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Someone next to me in the viewing centre made this priceless quote:
"Abokis are always the problem with everything in Nigeria"

Bloody Kaita!

Toluene:
i have a samsung r580 laptop, it cost 231,460 in Nigeria, u want a gaming laptop go to the uk or the us, mine is decent enough to handle most games, i3 core processor Nvidia geforce M310 500gb Hdd 4gb Ram, sha in dey try,

Sorry, e no dey try too much. A geforce 310M is a low end graphics card. You'll be able to play most games, but at low or medium settings at best with much of the advanced effects turned down.

You spent way too much on that laptop.

ADEBOSUN:
Texazzpete, you are such a class act, but i choose to ignore you. You should have asked the meaning of that! When you consider the difference it will give versus the price the guy's looking at, then you know it aint. Especially because you can get a good core2duo thats 3.something Ghz at a lower price than a comparable quad. Moreover, a core2duo will do just fine. You really dont need a faster processor, what he should be looking at is better graphics card capability. Moreover, the overclockin deficiencies of a quad is a negative and what do you need a processor that's going to be that hot for, especially if you game constantly and the heat is an issue. I'm not a pro on this, but i wont go as low is pullin a punch back,
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/258969-10-intel-core-intel-quad-core  
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/e8500-phenom-9350e,2010.html

By the way, i saw a del inspiron1564 at del shop in computer village for 125k considering the budget, and you know the processor is the more advanced intel core i3.

We aren't in the middle ages, you dolt. When we say 'quad' now, we're referring to the quad core i7 processors intel is shipping these days. And those, even when clocked low, can employ Intel's Turbo Boost technology to overclock themselves to 2.8 - 3.2 Ghz, depending on the particular i7 processor. a 1.6 Ghz Core i7 processor absolutely slays a 2.4Ghz dual core i5 processor in benchmarks.

To further prove how much of a numbskull you are, you post a link to a 2008 article on Tomshardware. 2008?! And to make matters worse, in your haste to post anything to prove your point, you failed to notice that
1. The processors being compared were desktop processors
2. the quad core processor being used as a comparison piece was from AMD, not intel.

Here's a protip: When  you're in a hole, stop digging. You'll only make yourself seem more foolish  

Ralvy:
@texazzpete; I think 'ts rili his decision to make, he might not be needing windows for anything besides the sync which is something I believe can be resolved with some patience.

I never said it isn't his decision to make. I'm assuming he may not be conversant with his options for running another OS on his macbook pro. Either way, he's brought out a problem, i've provided a quick fix, relatively painless solution which i felt he had been overlooking.

Ralvy:
and running windows as a guest OS might be viable but we don't even know his specs,

*sigh*
Your comment would have been valid if he was using a Toshiba laptop of unknown make, but he's using a Macbook Pro. And macbooks have standardised specs. At the very least, even a 2008 macbook pro will still come equipped with a Core 2 Duo processor, more than enough to run Win 7 in Parallels, VMware or Bootcamp.

ADEBOSUN:
All that comes to mind is Dell xps studio. It should cost 175k, and you can game till you drop. Dont go for a quad core, not the best for gaming. Or you could just go for normal del xps, for about 120-150, depending on specs.

Why don't you restrict yourself to speaking about things you understand. Claiming a quad core CPU isn't good for gaming makes you look like a fool, to be honest.

twittsa:
@ Ralvy: Thanks alot but i think you missed the point in that i havnt ever used my mac system with RIM, i dont even own a BB! My difficulty with the N900 actually is that it doesnt seem to work with isync in mac. I have the latest firmware version on my N900 and also got the isync plugin on my mac but yet my N900 doesnt not sync with my mac. This is a very important feature for me as i like to have my information updated across devices. My Nokia E63 is able to do this seamlessly.

Can you recommend (from your experience) some of the best apps for the N900 please. Thanks.

