sabato 8 gennaio 2011

INTERESTED IN A NETBOOK: SAMSUNG NF310-A01?

For my job I travel quite a lot, so obviously I use a notebook, a 13.3" Sony VAIO.
It's not too big, but nevertheless on airplanes it's still too big when the guy in front of me reclines back the seat. Also, the battery life is the usual few hours, so for long distances flights, with one or two connecting stops, it lasts too little.
After the appearance on the market of the netbooks, I was interested in them, but initial models were too limited. The models with Atom N450, with their very long battery life, and decent features, made me make the jump, and last year I bought an ASUS EeePC 1005P netbook. I bought it in Dubai, and it is an up-specced version of the 1005P, having 6 cells battery & bluetooth; also the color is white (I prefer white keyboards), not easy to be found here in Italy.
I am satisfied with it (I don't watch movies, and I don't play graphics-intensive games); the only limitation is the screen resolution, too small for current habits.
Now my son will go for some months abroad, so I (reluctantly) have decided to "lend" it to him.
So I need a new one!
Having searched a lot in these days, it looks to me that the Samsung NF310-A01 is the best option:
- Atom N550 dual core processor
- higher screen resolution, 1366x768
- 250 GB HD
- Bluetooth
- attractive price (399 USD/EUR list prices, with offers down to 335 EUR)
- very good reviews on web sites
- very very good user reviews on Amazon

When will I buy it?

FUJI F300EXR, OR F500/550EXR??

Just in these days at the CES Fuji has introduced a step-up model of the F300EXR, actually a pair of models, F500EXR and F550EXR.
Both have a new CMOS 16.0 MPixel EXR sensor and FullHD; the 550 model will have also integrated GPS, and RAW capability.
They will be available in March, so do I need to wait??

domenica 2 gennaio 2011

WHICH NEW DIGITAL CAMERA TO BUY?

I have (actually use, since it's a company property) a bridge-type CANON POWERSHOT S5IS.
I need also a pocketable one, but with some reach, a compact travel zoom.
Among this category, I have restricted my choice to two models:

- FUJI FINEPIX F300EXR, with the intriguing EXR sensor, very wide lens, & long zoom

- NIKON COOLPIX S8100, with a CMOS sensor (better at low light?), supermacro, FullHD video















WHICH ONE??
OTHERWISE, A DREAM: CANON EOS 550D!!

sabato 1 gennaio 2011

TRAVELS & TRIPS 2010

BUSINESS TRAVELS:

- CHINA (JAN/FEB)
   - SUZHOU (TIGER HILL TOWER, MASTER OF THE NETS GARDEN, HUMBLE ADMINISTRATOR GARDEN)
   - WENLING AND DANZHU VALLEY
- ANKARA - TURKEY (FEB)
- CHINA - TAIWAN - INDIA (MAR)
   - SUZHOU (LANTERN FESTIVAL)
   - SHENYANG
   - TAIPEI
   - KAOHSIUNG
   - PUNE / BANGALORE
- BRASIL - ARGENTINA (APR)
   - SERRA GAUCHA (RIO GRANDE DO SUL)
   - SAO PAULO (PARCO DE IBIRAPUERA)
   - BUENOS AIRES
- DENMARK (MAY)
- NORTHERN IRELAND (JUNE)
- INDIA - CHINA - JAPAN (JUL/AUG)
  - AJANTA CAVES
  - DELHI (RED FORT, MOSQUE)
  - CHANDIGARH
  - PUNE OLD TOWN
  - SUZHOU
  - LUZHI TOWN
  - WAKAYAMA COAST
  - MIHAMA BEACHES
- NORTHERN IRELAND (SEP)
   - COUNTY ARMAGH
   - COUNTY ANTRIM / GIANT'S CAUSEWAY

- PASSAU/GERMANY (SEP)

VACATIONS:

- PALINURO (TYRRENIAN COAST SOUTH OF NAPLES)
- OTRANTO (SOUTH-EASTERNMOST TIP OF ITALY)

LEISURE TRIPS:

- ROME
- GARGANO (PENINSULA IN NORTHERN APULIA)


- PASSAU/GERMANY

A NEW DECADE, LET'S TRY TO START BLOGGING

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE


MY INTERESTS:
- TRAVELS
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- COMPUTERS
- ROCK (& POP) MUSIC (from THE DOORS to THE POLICE to P!NK)
- JAPAN (& JAPANESE)