day.
And I think the withdrawal of the HTC Magic was due to a virus that was being transferred from the memory card in the phone over to the user's PC. It has affected 3000 people in Spain and is apparently spreading. 
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Evilchap
Joined: Aug 25, 2006
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From: New Zealand
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indeed, the mini doesnt really float my boat. I love my music vids for sitting on the bus for two hours a day, so the big screen of the regular X10 fits the bill nicely. 3.5mil jack being an addedd bonus to. |
Muhammad-Oli
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Definitely man. I have come to appreciate music on the bus a lot more in recent weeks since I started working in the city and living on the shore. 
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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Vivaz now available at EI in black, silver, blue and ruby for $849. Still no sign of the X10.
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Evilchap
Joined: Aug 25, 2006
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@Oli, yeah know what you mean. So where in town you working dude? |
Muhammad-Oli
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@carkitter: Is the X10 available anywhere in the world yet? Not really following many Esato threads at the moment so not sure.
@Evilchap: Timezone offered me a job at their Queen Street store. I worked at Timezone in Christchurch so I had a few contacts up here which helped a lot in the end.
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carkitter
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No, not that I'm aware of - despite the odd pre-release device showing up online, no-one seems to be able to walk into a store and purchase one yet. Can't be far away though. Voda UK, T-Mobile Germany and Rogers Canada all have April release dates for the X10.
Google Nexus One, Acer Liquid and a few Motorola and HTC Android devices seem to be slipping in via TradeMe...
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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On 2010-02-03 12:00:45, carkitter wrote:
I built a desktop PC tonight in my AMES A+ certificate course. It even works! 
Spec is 2.66GHz Core 2 Quad 1333MHz FSB, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB SATA HDD, 512MB ATI Radeon DDR2 HD graphics, Gigabyte motherboard. DVD drive to come later. XP Professional to be installed via network connection shortly.
When I purchase it later on (without XP Pro) I'll need to add a Monitor and wifi n card. I already have a copy of W7 Professional to put on it.
Check it out on my Twitter page under the WWW link
Next week I'll purchase my AMES PC. I have my eye on a 24" Monitor with HDMI input, a wifi N card and an extra 4GB of DDR3 RAM. Over the next few months it'll be required to run Server 2008 and a few virtual machines while performing gaming and multimedia duties for my girlfriend. I'm really looking forward to how it performs with Cool Iris personally. I wish I could afford an Intel 80GB SSD as a boot drive but that'll have to wait.
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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Got a Philips 21.4" monitor and a wifi N card, still looking around for some RAM. I bring the PC home tonight.
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Posted: 2010-03-10 12:07
