Hello, fellow forumers. It seems that I'd yet another dream of the P525 again last night. It seems that after I've a P525 dream, something concerning the P525 appears / happens during that day. This time, instead of flipping through The New Straits Times, I flipped through The Star's In.Tech instead. Guess what?

THE P525 FEATURED IN THE STAR'S IN.TECH / TECHCENTRAL!!!

A feature article on the P525 appeared in the paper! Here's a link to the article on The Star Online's TechCentral:-
1) The Star Online: TechCentral: Home User: Asus goes Windows Mobile

I'm not a superstitious person. I don't intend to be one. But after what'd happened from my dreams, though I don't believe in the existence of premonitions, what I'd experience, I can't deny <insert The X-Files theme here... >. I know, I know what y'all think. Y'all think that I'm just being too excited bout' the P525 coming. True, I'm excited. But if that's the case, I should've had P525 dreams every night. Instead, I only've them when news bout' the P525's bound to appear during those particular days!

OK, OK. Enough bout' my dreams. Back to the main topic here. From the article above, the final paragraph states that "the P525 is available immediately for RM 2588". Is that true? As far as I know, the P525's only available, the earliest by the 1st Sep. due to the delay in its shipping. Furthermore, the authorized dealer who handles my pre-order of the P525 hasn't called me regarding its availability. I wonder where did the writer sourced the info from. If that's really true, I guess it's another round of scouting for the P525 at the local com. / mobile device stores. Once again, keep your eyes open for the P525, fellow forumers.

BTW, my dream last night was bout' me finally owning a P525 & opening its box to reveal the very small (as in Nokia 6100 small ) P525 & a 1GB miniSD card taped together with a 64MB microSD card to the box. Weird...

Now, if only I can dream of the next lottery no. ....

To be honest, nevland & julchin_09, I feel the same way too. Market trend-wise, it's hurting ASUSTeK. But once again, not everyone has wallets big enough for a RM 3000 / more PDA phone. Budget conciousness's what controls a buyer from over-endulgence/expenditure beyond their limits. Furthermore, UMTS (3G), HSDPA (3.5G) / higher isn't everyone's necessity yet. True, it's a good investment for the future. But until they're stable, competitive & affordable enough, I rather utilize a Wi-Fi hotspot (which's broadband, BTW) than to bear the current sky-high cost of data transfer provided by our mobile service providers (read: Money minded little emperors ). IMHO, investing in a solid device overall that complements your own needs' wiser than complementing / following the social trend for the sake of "not being left behind" / "being one with the common".


More link(s) on the P525:-
1) CNET Australia: Reviews: PDAs & GPS: ASUS P525

More review(s) on the P525:-
1) Digit-Life.com: ASUS MyPal P525 GSM Communicator

Just discovered this thread. I think this is the PDA phone that i m looking for.

Terrasmark, I enjoy reading your post, very detail, and like reading story book. Are u a writter ?

Ok, i wanna grab this P525, anyone interested in my 2 mths old Dopod 818pro offer me by PM. SIS warranty 10 mths + I GB SD + everyhing in the box.

Hello, fellow forummers. I'm back bearing great news & a big smile on my face. He he... You thinking what I'm thinking? May I formally announce that...

THE P525'S FINALLY AVAILABLE IN M'SIA!!!

Yes, ladies & gentlemen. After more than 3 1/2 months of waiting... & waiting... & waiting... & "waiting for elephants to fly", the P525's finally here! The 1st M'sian customer has been found & that person happens to be a member of MyPDACafe (MPC) (not yours truly, BTW ). A round of applause, fellow forummates!

BTW, here's a link to the thread on MPC:-
1) MyPDACafe: ASUS P525 (PPC Phone. Available NOW!)

OK. Seeing that it's immediately available for RM 2480 from the distributor themselves, Phone Star Communications Sdn. Bhd., it doesn't come with the Bluetooth headset supposedly stated from the brochure. Hmm... No wonder the authorized dealers who handle our pre-orders said that it'll only be available (with the Bluetooth headset & 1GB miniSD card) early next week.

For the contacts & address of Phone Star, do visit their website / go to Post #1, Page 1 of this thread.

This post has been edited by Terrasmark: Sep 2 2006, 12:18 AM

wooo...

they take trade in ? lol

RM2480 is expensive for a non3G, nonEDGE phone, IMHO.

yeah .. but how about the battery? ihad use asus p505 .. wah the battery so **** maa

its not just a phone but a pda phone. so how much is the cheapest 3G, Edge, PDA Phone?

No idea how much that'd be, or even if there's one with exactly this form factor. So hey, knock yourself out and get this.

This post has been edited by zahar: Sep 4 2006, 12:14 PM

Well that depends if you're looking for a Symbian based 3G Pda/phone or a WinMobile 3G Pda/Phone.

SE P 990i(-/+RM3K) is Symbian 3G, Motorola A1000(<RM2K, Newer Model coming out) is also symbian based 3G. DOPOD 838 PRO(RM32xx) & 900(>RM3400) are WinMobile based 3G pda/phones.

finally, got it on my hands yesterday.

wow.. how is it man.. good?

Looks good from the pics.

digitalkl and strongbaby,

Faster do a review ....

Do include more pictures of the device. The brushed metal design looks good and though the leather casing is ordinary, at least it has the Brand Logo on it unlike the DOPOD ones...

so...anyone saw thus baby at the retailers yet? Probably gonna give Low Yat a try during lunch time...

mini-summary

miniSD - problem with the card itself. cannot detect by the pda or my laptop

camera - the camera seems slow to me. once after i pressed the shutter, you cant move for like 2 to 3 seconds and it also takes awhile to save. All in , it takes at least 5 seconds from press of shutter to see the results.

sound - ringtones and message tones seems not loud enough for me.

battery - even for a non-heavy user like myself, the battery seems to deplete at least 40% to 50% in half a day. but i have to say that i have not run out of battery yet in any single day. maybe my observation is inaccurate.

keypad - i have to get used to the joystick been there between 2 and 5. when i sms, if too fast, will kena the joystick.

other than that, everything is good.

here is a picture taken by the p525 - http://img.photoamp.com/i/oKD53N.jpg

This post has been edited by DigitalKL: Sep 6 2006, 09:38 AM

Ok. Just stoked out Low Yat. Most of the shops on the ground floor carry the P525.

Unfortunately, some are out for a quick buck (or uninformed)... they asked for RM2588 WITHOUT the bluetooth headset. So becareful...

Had a nice experience with PDA Expert. The sets were still new in the box when I approached them and they had no qualms opening one and letting me setup and feel the device. But they mentioned the headset and the miniSD card (probably due to the defect issues) has not arrived and will call me next week when it comes if I buy now. Decided that I can wait...(unless I can't which means I'll be back there tonight! Hahaha).

whats the best price so far?

The colours of the pic look good enough though it was a bit blur here and there.

Same all round. Think it's agent controlled...probably will bargain for some free stuff when I buy it though.

BTW, here are the agent's quotes on their distributors in Low Yat (by email) for those intending to buy there. This is the list from Phonestar (I don't own them!)

1. The Brilliant(O2 Zone) : Lot No G-K2, LOW YAT 03-2143 6446 (The PDA Expert Shop I went to)
2. Phone to Phone Sdn Bhd : 1-K13, LOW YAT 03-2141 9959
3. APRIL COMMUNICATION : lot 1.53AB, LOW YAT 03-2148 9918

This post has been edited by johnnyxt: Sep 6 2006, 03:42 PM