COMEX 2008 will be coming next Thursday, 28 August 2008, and I already have a shopping list. Some are need-to-have, some are only good-to-have. Here they are in order of priority and importance:
- NEED-TO-HAVE. A new digital camera to bring for USA Trip in September. Top of the list is Canon IXUS 860IS. Currently, shops are generally selling at S$545 with 1x4GB SD card and extra battery. Hopefully COMEX this time round will have a better deal.
Canon IXUS 860IS
- NEED-TO-HAVE. A portable harddisk, again for USA Trip. Having a laptop while travelling is great, but what’s more important is its backup, as if the hard drive crashed on my flight back, it’ll be a disaster to lose all photos taken during the whole trip. I consider this $100-$140 spent as insurance paid against data lost during my trip.
Considering Seagate FreeAgent Go simply because of its 5-year warranty.
Seagate FreeAgent Go ($100-$140 depending on capacity)
- GOOD-TO-HAVE. Another 2GB of Kingston DDR2-RAM 667MHz SO-DIMM to add on top of the 2GB currently installed in my Macbook, to make it 4GB. It should be about $55.
Kingston 2GB DDR2-RAM 667MHz SO-DIMM
- GOOD-TO-HAVE. A mouse to accompany my Macbook. I really want Logitech V470 Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks @ $85 I think the last time I checked. What I really like about this mouse is it’s Bluetooth, so no need to use any USB port. It has everything I want except the price hehe…. :p
Logitech V470 Bluetooth Mouse @ $85
However, due to its high price, I’m also considering other mice.
Cordless
Logitech V220 @ $49
Logitech V320 @ $68
Logitech V450 Nano (no idea how much)
Wired
Logitech V120 @ $26
Logitech V150 @ $39
What do you think on my choices? Any better recommendations? Are you planning to get anything this COMEX show at Suntec? I know a certain someone who’s getting an LCD monitor. And I also know someone who will be dying to recommend a dSLR instead :p
Mai too liao. Canon 1000D with kit lens! Or Nikon D60 with kit lens!
Comment by INK — August 24, 2008 @ 2:49 am
My friend who is a photographer enthusiast has been waiting for Nikon D90
Perhaps his wait won’t be too long anymore
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/15/nikon-readying-d90-for-launch/
Comment by Gus — August 24, 2008 @ 8:19 am
@INK: hahaha….. guess not, it’ll be very heavy to lug a laptop AND a dSLR while walking around.
@Gus: what’s your camera now?
Comment by hendrikch — August 24, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
Still the oldies Fuji FinePix S304 ..
it made ok picture hahaha.. good enough for my gallery..
http://gallery.me.com/gustamanh#100095&bgcolor=black&view=grid
Comment by Gus — August 24, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
Another 2GB of Kingston DDR2-RAM 667MHz SO-DIMM -> cuma $52 ko. Beli di best bargain aja di simlim.
Comment by yuku — August 24, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
@Gus: bagus juga hasilnya
@yuku: oh yach? ud turun lagi yach? *asik* ^_^
Comment by hendrikch — August 24, 2008 @ 11:33 pm
Have you tried wireless mouse before? They can be quite annoying.. I had it for a couple of weeks, and decided the old-wired mouse is still much better. I guess it’s ok for daily usage, but if you’re playing computer game that requires high precision and response time, like CS and dota, stick with cables… my 2 cents.
Comment by Jo! — August 26, 2008 @ 6:42 pm
about upgrading the RAM of ur macbook to 4GB, just be sure to check the maximum RAM it can access. For mine, i upgraded it to 3GB only since the maximum is 3.3. im assuming the same for all types of macbooks. but again, i can be wrong.
Comment by pat — August 26, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
@Jo!: i tried wireless mouse before and I didn’t like it because it’s heavy, but that was with a ball mouse. I hope laser mouse without a ball is fine? It’ll be for daily usage, not for playing games. No games in Mac :p I still always go back to Windows for games.
In fact, I just tried my colleague’s Logitech MX1000 today, and that was big bulky and heavy.
Well, probably need to re-think about cordless mouse after all.
@pat: According to http://www.apple.com/sg/macbook/specs.html, two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB. On your 3.3GB, as I found it odd, I did some research. It seems like Macbook prior to 2008 had this limitation. Apple only officially support 2GB, though you’ll see 3.3GB when you put in 4GB.
Macbooks from early 2008 that came with Intel Penryn 45nm processors already support up to 4GB. Thanks for the warning though
The details are in http://guides.macrumors.com/Understanding_Intel_Mac_RAM
Comment by hendrikch — August 26, 2008 @ 11:11 pm
i only need to walk across to reach suntec hehehe.. probably going there at 3pm where crowds still busy working =)
Comment by sentosa — August 27, 2008 @ 12:19 pm
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Comment by MAHDID — August 27, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
try the small razer pro mouse if you want portability
Comment by Stewie — August 27, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
And about the camera, why Canon 860? any particular reason – or just brand loyalty? Even with Canon, I thought the newer model would be Canon 90? I am too considering buying a point-and-shoot, but a recommendation from a friend and several reviews sway me to Fuji F100fd. Seems like it performs better in high ISO, low light and off course, higher MP and optical zoom can come handy.
Comment by Jo! — August 27, 2008 @ 7:33 pm
I have all your need-to-haves and good-to-haves. What does that mean now?
Comment by distinque — August 27, 2008 @ 10:58 pm
@sentosa: help me check the prices first okay? ^_^
@stewie: Razer mouse? never use before, I have always stick with Logitech
I can check it out on Friday though.
@distinque: errrrrr….. any comments? good/no good? Or if you want to sell it 2nd hand to me for cheaper price? ^_^
@Jo!: reason? not brand loyalty, as I’ve never bought a Canon before.
Why Canon? coz Canon is #1 for P&S cameras for the past 4 years I think, and so far comments from other people are pretty good.
Why Canon 860? coz it’s the ONLY one P&S that starts from 28mm (wide angle). The rest starts from 35mm.
Why now? I wish I could wait until after Canon has announced a new line of cameras next month after Photokina (expected, there’ll be a 870/880IS), but I can wait no longer as my trip is only 3 weeks away.
Newer models are 960 and 970IS, but both starts at 35mm
As for F100fd, errrr…. not sure, never interested in Fuji cameras (maybe it’s all about brand name). Comparing the specs:
8MP vs 12MP? I don’t care as much.
High ISO? I admit Fuji seems to have better ISO and low-light performance.
Optical zoom? Yeah, I wish.
Sensor size are different as well: 1/2.5″ in 860IS vs 1/1.6″ in F100fd.
The rest, I can’t comment further. On paper, F100fd seems to win hands down.
Comment by hendrikch — August 27, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
which price?
I just bought viewsonices va2226w for $299
Comment by sentosa — August 29, 2008 @ 12:14 pm
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