And YOU are missing the point. The easy way to solve all your issues is to either install Win 7 using Bootcamp on your Mac, or use VMware or Parallels to run a virtual Win 7 installation from within your Mac OS. That way you solve all your issues in one swoop.

kosovo:
Gabe was the last person anyone expected at the sony booth, after his continuous trash-talk on the PS3, it was unexpected and even saying the PS3 would have the superior version damaged everything . . . we knew Twisted metal 2 was coming . . .

That does not translate to being a 'show stealer'.

The Move section was kinda dissapointing, though. Not a lot of new stuff to show off there. Perhaps the show floor experience will wow the crowds, we'll see.

Any laptop with those specs will set you back at least 200k in Nigeria (and that's for the lower end 9800 gt and Core Duo configuration). You'll NEVER get a quad core with a 5850 for under $1300.

There are no shipping notebooks with the Geforce GTX 470 at the moment. And you can bet your butt they'll cost a whole lot more than 200k

Couldn't sell your exorbitantly priced bundle, eh?
Word of advice: no one's gonna buy Avatar for 10k.

hilli666:
The Oba of Benin should put a curse on our politicians who are the real criminals and pened robbers of our country. Instead of wasteing innocent cows and chickens to punish criminals who are victims of circumstance.

If you have nothing better to say, just STFU. So kidnappers are now 'victims of circumstance'? I'm from Edo State and i know how bad the situation is now, with people being dragged and kidnapped from schools, markets and churches. And unlike other places in Nigeria, there's at least a 15% chance that the victim ends up dead even after the ransome is paid.
I loathe people like you that try to drum up sympathy for monsters.

kosovo:
I can't agree that Nintendo won E3, but M$ had the worse showings. . . No more PS Exclusives to steal . .

Sony showed Games and that's what E3 is primarily about, Porter 2 and Twisted metal 2 definitely stole the show. I was disappointed though, No Resistance 3 and/or Agent anywhere

PS: Portal 2 wasn't exactly a show stealer. It's been announced for ages for the PC and probably for the 360 too. . .Twisted Metal 2 pretty much got a great impact though.

kosovo:
I can't agree that Nintendo won E3, but M$ had the worse showings. . . No more PS Exclusives to steal . .

Sony showed Games and that's what E3 is primarily about, Porter 2 and Twisted metal 2 definitely stole the show. I was disappointed though, No Resistance 3 and/or Agent anywhere

Well, that's what everyone is saying online. No real surprises in the Sony show, hardly any other exclusive AAA title landing in 2010 apart from GT5. 3d still remains an expensive gimmick in the eyes of the vast majority of consumers. Nothing really new on the Move side, to be honest. I don't think they showed anything that blew people away with the Move. It's certainly priced nicely.
Nintendo didn't show off nearly as many games as their rivals, but the impact of a new Zelda and a new Kirby game can't be neglected. Plus Metroid: Other M set to arrive later this year. But the show stealer here is most definitely the 3DS. Delaying the PSP2 will kill Sony - graphics are far less important on a handheld console and by the time the PSP2 comes around, the 3DS will have the installed base advantage.

Looking back, Microsoft's keynote wasn't that bad. Sure, on the game front they could have showed off a lot more activity, but the new added on features to the 360 are certainly interesting. if they price the Kinect well, they'll sell.

Yep, the 3DS definitely stole the show. the buzz this year is that Nintendo 'won' E3.
I must say that Microsoft definitely disappointed in this one. Sony's Move seems to be gaining momentum. I'll definitely be getting that.
Thank goodness no AAA title is coming soon. I need to finish my game backlog. i won't be buying GT5, i'm more of an arcade racer guy but it's looking pretty cool.

With 3DS out first, Sony's PSP2 is bound to feel the pressure. By the time it's launching next year, the install base of the 3DS will be HUGE. We'll see. . .

medjai:
@texazzpete
do you know that no team has defeated Mozambique at their home ground, Estadio Machaba, in 2 years. Even a full strength Ivorian could not notch up a win and what do you mean by 'Mozambique qualified us for the world cup'?Mozambique's coach, Mart Nooij, needed to qualify Mozambique for the nations cup or he would have been sacked. If they had lost he would have been sacked so they actually had a lot to play for

So Mozambique has been undefeated for 2 years at home. What the hell has that got to do with them outplaying us with ease?
Fact remains that we needed external help to qualify, and we were 10 minutes away from being knocked out.

it's no wonder you missed the Nintendo Keynote. How the heck can you be following E3 on a Playstation blog? What happened to Joystiq?

