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iPad app store goes live internationally {Engadget}
May 20th 2010 10:19AM App Store is live in Hong Kong as well! :)
Hong Kong goes retro {Gadling}
Mar 14th 2010 8:08AM OMG... I love Tai Pin Koon... How long are you guys in HK? Anyway, awesome review... I got a friend coming from Columbus, OH to visit me in HK... I think I am going to bring them to some of these places as well! Anyway, if you have time, I strongly recommend visiting the Hong Kong history measum, the best measum in HK and give a very good over view of the history of the city! Ladies market and Temple Street is a must! You should go try food at Temple Street Market (Dai Pai Dong = means temporary street food stall, but they have been there every since I was a kid)... Also, as usual, the peak is a must visit, so is Stanley Market... If you want something completely different, take the ferry and go visit lamma island or Cheung Chau Island, it give you a completely different Hong Kong experience... Anyway, I am sure you don't need any more info for me... Hahaha... But if you do, or need some advice on where to go in HK... Give me a shout! Finally, if you are still around on the 17th March, don't miss the night horse racing at Happy Valley! It is a must do! Good luck and have fun! :-)
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 24th 2010 12:26AM @ricemanhk Exactly... I actually had quite a fight with Dell Hong Kong over this pricing issue... their initially responds to me is that they claim the computer cost more in Hong Kong because the base spec is better... but I told them, this is a LIE... if you compare spec to spec in the exact same configuration, the Alienware m11x being sold in Hong Kong is 70% more expensive than in USA... later, they realize I am not their stupid consumer and they change their story saying that it is their marketing department decision to price this product at this price... I have already file a complain to the Hong Kong Consumer Consul for their misleading sales tactics... Also, I honestly think Dell Hong Kong think their user is in Hong Kong is stupid... with the price they are charging, no wondering Dell is getting a smaller and smaller market share every day... the funny thing is that, Dell Hong Kong does not do their own marketing, in fact, there is no such thing as Dell Hong Kong... Dell Hong Kong division is being run in Mainland Chinese by the Dell China headquaters in Xi-men. So I think Dell China simply decided to charge the computer the same price in Hong Kong as well as China... but I think Dell China forgot the fact that Dell China will have to pay about 40% more for duty and another 20% sales tax in China, while there is none in Hong Kong... so those extras are pure profit for Dell... so this is a complete rip off... I have been trying for ages to get this onto the media... but I am having difficulty because no one is listening to me... so all I can do as a consumer is to boycott Dell Hong Kong until they fix their Alienware pricing in Hong Kong.
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2010 2:33PM @sonicyoof Yes, the Sony Vaio Z only has the Nvidia GT330M... vs the Alienware which has the GT335M... however, if you look at the benchmarking score, the performance difference is minor... the GT335M that uses in the Alienware m11x has more shader but run at a slower clock speed... the GT330M has less shader but run at 25% higher clock speed... so the final result is two very similarly performing card with GT335M being slightly faster than GT330M... however, the Sony more than make up for it with it i5 or i7 CPU... it just blew the Alienware SU7300 out of the way really...
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2010 2:30PM @cray I agree with you that look is a subjective thing... however, I disagree with price vs performance... some people do find that very important... however for me, if I can afford it, I will always pay more to get the better one...
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2010 2:27PM @aznofazns This is also for Doomtomb... both of you are neither wrong or correct... Both GT335M and GT330M are consider mid-range graphics card... The GT335M is indeed a better graphic card than GT330M... but GT335M does not have double the performance of GT330M... GT335 run at a lower clock speed but with more shader, I am guessing it is to reduce heat that the card produce... on the other hand, GT330M run at about 25% higher clock speed but with half as much shader... so the end results... GT335M is still a faster and more efficient card, but not by much as you can see from all the 3D mark score and other benchmarking...
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2010 2:09PM @robamb2002 Alienware m11x is an inches less on the width but the Sony is an inch less on the depth (look at the spec)... and if you multply that to get the area (ie: footprint area on the table)... the Sony is actually a smaller machine than the Alienware m11x... this is hard fact... go look it up yourself!
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2010 2:00PM @sonicyoof The New Update to the Sony Vaio Z series... but it will cost at least double the Alienware in the USA... but much better equipped... with build in DVD or BluRay... i5 or i7... 13.1 inches screen with 1600x900... and more Ram... all in a even smaller package than the Alienware m11x... so I often wonder why bother with the Alienware if you can afford the nicer one... but if price is an issue, of course go with the Alienware...
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2010 1:57PM @jonac13 Unfortunately, even in terms of Volume... the new updated Sony Vaio Z is actually smaller than the Alienware m11x... Just multiply the width x length x height... For me personally, Small is in terms of footprint on the table... which the new Sony Vaio Z still beat Alieanware m11x... all at the same time, the Vaio Z has a built in DVD / BlueRay (for the high end model), i5 or i7 processor, and wait for the last one... a 13.1 inches screen with 1600x900 resolutions... So if that don't beat the Alienware, I donno what beat it... I understand the Sony is more expensive, but this is only true in USA and Canada market, if you look at Hong Kong market, the Alienware m11x is being price the same as the new Sony Vaio Z series, which I find it odd, because Dell just price themselves out of the market... Also, you will find the Sony Vaio Z has a better build as well, they took idea from the Macbook Pro and use a uni-aluminum frame as well... and carbon fiber... so all look very very slick... and the Sony implementation of backlit keyboard is much less tacky than Alienware... but I guess that depends on taste, some people might like all the changing light and color...
Alienware M11x review {Engadget}
Feb 23rd 2010 1:47PM @(Unverified) Not only that... the Sony Vaio Z is actually a smaller computer with a bigger screen... If you multiple the width and length of both computer to get the surface area, you will realize the Sony Vaio Z footprint on the table is actually smaller than the Alienware m11x... which makes it quite funny because the Sony managed not only pack in the i5 (or i7 if you get the Z117), but also a DVD or BlueRay drive for the more expensive model... So it completely blow the Alienware out of the market when you are talking about miniaturization!
