Nokia E51 Review

Last month, I bought this gadget from a Nokia Store at SM North Cyberzone at a discounted price of P12160. The package includes the handset, USB cable, headset, charger, pc suite CD, and a free 512mb micro SD memory card. As I expected, it’s kind of plain in appearance and nothing’s really outstanding except it is quite thin compared to other smart phones. Actually, there are three colors available to choose from and I picked the masculine black.

Well, this phone is not really designed for the cool-hip-young teenagers out there but for those who are always on the move. The design was focused mainly on connection and mobility. The most notable features includes 3.5G (HSDPA, faster download than 3G), WLAN (free internet while on a WiFi zone), Bluetooth (headset, keyboard, printer, etc.), VoIP (thru WLAN), Symbian OS S60 3rd edition (latest edition), xHTML Web Browser(you can browse most website), one-way video calling(no front camera), Quick Office Viewer(upgradable), up to 4GB expandable memory, voice aid and FM visual radio. As for the downsides, I really detest the small 2” screen and the USB port which is incapable of charging the battery. Likewise, it’s power hungry when browsing the Internet or using it as a modem.

However, I still considered this phone a best buy considering most of its exceptional features outweigh the few downsides. Not to mention, it’s pretty much cheap compared to other smart phones. Besides, I really need an HSPDA phone for my laptop Internet connection when I’m out of town. So, if you’re planning to buy a new smart phone and you’re pretty much on budget, this might be the right one for you.

Acer Aspire 4315 Notebook

This is the most precious gadget in my possession. I bought it at PC Corner Gilmore branch last January 2008 for a bargain price of PHP27000. Anyway, it’s kinda cheap considering its low specs. You know, I’m just a poor guy who doesn’t have enough money to spare for a high-end gadget. So, I just settled down for an Intel Celeron Processor with a CPU clock speed of 1.7GHz (Welcome to the pre-historic era!), 1GB (DDR2) of RAM (A product of long bargaining. Hehehe…), Intel 965GM chipset(Sta. Rosa platform, nice one…), Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics with up to 128MB shared memory(This caught my attention), 80GB HDD, CDRW+DVD combo(I hated it… need a DVD writer), built-in WLAN, S-Video, approx. 1.5-2 hours battery life, and 14.1” WXGA display. Well, with specs like that, I considered the gadget a best buy for my need. Not to mention, it’s an Acer with an international warranty passport. Unfortunately, I recently noticed a slight problem with a blank white screen occurrence sometimes. I had already contacted the store’s customer service hotline and they instructed me to bring it to them for a unit check-up. Needless to say, I’m still happy with my unit as far as its performance is concern. The graphics is awesome even though it’s just an integrated graphics. You can play some high-end games too like Company of Heroes but with the lowest possible settings. So, if you need a budget notebook, I highly recommend this one or at least the specs listed above except the processor replacing it with a dual-core or core 2 duo processor.