I must say i don't share your hysteria for 3D. 3D's still seen by most as a mere gimmick, and 3d HDTVs are pretty expensive. It's be years before 3dTV penetration gets to the point where this becomes more than a bragging right for Sony or Microsoft.

I watched Avatar in 3d, pretty cool. But then Clash and the Titans and Alice in Wonderland showed us how sucky 3d can be if not done right.

Phillfree:
how can i install applications on my iphone 1.1.4?need help please

Dear friend, is it true that the Stegosaurus had a spiny tail? (seeing as how you're living in prehistoric times - i mean, 1.1.4?! )

Just kidding. You'll need to move on up to 2.x firmware to get the AppStore.

Meddler:
Will my HTC android phone work in Nigeria or should I get a new phone??

You do realize that 'HTC Android Phone' can describe at least 7 phones?

twittsa:
Hey Bigbrovar! Your review of the N900 is quite helpful i must say. Could you please give me a step by step breakdown on how to reset the N900 to an out of the box state? Would really appreciate as i currently want to sell mine.

I use a macbook pro laptop and i dont quite appreciate the compatibility of my laptop with the N900 so im thinking of switching to iphone. Interestingly, isync plug in was recently released but i still dont seem to be able to seamlessly sync my mac and N900. Neways, pls help with the step by step instruction on factory reset (out of the box state).

And if anyone is interested in my N900 (with all accessories still intact) please contact me asap for a good deal!

Install Windows 7 in Bootcamp. No big Deal.

--- Steve

medjai:
Nigerians have consumed so much undeserved disparaging comments about Amodu that they just believe Amodu is not good without reason. He lost to Ghana? So. Nigeria played some wonderful soccer and were just unlucky not to have won. Is there a coach that has never lost? Russia lost to Slovenia in the world cup qualifiers play off, does that make Hiddink a bad coach? Spain lost to USA in the confed cup, i guess that makes Del Bosque a 'dumb' coach.

Under Amodu, we've been playing truly mediocre soccer, helped only because our opponents were worse or unlucky. We were comprehensively outplayed by Mozambique in the away qualifier, and only fortunate not to lose that match (they missed some sitters). Our qualification was left in the hands of Mozambique - who did us a massive favour there.
It's only in Nigeria where we see people like you insisting that one man's happiness be put above that of millions of his countrymen. Most Nigerians out there had long since lost confidence in Amodu. 'Rewarding' him with the world cup would have been extremely foolish. Just see how France has retrogressed simplybecause the powers that be shied away from sacking Domenech long ago.

If Amodu was in charge against Argentina, he'd have waited until the 75th minute before making a change. And that would be kanu.

9jaganja:
People should get over MGS4 even Kojima said it himself it was only possible on the PS3. MGS:Rising isn't any better or same. 360 is not same as PS3 seriously let's forget about arguing on these issues. Just admit it, PS3 is more powerful that doesn't mean 360 is weak at all. 360 is still a good gaming console but comparing it to PS3 makes it less of a gaming console. Buy both consoles and enjoy this generation. You buy a wii, you lost cause even wii is planning on releasing an HD console soon. MGS rising won't sell as much cause almost everyone I know is hacking their 360 and play games 3weeks earlier than official release dates.

9jaganja:
@ tex

I have seen MGS rising trailer with some in game game play and it is nothing compared to MGS4. I won't be buying it for my PS3 instead download it on my 360. MGS series is officially over unless Kojima himself works on it like MGS4. It's all God of war style dismembering soldiers with sword etc,

1. less than 5% of 360 owners have hacked xbox 360s. And i wish you wouldn't be so brazen about piracy.

