Sep 12, 2004 Technology:
My new techie wishlist
I posted my wishlist a couple of months ago, and new I can proudly say that I have achieved to realise most of my wishes.
During my latest trip to States I purchased the following gadgets:
- Nikon D-70 digital SLR camera — replacement for my current SLR, Fujifilm S1. Nikon is much smaller and lighter, has better resolution and accepts all my current lenses.
- Canon PowerShot S500 — A smaller digital camera is handy for those occasions that something worth taking pictures appears. Currently photographing is quite planned activity and more spontaneous stance would be good.
- Sony Vaio PCG-TR3 ultra-portable laptop — Sony has packed the features found usually only in bigger laptops into much smaller case with a better display. The price isn’t that bad, either.
- Palm Tungsten T3 — My Tungsten T had wandering key calibration problem, and it was be cheaper to buy a new one than get that one fixed.
My new, improved wishlist is the following:
- Apple PowerBook 12.1" — I’ve been pondering on starting to use Mac for a long time. Several friends have switched, and they’re not coming back.
- Apple iPod 40 GB — I need a combined portable hard drive and MP3 player and Apple has most probably done things right, as they are currently selling more than 50% of MP3 players worldwide.
- NetGear WGT624 Super G Wireless Router — My new laptop is equipped with 802.11g wireless network with 54Mbps bandwidth and my current wireless hub can serve only 11Mbps (802.11b). So I need to upgrade.
1. Anton — Monday, Sep 13 2004
I switched to Mac last month with the purchase of a 12″ Powerbook. Great move. Now it’s time for me to ditch my 4-year-old Handspring Visor Deluxe for a more powerful PDA. Tungsten, here I come.