Finally decided to upgrade my voice contract. Got my new Sony Ericsson W995 today and have been finding more and more features ever since opening the box.

I did a lot of research before deciding on what phone I was going to take. I had my mind set on an iPhone for a long time but decided on the Sony based on the cost to benefit ratio.

The phone has proven to be far better than what the reviews and resources said it would be and it has really got a bunch of awesome features.

I really like that I have got a GPS now as well as some of the awesome bluetooth features. The phone can take control of my notebook via bluetooth and I can do basically anything one can do with a mouse with my phone and from a much longer distance, watching DVDs in bed will never be the same again.

The phone has got an crystal clear display and comes with a 8GB memory card. The 8.1MP camera’s flash also doubles as a flash light which is pretty cool, especially when programming late at night and not wanting to bump things over in the house when in search of a late night snack or some coffee.

Finally decided to restructure my mobile communication package. I changed my voice contract and reduced the monthly bill substantially. I reallocated my monthly spend to an additional data contract and now hooked myself up with a Dell Studio 15.

I have had my Acer for almost five years, and was so used to the speed, that I actually thought it performed quite fast.

I am so stoked with the boot times and with the over all experience of my Dell so far. I have made contact with the Dell Support Centre and they have been very helpful.

I am also not as frustrated with Vista as I thought I would be. I have registered for the Windows 7 which is being rolled out to all users who recently acquired Vista based machines and I can’t wait to see what impact Windows 7 has on performance.

I also appreciate embedded 3G, I have had to slot in and slot out my 3G card for quite some time and the ability to pull out my notebook and simply start working and be able to work without any wire for up to three hours, with my custom configuration is super cool.

Only thing that is bit disappointing is that even though various graphic options are available on the Dell website you cannot up grade graphics as an after market upgrade and RAM is VERY expensive. It will cost about 80% of the cost of a new unit to upgrade my RAM from 4GB to 8GB, so I guess I am going to be stoked with what I have until I custom spec a desktop for myself.

Looking forward to the next three years with my Dell and can’t wait to see what option I can upgrade to when my contract expires.