Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

Apple 3G is coming our way

June 11th, 2008

Finally iPhone is heading to Asia, and I think Singapore is gonna get it in September if I’m not wrong. Sadly, it’s still not available in Malaysia yet. The new iPhone is merely a $199 USD, have you regretted buying your iPhone? Its twice as fast, half the price, as said by Apple.com.

This may sound like a good news to many, but not to me. I was disappointed that Apple did not update their Macbook series, at least the design of the Macbook? I may be getting a Macbook Pro soon and I don’t want to find out after two weeks that a new update is out. Its a dilemma to wait or to buy first. Nonetheless, iPhone 3G is a sure buy for me! Maybe queuing like the

Well, iPhone is sure a pretty piece of art to own, but if you are intending to change a new handset, I would recommend you to look into some other good phones like HTC DIAMOND, N96 and many more. Who knows Symbian Touch is much better? I am still a fan of symbian afterall, I just love the intuitive user interface.

Tags: 3g, Apple, HTC Diamond, iPhone, Macbook Pro, N96, Nokie, Singapore, WWDC
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Sony VAIO SZ. Why not Macbook Pro?

June 2nd, 2008

When it comes to laptops, which are the brands that come straight to your mind? For me, its no other than Mac or Vaio, just because of the aesthetics of their laptop lines. Of course, everyone would say that these beautiful looking machines are highly overpriced and the money/performance ratio does not worth. Nonetheless, it depends on personal preferences, financial ability, brand loyalty.. of the buyer. Myself, I want a laptop which I feel comfortable using it and also looking at it since the look of the laptop will probably affect my

mood hence productivity. I want one which i feel good using it. Although I have a tough time choosing between Macbook Pro and a Vaio SZ79, my decision fell eventually to the Japanese made. The OS [Vista vs OS X], weight [1.69kg vs 2.5kg] and battery life [5hrs vs 2.5hrs] are my only consideration factors since both are equally ‘handsome’. Apparently, Vaio won the race.

Everyone who saw this laptop before will agree with me that it’s more of an artpiece. The razer thin screen is hot, and it brought me all the “wah-wow!” from everybody. Also, the white LED screen produce the best colour I have ever seen in laptop LCD. It’s bright till the extent that I normally tune down the brightness by 2 notch.

However, as usual, Sony bundled in tonnes of extra softwares into this machine like Roxio, Adobe Photo Elements, Sonic Stage etc, some of which you will never use even once during the lifetime of the computer. I din’t really bother to uninstall them, but most people do like a fresh install of the OS which enhances the performance for sure, if you are thinking to do a fresh copy of your Windows on Vaio, do read out the guide first and don’t do things rashly like me.

Needless to say, the processor is one of the fastest in the mobile computing arena. Photoshop CS3 loads in 3 seconds.(fastest booting, normally 5-7 seconds) I shan’t really go too much into the technical aspects, but one thing to highlight, the graphic card 8400GS is just average, not good, so don’t expect it to run too smoothly if you install too much eyecandy stuff like Switcher (one of my favourite, equavalent to OSX’s expose).

If you are really a person who needs a laptop which really works like a workhorse on the run, SZ is definitely the choice over anyother laptop, just because it gives you battery life and performance. Normal work like Websurfing, MSN chatting through Wifi can last about 5-6 hrs before the battery is completely flat. What more can it do if the extended battery is plugged in? It can easily last 8-9 hrs before you need to search for your power adapter.So if you ask me what is Vaio SZ or what so good about Vaio SZ?

Stylish, professional looking and powerful machine, clad in carbon, weighing less than 4 pounds!

Hit the link to find out more about the specifications, prices and more…

Tags: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Apple, Battery Life, Carbon, Laptop, Mac, Notebook, OSX, Software, Sony, SZ79, VAIO, Vista
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Epicentre is 6 years old, Apple products got discount?

May 31st, 2008

I went to Orchard today to walk around and I saw these people in white were playing drums and distributing flyers outside Wheelock Place. It’s the 6 anniversary of Epicentre Orchard, in case you don’t know what Epicentre Orchard is, it’s one of the earlier, if not earliest Apple reseller in Singapore and it has a branch in Pavillion KL. I bought my 4g iPod from them, and that’s the only thing i bought from them till now.

The event was an auction, auctioning the Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air and iPods. I thought the buy price in an auction would usually be slightly lower than the retail, but I was wrong. The price of the Macbook Air was as high as 5k plus plus. You maybe wondering who the hell will pay so much for a $2988 product? Actually, the auction was a charity, aiming to donate the money to the victims in the disaster zones. I have donated too!

Their publicity was certainly a success (super crowded in the store) or perhaps it’s just a shopping season since the Great Singapore Sales has begun. Nonetheless, don’t expect any discount on the Apple products except for the 20″ iMac which has a generous 20% off the regular price. Maybe they want to sell away the defect units? In fact many people have observed and proved that the 20 inch iMac’s display is far inferior to the brother 24 inch in terms of color. So, don’t be fooled, Apple hardly gives discount!

Tags: Apple, Epicentre Orchard, Events, Great Singapore Sales, iMac, iPod, Macbook, Macbook Pro, Pavillion KL
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