I finally broke down and picked up a blackberry.. the Curve 8330. While the storm will be available here soon, the reviews I have read were not that favorable on it... You may be asking yourself why I chose not to get an iPhone... well, my provider does not offer the iPhone and I did not want to switch to Rogers just for the iphone (somewhat restricted here in Saskatchewan as to who you can have for a provider and only Rogers offers the iphone). So far I am quite impressed..who knew just how handy this thing could be? facebook, e-mail, instant msging (rather nice that I can IM with any other BB user worldwide for no charge)... ..next weekend I'm going to break down and pick up an Ipod... not sure whether to get a nano or classic.. I just want it for an mp3 player... thoughts?
You've crossed to the dark side and will learn why the BlackBerry earned its reputation as the CrackBerry. As for preference of Apple iPod Nano or Classic I bought an Apple iPod Nano a couple of years ago (audio only in those days) and it fits perfectly in my shirt pocket. The locked nature of the Apple iPod Nano means I cannot load recorded streaming audio of my favorite radio stations; I have an iRiver device from years ago that works well for such purposes though is approximately 10 times the physical size of the Apple iPod Nano.
Hi - I know it's not the same thing but I'm on the verge of buying a mini notebook. I'm looking at some of the 8.9 inch options. Any tips?
ASUS Eee PC offers several models with battery life in the 5-7 hour range. Mine has the relatively small hard drive (8 or 12G, I forget) but a startup time of 30 seconds. Great for checking email in-between flights. Also, It's a solid state HD, meaning no moving parts so more shock proof (not that anyone recommends dropping it). Standard 160G HD is available. USB ports only; no built in drives. Picks up wifi great. Weights around 2 pounds/under a kilo. I've been very happy with mine. EDIT I looked up my ASUS. About $315 including shipping from PCMall EEE PC 901 12G XP HOME FINE EBONY up to 8 hours battery life 802.11n 12G SS HD
I refuse to submit....I can't even send text messages from my cell phone (I can receive them), other than stock answers like "Yes" "No" "Thanks", etc. I really miss the days of pagers and public pay phones.
I didn't even realize these things existed until you guys brought it up. I just looked on TigerDirect and saw the lineup they offer. They're so cheap in comparison to a regular laptop, and I love the long battery life! My current laptop's battery life is horrible (1 hour), and I generally only use it for the net and MS Office applications. It would be great if I could have something that wouldn't run out of battery power on a cross country flight. Maybe I'll replace it with one of these...
Phone and iPod I disagree about not needing an iPod (or whatever flavor of .mp3 player you desire...). I have the iPod Nano and like its size (re: shirt pocket earlier post) - playing .mp3's from the phone's player wears battery life too quickly (I'm sporting a TREO - Palm...gotta love Sprint.)
I hear ya..I've tried to install the BB media player without luck, so I'll have to spend a bit of time on that this w/e - might as well try the built in before I go and spend a couple of hundred on an 8gb nano.
Now that I've had a smart phone (treo 800w) for 4 months I don't think I could go back to life without it. Considering I'm a business owner this thing is invaluable. The scheduler alone is worth the price of admission, but real web access (my last phone did web, but not well) and GPS comes in so handy!
well after having it a week, I AM going to trade it in for the Storm... they had one in the store today and I was pretty impressed - not near as much as the iphone, but as I'm locked into a contract for 2 years, the storm it is.... anyone have a storm?
I briefly contemplated buying a BlackBerry Storm but chose to remain with the BlackBerry 8820. The Storm is nice without doubt though trying to type with the on-screen keyboard and worrying about fingerprints all over the screen was enough to convince me the Storm was not for me. Now if only Rogers would get serious with its data plans (price and transfer quantity). Would it kill Rogers to offer 5GB data transfer per month for CAD30.00 considering 99.9% of users will never reach that limit culumatively in a 6-month period?
Yes .... I own a Dell Mini 9 but the point of a netbook is to keep it light and small. They are currently creeping up in size and weight, so if you really want a light footprint, get one with: 1. Minimal memory -- you can buy cheap memory and upgrade it yourself. Mine now has 2GB memory. 2. No spinning hard drive -- solid state only, as large as you can afford. 3. No CD/DVD on board -- you can always buy a separate USB DVD drive. 4. Make sure it has a mini SD slot -- you can store documents, music, anything other than programs. I have a 16GB mini SD card in my little Dell. 5. Unless you want to fiddle with the OS, buy your netbook with Windows XP. Linux really is not good if you want to add or change devices, and the number of program apps is limited. There is the ASUS, Acer, Dell, HP, probably others. I would go to a real store and check out the keyboard to make sure you're comfortable with it as well as the screen size. I happen to love my Dell but I'm a die hard Dell fan, some folks can't stand 'em.
Did you pick one yet? Kizmet, have you picked out your netbook yet? If not I have some tips on what to look for. If so, I also have tips on slimming it down, software-wise. I had replied a few days ago with my suggestions but that was one of my posts that disappeared into the ether.
yeah, after toying with the Storm a but more I decided to stick with my curve... now if only they would drop the monthly rates a bit more!... Sask(ripoff)tel charges $15 for unlimited e-mail and IM, and $15 for 1G gig... so I'd be happy to pay $30 for 5 gigs...
