Does Nokia E71 looks like a Blackberry Killer? This 2.36-inch, 320 x 240 QVGA display is only slightly smaller than the iPod Classic’s.

After much survey, I finally decided to purchase a smartphone, the Nokia E71. The reviews for this phone have been good and I really wanted to try out a Nokia product. I had used a Panasonic, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and a Motorola mobile before this. The later started to fall apart not too long after I bought it and it was time to replace it.

I was initially thinking about a Blackberry product or the iphone. The iphone’s touchscreen and functions looked out of this world while the Blackberry series have always being solid performers. However, in the end, I chose E71 because it had a really solid feel and professional look. Despite its obvious lack of an oversized touchscreen interface, the E71 had a metallic feel with chrome accents and a glossy screen. It can also protect sensitive corporate information with integrated security features such as device and memory card encryption, mobile VPN and more. Plus, it is one of the slimmest Nokia phone to date, at 10mm thick, and claims it’s the thinnest QWERTY smartphone on the market.

At 10mm thick, it’s the slimmest Nokia phone to date.

It has two separate customizable home screens. One is designed to house all of your work applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint while the other is geared more towards entertainment with programs for audio, video and gaming. Setting up the Nokia’s Mail for Exchange program required no IT help. QuickOffice lets you create, edit and send Word, Excel or PowerPoint files on the fly.

Battery life is basically a non-issue, with 20 days of standby and 10.5 hours of GSM talk, though the 4.5 hours of 3G talk might pose an issue.

Rear view of the phone - a magnet for fingerprints and smudges.

However, the metallic cover is a magnet for fingerprints and smudges. The key was pretty cramped and it took me some time to get used to it. This phone is really a business phone; hence it does not have stunning photo or music capabilities. For me the 3.2 megapixel camera was enough and the music playback was fine. I managed to use the phone to connect to our wireless network and surf the net, visiting my websites, checking my email, using Twitters and etc.

The unpacking.

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This is a follow up to my previous post about Dell XPS M1330. I ordered my lappie on 18th and was scheduled to deliver on 25th September. But, Dell customers service person called me on the 20th and said my order has been revised, the new estimate delivery date will be on 2nd October.

Dell came a knocking on my door at 10am today! (Surprisingly my estimated ship date has been brought forward to 27th) XPS M1330 is probably the most beautiful laptop I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Here’s some photos of my unpacking process:

Your XPS will also come with this branded laptop sleeve below which you don’t need to order seperately. I like the sleeve as it looks pro.

I opted for Crimson Red. The finish of the lid is matt and is nice to touch. According to DirectToDell.com, the finish on the lid of XPS M1330 is similar to a custom paint job on a car. It takes about 7 coats of paint to get the appearance. I have also read in some forums that it pick up fingerprints easily.

Along with the XPS itself, Dell provide a few goodies as well. This include product information, basic “Getting Started” pamphlet, and reinstall discs of:

• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Dell MediaDirect
• Dell Webcam Manager
• Dell Drivers and Utilities
• Microsoft Works 8.5
• Roxio

What should I say about the LCD screen… Awesome! It’s much much more brighter and colors are more vivid. I’m happy with it because I’m a fan of LCD screen.

XPS travel remote control is cool to play with… The remote buttons are nice to press… The charger is smaller than other Dell laptops which is great for mobile users.

The palmrest looks nice with it’s hairline metal design, but it get rather warm after a while. Keyboard is absolutely solid… the delete key is located at the right top corner which I’m used to! The con is the keys are slightly loud when typing quickly. No compaints for the touch pad. Some owners complaints about the touchpad a little cramped, but I think it’s just nice. The pad have some texture on it so your finger moves smoothly over the surface. Overall, it’s responsive. The touchpad buttons feel very nice with no loud click sound, unline my old Asus laptop.

The volumn touchpanel is cool too… but for the slot drive, I found myself inserting and ejecting CD quite noisy. The webcam quality, not bad.

XPS Elevations:

On the right side, there’s slot for travel remote, slot-load DVD burner, a single USB port and a security cable slot.

The left side is much more busier, AC adapter connector, video & network connector, single USB port, HDMI connector and a hard drive output.

The front of XPS has a mic imput & 2 headphone outputs, and a 8 in-1 card reader.

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