Comments on: White Nokia E71: A Teen Girl’s Video Review

By: Philosopher

Philosopher — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:43:58 +0000

Re: “To these younger users, technology is oxygen.”

Not quite. To these younger users, technology is their life blood. It’s Daddy’s credit cards that are their oxygen.

In general, Nokia does a fine job, though I haven’t used one in years. I find that the Blackberry is also extremely responsive with no delays, so I am guessing from her review that the Nokia, the iPhone, and the Blackberry are rare in their lack of delays when answering a call.

Each of these has their fans. The iPhone is also wildly popular for its “demo-doll” capabilities. I know of a hugely successful businessman who owns both an iPhone and a Blackberry (and a Challenger 600; money is no object whatsoever), and uses the Blackberry 98% of the time. I know a hugely successful entrepreneur who owns and flies his own turbo-prop Meridian, and he uses the iPhone exclusively. But he doesn’t wax poetic about it; his passion is directed at the Meridian. (The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys, and all that.)

To each his own.

By: Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:17:03 +0000

My fingers are big and the E71’s keys are small. Texting isn’t easy for me, but I’m getting used to…
E71 is a very nice phone.

By: Greg Glockner

Greg Glockner — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:44:57 +0000

Oops, isn’t the iLife part of the reason that Macs cost more? I own both Photoshop Elements and iLife 08 but I use iPhoto much more often because it’s fast and easy.

I’m sure there are a ton of video editing programs for Windows, and some may be quite good, but adding a good photo and video organizer/editor erases part of the price difference.

I’m enjoying your commentary about the Nokia, though.