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Forum: The Barbie

Jan 9th 2017, 10:38 pm

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Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

Movies, music, audiobooks, games etc. I have a 256 GB SD card in my Zen, and I have my entire music collection on it, plus a raft of other stuff to keep me entertained. It was a lifesaver given I...

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 9th 2017, 10:28 pm

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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My Zen2 does as well - but the point is that the new models coming through don't - it's a hybrid sim/SD slot. And the cloud is not much use on long haul flights, and yeah, I suppose connecting to a...

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 9th 2017, 10:00 pm

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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That's a pain in the arse, as the Z5 remains one of the few phones with a proper dual sim slot and an SD slot, as opposed to this hybrid slot garbage that lots of other manufacturers seem to be...

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 9th 2017, 4:47 am

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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But what does this actually mean in reality? I've not really seen much in the way of new features on phones for a while. And certainly nothing that would encourage me to pay the premium for a fruity...

Forum: The Barbie

Nov 9th 2016, 3:07 am

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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I've missed some of the posts on this thread - this bezel-less Xiaomi is awesome - I may consider buying one.

I agree with not buying an expensive phone - I bought an Asus Zenfone 2 and it has...

Forum: The Barbie

Oct 27th 2016, 6:08 am

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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I've got a Surface Pro 3 running Linux Mint 18 - and I can honestly say it is the best computer I have ever owned - it's a great bit of machinery.

The linux distro was written specifically for the...

Forum: The Barbie

Mar 31st 2016, 11:21 pm

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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I hate iTunes with a passion. It's probably the biggest reason I haven't ever bought any Apple products...

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Forum: The Barbie

Mar 22nd 2016, 5:14 am

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

I've been on this bandwagon from the very beginning. People mocked my huge 5.5" Dell Streak, but the useability was exceptional. I never bought into the small screen smartphone.

I'm not...

Forum: The Barbie

Dec 3rd 2015, 10:15 pm

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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Too late now - I'm in Hong Kong - It was actually just as expensive in Duty Free as it was in Officeworks.

I should have looked into claiming the GST back though I suppose.

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Forum: The Barbie

Dec 2nd 2015, 4:35 am

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

Ah, but Madam wanted the Fitbit - it has to be the right brand you know...

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Forum: The Barbie

Dec 2nd 2015, 4:31 am

Replies: 370

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Posted By Swerv-o

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I fully agree there! HR is the one with the permanent heart rate monitor on it - It was only $40 more for that functionality, so in for a penny.

Personally I can't really see the point of it -...

Forum: The Barbie

Dec 2nd 2015, 4:20 am

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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The Fitbit was actually a lot cheaper from Kogan, but as I am flying out tomorrow, I needed a walk-in solution to purchase. This will teach me to leave everything until the last minute...

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Forum: The Barbie

Dec 1st 2015, 11:27 pm

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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She asked for it! Got it in Officeworks in the end - it was pretty good deal - $166 for the Charge HR, if that means anything to you.

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Forum: The Barbie

Dec 1st 2015, 10:45 pm

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

Damn! And I've just bought my GF's Fitbit for Christmas!

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Forum: The Barbie

Nov 24th 2015, 11:56 pm

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

It was a bit of a punt, but I have a couple of Asus computers, and they have been excellent, so thought it was worth it for $330, and so far I can't fault it, but I do miss the pen. Another negative...

Forum: The Barbie

Nov 24th 2015, 11:40 pm

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

I was going to do that, but couldn't justify the +$1100 cost. In the end I bought an Asus Zenfone 2 (4/64) and it's an incredible phone for the $330 I paid for it.

Getting about 48 hours of...

Forum: The Barbie

Oct 27th 2015, 4:30 am

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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They're barely built for 100...

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Forum: The Barbie

Oct 25th 2015, 11:56 pm

Replies: 370

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Posted By Swerv-o

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Hmmm, not so sure. Look at how taxi drivers have responded to Uber - strikes, assaults, violence, marches etc. I'm sure they will embrace driverless flagfall cars in the same way...

S

Forum: The Barbie

Oct 22nd 2015, 11:05 pm

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

My GF's brother has a Surface Pro - it's a very nice bit of kit, but I still struggle to see the utility of a device without a proper keyboard. On screen keyboards still struggle to be any good in my...

Forum: The Barbie

Apr 9th 2015, 3:52 am

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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This is similar argument to the digital quantisation on CDs. There's very little point in ripping them at anything above 256k because the human ear simply can't hear the difference, despite what the...

Forum: The Barbie

Apr 8th 2015, 11:16 pm

Replies: 370

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Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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No, I wouldn't. The lack of USB ports is a killer. Function over form always has to come first for me.

The Apple approach seems to be to channel you intro buying the bespoke adapter, as it looks...

Forum: The Barbie

Apr 8th 2015, 11:09 pm

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

That's painful to listen to...

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Forum: The Barbie

Mar 30th 2015, 3:11 am

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

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Yeah, that's one of the big sells of the Note for me too. Being able to run two different apps concurrently is a huge win. Can copy and paste stuff from one to the other easily.

You can chat with...

Forum: The Barbie

Mar 30th 2015, 2:09 am

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

I eagerly anticipate your full review...

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Forum: The Barbie

Mar 5th 2015, 1:43 am

Replies: 370

All the Gear

Views: 36,875

Posted By Swerv-o

Re: All the Gear

I keep meaning to look at the LG G3 Stylus. My Note 2 is starting to show some signs of being on the way out, but I am sadly now wedded to the stylus driven phone. I find the extra dimension of...

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