Well I’ll be darned….. I actually *like* the N-GAGE QD


So who here hasn’t made fun of Nokia’s N-GAGE gamedeck in one time or another? Just like I thought, all of us are guilty of making fun of the N-GAGE in one time or another. Most of the jokes we say in expense of the N-GAGE are quite justified actually, I mean, who in their right mind would use a phone that forces you to hold it up to your ear as you would a Taco? plus the N-GAGE was big and ugly as hell, it looked like a Gameboy advance with a myraid of birth defects.

But that was then……..

N-GAGE QDNokia has recently released an updated version of the N-GAGE called the N-GAGE QD, it’s smaller, cuter and doesn’t have the nasty “side talking” feature of the firt N-GAGE. “But it’s still an N-GAGE so I bet it still sucks” or so I thought, after using an N-GAGE QD for a few days, I’m actually contemplating in buying my own N-GAGE QD game deck. So what’s so good about the N-GAGE QD? Sorry, can’t talk about it right now, my The SIMS: Bustin’ Out character is bugging me to feed him and he needs to take a bath, he’s starting to smell.

Thanks to Nokia Philippines and fellow m|ph editor Jayvee for dragging his ass all the way from the provinces (Alabang) to the Nokia office to pick up the loaner units and games.

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Written by:
iBernie
Posted on:
8/4/2004 at 5:01 pm

After visiting the n-gage website, I must say that I’m impressed! *But* since it has no built-in compatibility with my OS of choice, I guess, I’ll have to pass.

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Written by:
GAN
Posted on:
8/7/2004 at 11:23 pm

Hey there,

You know what’s funny? I am really thinking of getting one too! The only thing that’s holding me back (for the mean time) are the price and the availability of game titles. Other than that (and of course, other than the similarly priced mobiles currently in the market), my hands are almost in my pocket , ready to get one of these toys.

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Written by:
bogs
Posted on:
8/9/2004 at 11:40 am

How much was the NGAGE QD when you canvassed it? I already got mine, and it’s not that expensive.

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Written by:
Alucard
Posted on:
8/24/2004 at 10:30 am

why did they made fun of ngage in the first place? ha! ngage qd was like 3 months before? theyre now planning to make ngage2.

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Written by:
t-tard
Posted on:
9/14/2004 at 4:36 pm

although QD have a number of improvements over the 1st gen n-gage, i’d still prefer the original n-gage over QD. i do not mind the side-talkin’ action or it’s not-so-fast-removal-of-flash-cardof the 1st gen n-gage. and also for the ff. reasons

1) QD do not have built-in radio & mp3 player
2) QD do not have Stereo speaker
3) QD is not triband
4) the original N-Gage is way cheaper than QD…
13,000 - QD
9,000 - original n-gage…

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Written by:
Paulo Jherome M. Manalo
Posted on:
9/27/2004 at 9:20 am

Just bought a new N-Gage Gamedeck. I think it’s far more superior than the QD gamedeck but as long as users are contented with their units, feature is not an issue. Just want to ask if N-Gage’s compatible with SD cards?

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Written by:
bogs
Posted on:
10/6/2004 at 9:18 am

@Paulo,

No, SD cards are not compatible with the NGAGE.