Singapore Expats

hi all....can anyone advise me where i can buy a decent laptop from...

also are there any electronic sales coming up in the next cpl months or so....i have heard that there are good sales in singapore and that is the best time to buy electronic goods....

I would head to the Funan Centre.

Now is the "Great Singapore Sale" so now is as good a time as any to buy i suppose. Given that everybody is struggling with increasing costs of stuff there may be a couple of good deals about to gain some sales.

you can get some rough guide prices at www.hardwarezone.com.sg. the great singapore sale is only as good if you find a good bargain.

actually i am not yet in singapore....will be reaching next month..so will the sale still be on....and also i have heard that singapore has 110V sockets, i am from india n here we have 220V...are transformers easily available..???

wassup wrote:actually i am not yet in singapore....will be reaching next month..so will the sale still be on....and also i have heard that singapore has 110V sockets, i am from india n here we have 220V...are transformers easily available..???

Singapore is 240 volts, same as yours. Singapore is not the cheapest place to buy electronics. Most everything is cheaper in the US. I don't know if it is cheaper than India. You might check the prices in the link above and compare to what you can do locally. Also, you need to check your import regulations to insure that you do not find yourself required to pay duty.

by import restricitons you mean if i buy in singapore and take back to india.....????

i think 1 laptop is allowed...more than that at a time and you have to pay duty....but not too sure about it...lets see....you are the first person who is saying that singapore is expensive for electronics..rest were all telleing me it is cheaper thna india...not sure at all tho....!!!!!

do your research at www.hardwarezone.com.sg and compare the prices in india snce you are not in singapore yet. then you can tell us if singapore is cheaper or more expensive.

i have already gone thru this site....n the first thing i realised was that there r very few options in singapore....lot more choices in india actually...on first impression i think india is cheaper, but i have heard that there r a few very good sales in singapore...so kinda looking out for them...

actually makes no sense to directly convert from SGD to INR...

so still confused

me too confused as to what you want. i will leave you to it...

wassup wrote:i have already gone thru this site....n the first thing i realised was that there r very few options in singapore

Register and download the price lists from the various shops in Sim Lim and Funan Centre, there is a lot of choice.

From there, it's entirely up to you.

and ..if you're taking it back to India you can claim the tax back at the airport ( GST 7%)

There are 2 main IT malls here and more choice than you could ever wish for

Good luck

thank you so much for the help...i did not know about these two malls....shall definitely check them out once i get the chance.....

wassup wrote:hi all....can anyone advise me where i can buy a decent laptop from...

also are there any electronic sales coming up in the next cpl months or so....i have heard that there are good sales in singapore and that is the best time to buy electronic goods....

Hi, Dell usually have promotion for online shopping. You can visit Dell.com.sg or see Today newspaper for more information.
There will 4 IT related exhibitions every year. The next one will be in September.
One more thing, you can check with HP website. There will be a midnight and early bird sales every month.
I bought a laptop for my wife last month (w/ midnight sales) and it's quite ok.

thanks for the advice......although i have bought DELL last week....however the problem i am facing is in the audio quality and the performance of the in built spreakers...when i play music or songs the sound is good enuf, however when i am playing movies the sound is hardly adequate...can someone please advice.....???

wassup wrote:thanks for the advice......although i have bought DELL last week....however the problem i am facing is in the audio quality and the performance of the in built spreakers...when i play music or songs the sound is good enuf, however when i am playing movies the sound is hardly adequate...can someone please advice.....???

Don't buy DELL!