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Nokia E70: a fold-over Symbian beast. That tiny 2.1" TFT is razor-sharp at 416x352 pixels (260 ppi)
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Nokia E70: a fold-over Symbian beast. That tiny 2.1" TFT is razor-sharp at 416x352 pixels (260 ppi)
The Golden Age of mobiles
The Golden Age of mobiles
I miss the diversity in design and what not back in those days. Nowadays they're all flat n square. Phones don't have any T&A anymore.
Just nabbed me an i7-2920XM and a Quadro K4000M, and I'm going to be making my "mobile workstation" of a laptop about twice the computer it currently is, if you believe the PassMark scores of those parts. Figured $200 on the parts would be cheaper than buying a new laptop, even if this laptop is really far too warm and big for a lap.
First Nokia to have, among other features, the biggest time-waster ever
I usually shun entry-level Nokias like the plague but I wanted to give the hyped "NaviKey" a try. The absence of the green and red phone buttons is confusing as hell
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This was my first ever mobile phone
It was stolen from me during a surge when queuing for the opening of the Regent St Apple store. Queue jumpers meant I was just out of luck trying for one of the lucky bags that were reserved for the first 100 or so in the queue. When I saw what they got in their bags for their £250, I wasn't so disappointed but I still hold the loss of my lovely, red Nokia against Apple.
It was stolen from me during a surge when queuing for the opening of the Regent St Apple store. Queue jumpers meant I was just out of luck trying for one of the lucky bags that were reserved for the first 100 or so in the queue. When I saw what they got in their bags for their £250, I wasn't so disappointed but I still hold the loss of my lovely, red Nokia against Apple.
@weckart - The 8210 was also my first. Got it in 2000 (in blue) and loved it. Used it for more than four years - my friends sometimes mocked me for still using such an ooold phone in 2004 - until the screen had completely faded (common problem with those).
I had my screen replaced or fixed. Can't remember what the repairers did but I think the 8210 display had a design fault similar to the graphics chip on iBooks G3, where the solder connections perished and the display would just conk out without warning.
Wow, that’s good history up there! I remember my first color phone in 2003 was a Siemens C60, wap browsing and lots of Java applets to install. And a camera that you could purchase separately! Like the one below:
Incredible - things like this remind me how much of a "wild west" mobile design was before the iPhone.
My first one was a Samsung with a rotating "selfie" camera. This one, I think...
I was very late to the game. Didn’t want the intrusion until work & responsibility necessitated it. IIRC my first one was like this Motorola.
Same, and I had one of those little Motorolas too! Bulletproof, completely reliable, and I loved how small and unobtrusive it was.
Ya my second one was a Motorola flip phone that looked like a miniature razr. Like one of these:
Probably my best eBay find ever: a 15" 1.0Ghz (USB2) iMac G4, for a grand total of £11.50. It was a collection purchase on eBay.
Owner reported issues with the optical drive, and with installing the OS on it. I turned it on, confirmed optical drive was temperamental, and proceeded with surgery:
- Max RAM from 512MB to 2GB
- Replace 80GB HDD with 120GB SSD
- Replace Combo drive with another
- Repaste CPU
- Replace PRAM battery
- Install Airport Extreme card
It's in extremely good condition (was owned by an old man who it seems hardly used it). Even came with Pro keyboard (which I think is not the one that came with the machine?), Pro mouse, all manuals, restore discs, apple stickers, sales invoice, etc! Extremely pleased with my purchase! Only thing missing are the Pro speakers.
Owner reported issues with the optical drive, and with installing the OS on it. I turned it on, confirmed optical drive was temperamental, and proceeded with surgery:
- Max RAM from 512MB to 2GB
- Replace 80GB HDD with 120GB SSD
- Replace Combo drive with another
- Repaste CPU
- Replace PRAM battery
- Install Airport Extreme card
It's in extremely good condition (was owned by an old man who it seems hardly used it). Even came with Pro keyboard (which I think is not the one that came with the machine?), Pro mouse, all manuals, restore discs, apple stickers, sales invoice, etc! Extremely pleased with my purchase! Only thing missing are the Pro speakers.
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Recently found a spare board for my Dell 790 SFF system on eBay for only $15. They had a buy it now price of $25, but also allowed offers. I offered $15 and they accepted. I find that as long as it's not a total lowball offer, they usually get accepted. They can also make counter offers.
It's been a great way to get very good deals over the years. Try it out if you don't already.
It's been a great way to get very good deals over the years. Try it out if you don't already.
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Five years ago our 10y old Toshiba Flat-Screen TV was resurrected by a cheap 2nd-hand mainboard. Still working great.
Two weeks ago I was happy to get four old HP LaserJets 2200 repaired (my favourite printer at home & office).
Fixing stuff is really satisfying.
I agree, but the original board is fine. I just like having spares, so if/when things go awry I already have all the resources I need. It's a military thing I can't escape.
I agree, but the original board is fine. I just like having spares, so if/when things go awry I already have all the resources I need. It's a military thing I can't escape.
Yeah, better to have spare parts or replacement at hand than desperately need them!
At the office only the server is mission critical. There's a squad of c2duo iMacs (as "thin Clients" with "special abilities") and HP LaserJets 2200 that can be instantly replaced, if a unit should fail.
"Protect your coronary arteries."
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