2. The comment on the graphics quality of MGS Rising came from Joystiq members present in the audience. If highly experienced gaming journalists say an incomplete build of MGS: Rising looks as good as MGS 4, who are we to argue?

3. The 360 is every bit as powerful as the PS3. Come November this year, we'll see Crysis 2 show of graphics on the 360 better than those in Killzone and Uncharted 2. Then we'll separate the FUD from fact.

kosovo:
Joystick would look silly when the final product is released, did the same people not hype the hell out of kinect? but we here now that Microsoft pre-rendered the kinect showing, so much fail for microsoft, Pricing is fail, selling kinect games @ full pledged retail price $60 is also most ridiculous. . who do Microsoft think they are?? Apple?? their arrogance would stop today @ Sony E3 . . . Microsoft couldnt show hardcore games . . . dumping 40 million hardcore gamers like they did with the original xbox is pathetic. . .

Microsoft showed off Halo: reach and Gears 3. Those are pretty hardcore, if you ask me. And both will probably easily outsell and outlast Killzone 3. Just sayin'
Funny enough, the non-gaming aspects of Kinect are reason enough to purchase the peripheral. That could be HUGE.

Also, Joystiq never 'hyped the hell out' of Kinect. Where did you get that idea? And if anything, kinect deserves some hype. The tech behind the Kinect is far more ambitious than what Sony came up with the Move. Perhaps any failings with the Move may be from the tech being a bit too ambitious for its own good.

kosovo:
Hoping to see the rumored PSP2 with 4 SPU's OMG OMG . . And NEW IP's , Since sony has announced all their big budget games. . . GT release date alone can make Microsoft E3 more worse, Then probably a PS3 slim bundled with MOVE, cos sony has not released a PS3 slim, the PS3 released last october is only a redisigned PS3, Sony never called it the "PS3 SLIM"

Kinect with halo? lol . . Microsoft full of lies,

lol. We'll NEVER see a PSP 2 with 4 SPUs. That alone will make the PSP DoA as battery life will be slaughtered. Besides, Nintendo will release the 3DS which is sure to be technically inferior to the PSP2, but which will murder it in sales (as usual)

naijaking1:
Texazzpete or whatever you call yourself, it's quite unfortunate to see how you debase the quality of discussion in this forum. I know you've always had difficulty with reading and comprehension, but please show me where papabrowne said that Sanusi wanted to convert ALL of our foreign reserve to yuan. I see how how you outlandishly capitalized the emphasis, even though it's a diversionary tactics.

You continue to raise doubts about your own mental state of mind by delving into issues totally unrelated to this topic that could have made for a good economic discussion amongst the gurus of that subject on this thread. Papabrowne raise more than 4 vital economic issues to support his opposition to Sanusi's action, what did you do? You made up things in your crazed mind, and then began to refute those allegations--all by yourself
Then, you began to attack not his contributions, but his person for "unending hatred" for Sanusi. Please don't come here typing away without taking your daily Prozac, I warn you.

As other right-thinking members here have pointed out, the thread title is misleading.
I have no intention of replying your childish tirade in kind. Talk about drinking Panadol for another man's headache. Good night!

Seems i was wrong. It apparently still has a power brick, just much smaller than the original.

@Kosovo
On a funny note, Joystiq reports that MGS: Rising on the 360 looked as good as (if not somewhat better) than MGS 4.
So much for 'MGS 4 can't be done on the 360', huh?

Microsoft failed to impress with their keynote, i must admit. The initial wave of Kinect games seem more casual oriented, we'll see if there are any 3rd party studios showing anything else during E3.
I can't wait for Nintendo's E3 conference. Forget the Wii, the 3DS is what i'm waiting for.

9jaganja:
Nothing new about this seriously just the shiny black at least dust won't be making much love to it. Looks sleek but it still looks much like the old one just a little bend in the middle. They called it 360 slim but this just about same size as the previous one to me.

