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The Gadgets We Bought in 2011

The year 2011 saw tons of really great products, most of which I ended up buying for review here at YugaTech. I look back at 2011 and share the top gadgets we bought and reviewed this year. And, hopefully, you will also share what you’ve purchased too.

The biggest movers and shakers of 2011 are smartphones, followed by tablets and then laptops.

Yugatech 728x90 Reno7 Series

Apple iPad 2. Unlike the first iPad, Apple released the iPad 2 in the Philippines just a month after it made the announcement. This is probably the first one we bought and review here.

Macbook Air 11.6″. The MBA got a huge bump in specs with options for Core i5 and Core i7 processors making my one-year old Core 2 Duo MBA utterly obsolete. I bought it the very day it was made available locally.

LG Optimus 2X. The very first dual-core Android smartphone was the Optimus 2X and I spared no time to grab one, especially when LG was offering a promo discount of Php5k back then.

Asus Transformer. This is my first Android tablet and was fortunate enough to get a special media discount from Asus PH (paid for the tablet in full and got the dock for free).

HP TouchPad. Bought it from the US for $399 thinking the $100 discount was already worth it. The day after it arrived in Manila, the price went down to $99.

Sony-Ericsson Xperia Arc. Bought this one in Hong Kong after being frustrated of not getting the Galaxy S2 unlocked in several stores I visited (it was this or the Samsung Infuse 4G).

Samsung Galaxy Note. I so loved this handset after reviewing it that I bought it (thru a banner ad deal with the supplier).

Smart Rocket Plug-It. At Php3,995, I think this was the least used device I’ve bought.

iPhone 4S. I didn’t really wanted to buy the iPhone 4S but an opportunity came so I got one for Php38k, with the review just in time for the local launch.

Canon Powershot S100. My S95 was great but I wanted to get the S100 and finally found one in KL the other week. Cost me just under Php19k after sweeping all the floors of the Low Yat Mall.

Olympus PEN E-P3. One of the few products I really liked after making the review and ended up buying afterwards. The distributor gave me a discount I could not resist.

Asus Zenbook UX21. Already made the pre-order since last month but it hasn’t arrived yet so it looks like it’s going to go to the 2012 bin.

And if you count the two other smartphones I lost and eventually paid for, I’ll have to include the Motorola Droid Razr and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the list.

That’s an average of 1 purchased device per month all totaling north of Php300k. I just realize I’m spending way too much on devices just to do the reviews here in YugaTech. Perhaps, I need to slow down and cut it by 50% in 2012.

Was 2011 a great year for you too? I reckon most people got the Galaxy S2 and their year is already complete.

Do share what gadgets you got this year.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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    Hi! Where can I buy reliable 2nd hand gadgets? (pls don’t suggest sulit.com)

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  5. Avatar for garz garz says:

    Just a Samsung Galaxy SII, a replacement for my 2-year old Nokia 5530.

  6. Avatar for Pinoy Technologies Pinoy Technologies says:

    HTC Desire
    HTC Desire HD
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    AMD Athlon II X2 3.0Ghz
    500Gb Seagate HDD
    2Gb DDR3
    4Gb DDR3
    Antec 450Watt PSU
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  9. Avatar for Bochard Bochard says:

    Iphone 4 :)

  10. Avatar for Chodiboy Chodiboy says:

    Bought the following last year:

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    Starcraft 2
    Logitech gaming mouse
    Globe Wimax
    ASUS RT-N10+
    ASUS Transformer w/dock
    LACIE 2TB external HDD powered

  11. Avatar for ARL ARL says:

    I only got 2 big ticket items this year! regalo ko na sa sarili ko hehehe…

    1. Blackberry 9360
    2. iPhone 4S (December 30, 2011) nahabol pa sa 2011

    Looking forward for cheaper Ultrabooks this 2012!

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    iPad 16gb Wifi (1st gen) (when it went on sale for only 19999 pesos; prior to the release of iPad 2).

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    Globe Tattoo MyFi

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    Lenovo U260
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    iPhone 4
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    sold off the 9780, the Nexus S.

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