Machu Picchu

I was attracted by the packing of this grounded coffee from Cafedirect.



http://www.cafedirect.co.uk/products/machu.php

I bought it from Great in Pacific Place for HK$60, much more expensive than cafedirect's usual coffee. (less than HK$40) (http://www.cafedirect.co.uk/products/med_roast.php.) The taste of this Machu Picchu is quite interesting, it is not strong, I will give it "2" instead of "3" as suggested by the company (1-5 scale.) It have some smoky taste when I first try it, and the taste keep changing in my mouth after swallowing, like drinking whisky :) . However, these flavor has gone after 1 (2?) week, maybe my coffee bottle is not air-tight enough or I just get used to it already. Anyway, I prefer something stronger like the one I am drinking, Waitrose (Itanian.) Probably I won't buy Machu Picchu again but its packing and its name is really attractive. I showed the coffee bag to a colleague before a weekend and he told me later that he have had some fantasy about the coffee over the weekend...

Koss portaPro

買左四個月，我終於收到隻portaPro，比我想象中細同輕好多，適合拿出街用，但佢個樣唔靚，所以我又唔想拿出街用...... :) 我在街上亦從無見過有人用portaPro (其實連其他Koss的耳筒都好少人用，連最平最多人買的the plug都少見)。我另外有一隻KCS35個"鼓"同portaPro完全一樣(我相信佢地係一樣，因為睇佢地的規格係完全相同，大少、外型都一樣，但聽 出來有少少分別)，只係戴的方式唔同。


portaPro

KCS35

耳 筒最重要係音質，呢方面我實在詞窮，唔識形容(同飲酒一樣......)，只可以大致講幾句，公 認的是低音勁，而且唔朦朧(有些耳筒聽落低音好似好"勁"，但就細節全無，完全不堪入耳)，其他中、高音的表現都相當好，是我意料之內，亦是一般US $40的耳筒應有的表現。值得一題的是，我以前用開Sony DJ-V300 (Z-300)，覺得相當唔錯，但與KCS35作A/B比較時發現koss低音較強之外，感染力亦較強，簡單講係聽KCS35舒服D。

由 於portaPro未「熟」(一般人會話未"煲"好)，所以未能聽出它的實力，與KCS35比較時發現portaPro隔音較好，聽到較少外面的雜音，而 在同一個音量下portaPro較大聲D (可能係因為隔音好所致)，但KCS35各音部都較明亮(bright)，D聲音出D (呢類形容詞只能意會......)。嗯，我可以講的只有咁多。

不過講起KCS35就有段小插曲，我當日買耳筒，原本係諗住買 Sennheiser PX100，我問老闆有無得試，佢話無，但有一隻(KCS35)有得試，而且比PX100 好，咁我咪試，一試覺得好好，但自己未試過PX100，始終有D猶豫，試左好耐，老闆加一句，話佢自己認為KCS35最好聲(佢係老闆，經驗一定多過 我)，同埋已經停產(罕有亦係吸引我的因素)，而且唔貴，平過PX100，所以我就買左。但後來發現KCS35都未完全停產，但只能在KOSS的網頁上 訂，一般零售店無得賣(包括AMAZON)，好彩隻耳筒無令我失望，但我始終好想試聽PX100。

另外，當日我見老闆檯面有隻 Westone UM2，有個客諗住買，我就問老闆拿來試聽，一試真是出乎意料的好，一般呢類塞耳的耳筒的低音好朦朧，而且過強，但呢隻UM2 聽落去同其他掩耳耳筒無分別，再加上塞耳耳筒的良好隔音，最適合拿出街用，但它的價錢同樣驚人，折左都要二千八百港幣......自問買唔起，但另一位客 人買了......。

First post

I have long thought making a webpage expressing my view on products (electronics mostly.) But I was just too lazy and now I think it is not a bad idea to start with a Blog. So.... let start with 6230i, my newly bought mobile phone. You can check its features and spec at http://www.nokia.com/6230i .


My impression is that it is a little bit thick comparing to my previous phone (Sharp/Xera GZ100), but actually it isn't thick (20mm). Generally, it is a very good mobile phone, what impress me most is the high-res screen (208x208 pixels) and the loud and clear loudspeaker. Quick response to keypresses, this is why I prefer Symbian series 40 to 60. (You will know what I mean if you try opening the "Contacts" in Nokia 6260).

What disappointed me most is the Memory card (MMC) cannot be hotplug, i.e. you must turn off the phone before removing/inserting an memory card. (one obvious reason for this is the memory card slot is right behind the battery....). Using MMC instead of RS-MMC is another disappointment. Though 6230i can support a 512MB MMC at max., a 512MB full size MMC card is rare in market. I haven't tried putting a RS-MMC in it but I suspect that the adaptor (make a RS-MMC becomes a full-size MMC) is not flat enough to be put into the phone.

Lastly, the battery drain quite fast. You need to recharge the battery after 3-4 days use (about 30-60 mins talktime a day.) I have charged it twice in 10 days(not including the very first charge) with almost 3hrs total talktime and I seldom use it to take photo or play mp3. By the way, the camera on the phone is not as good as I thought. Although it is a 1.3 megapixel camera but it produces average/fair quality photo. The photos are not sharp and is pale.

P.S. You might have noticed that I have a lot more complaints than appreciation, it is usually not the product's "fault" but just the way I am. I like to complain, complain, complain. :D