1. smaller
2. More quiet (one fan now instead of two)
3. Bigger hard drive
4. Built in WiFi now
5. Can power the Kinect (no need to plug it in for separate power)
6. two more USB ports (making it 5 total)
7. In built Power unit, no more huge power brick
8. Lighter than the older model

Ex Inferis:
har har, dumping mine with a small wad for a HTC Evo this week. meanwhile i betcha im getting iphone 4 first. i pity the fools saving up for nokia's N8, which is relying on specs alone to sell. and we know nigerians LOVE specs- the other day i saw a clerk who does nothing but excel and powerpoint shopping for a 4gb core i5. says he read core2duo is slower!

Lol. Wetin clerk wan take core i5 do? A 2Ghz Dell 1545 Core 2 Duo will do just fine for him.
Htc Evo? That's CDMA. What are you gonna do with that in Nigeria? Unless you're getting them for the likes of Visafone and Starcomms, but you lose out on resale value.

Why don't you wait until Microsoft's E3 conference tommorrow?

seunpayne:
if for one minute you thought that nokia would have anything to compete with android, guy thimk again,
look out there, see whats happnin, even the apple kips pushing the release date of thier 4G because of the race android is running. windows 7 cant make a phone yet because they also know now isn't the time and moto, sony e and samsung have also started making android, so you said who? nokia? no, i heard they might even buy from windows. nokia is not yet up but i think they will but not with any of thier current brands.

Nokia, compete? They're the market leaders, man! And they will remain the market leaders for a long time as long as they can churn out mass market, pocket friendly smartphones like the 5800.
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 phones will be out in Q3/Q4 this year. Where do you get your news from? Your entire post is full of FUD.

PS: Android won't catch up to Apple's iOS in a long while. And as soon as Windows Phone 7 hits the market, expect the release rate of android phones to be slowed down considerably.

cabali:
How?

Google is your friend
The iOS4 Gold Master can be installed on iphones and ipod touches - no biggie with ipod touch since you then don't have to worry about unlocking unlike the iphone.

I don dey find a clueless person wey i go sell my 3GS to

All those calling for a ban have to be on some really potent crack! We're complaining of traffic jam in Lagos and you people want to now double or triple the number of taxi cabs on the road. . .WTH are y'all smoking?
If you cannot find a reasonable way to drastically improve the road capacity and resolve the already severe bottlenecks, please leave the common man alone with his Okada.
When the lagos state govt finally gets off their butt and start using rail and water transport to get more people off the road, then they can talk about banning Okada.

awunoruv:
taxazz: What gave u the impression that I have nt used BB? I'm quite convinced that I used that device long b4 u know it,if not u would have found out that BB has nothing special.Your eyes will soon be opened from your new found device so u will be as wise as us.

lol
it doesn't matter if you started using a BB before i did. I've got one. You haven't. Simple as that.
The BB messaging system can't be beaten, simple and short. 3rd party push email solutions still cannot hold a candle to BB's messaging prowess.

Look, i'll be the first to agree that the Blackberry is nothing special apart from its messaging features. The UI is dated and primitive compared to that of Android, WebOS and iOS. The web browser is beyond pathetic.
But the N97 itself is mediocre. Even Nokia admitted being dissapointed with the final product. the Symbian OS running on it is clunky, tired and riddled with inconsistencies. The touchscreen is extremely inferior compared to the flagship Android and WinMo , not to talk of the Palm Pre and iPhone.
There's a reason why Nokia's been scrambling to revise the OS for the N8's launch. And there's a reason why Nokia's smartphone marketshare has been dropping like a brick. The Nokia CEO almost lost his job over his inability to make gains in the smartphone market.
In fact, only the 5800 (cheap, mass market smartphone with good youth appeal), the N97 mini and the excellent E-Series phones kept Nokia's smartphone share this high.

The OP asked for a choice between two phones that have their flaws and their strong points. In reality, i would recommend neither of the two. Let the OP add a little extra cash and buy a Google Nexus One for a little extra. Android is the way to go if you don't like the iPhone.