Celebrate The Grand Opening of Challenger's New Flagship Store This Weekend!

Hi Huneybees,

This Saturday (1 July) marks the Grand Opening of Challenger's New Flagship Store at Bugis Junction Basement 1. We were there previously to check out the store and you can have a tour around the brand new store here - http://huneyzworld.blogspot.sg/2017/05/have-you-visited-new-flagship-of.html.

Challenger Technologies, the largest homegrown IT products and services provider in Singapore will be having exclusive deals with up to 90% off selected items for their valued ValueClub members. 

At the grand opening, you can participate in a live auction bid for products starting from as low as a dollar. Members will also receive a ValueClub mug for any purchase above $10* and walk away with a ValueClub Coaster and USB LED Light door gift*.

Drop by this weekend at the flagship store as you will be able to explore the integrated retail space with carefully curated merchandise, experiential areas and engaging displays that allow you to explore and experience before making an informed purchase. 

Challenger also pioneered the smart, interactive store which features 15 lifestyle concept zones backed by data-analytics proven to guide shoppers in their purchases. These concept zones were first tried and tested on Hachi.tech — its lifestyle-shopping website launched a year ago – to understand shoppers’ behavior and transactions online.

So, see you this Saturday!

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My First Impression After Returning From The PC Show 2017

Hi Huneybees,

Singapore’s longest running annual consumer technology and electronics fair, The PC Show, returns at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, starting from today until end of this weekend!

To bring people back to the fair this year, the organizer has introduced #Techgether as a theme to get visitors together to enjoy and experience new technology products while shopping for bargain. The Amazing Tech Hunt is one such initiative that get visitors to follow a set of clues from a yellow card that can be collected at the lucky draw booth outside Hall B to the latest products and bargains as well as a chance to win a 1-night staycation at the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel.
There are also special zones set up at this year's fair for gamers at the GG Gaming Zone and Know Your Tech no-sales zone for exhibitors such as Creative to showcase their latest technology and hottest products to visitors.

For Huneybees who are looking to find good buy in gaming or video rendering laptop, here are some recommended deals that I have uncovered at The PC Show today! Do note the prices listed below are accurate as of 1st June 2017:

HP OMEN Notebook 15-ax213TX $1719 @ HP Booth

i7-7700HQ, 8GB DDR4 SRAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 1050Ti Graphics, 15.6" IPS FHD display

ASUS FX553VD-DM462T $1399 CASH @ Gamepro Shop Booth

i7-7700HQ, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 1050 2GB Graphics, 15.6" FHD display

ACER VN7-592G-7633 $1498 @ Newstead Booth

i7-6700HQ, 8GB DDR4 SRAM, 256GB SATA SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 960 Graphics, 15.6" IPS FHD display

ACER VN7-593G $2098 @ Newstead Booth

i7-7700HQ, 16GB DDR4 SRAM, 256GB SATA SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 1060 Graphics, 15.6" IPS FHD display

ALIENWARE 17 AW17R4-770816G-GTX1060 $2750 @ Newstead Booth

i7-7700HQ, 8GB DDR4 2667 SRAM, 128B SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 1060 Graphics, 17.3" IPS FHD display

AFTERSHOCK PRIME-15 $2272 @ Aftershock Booth

i7-7700HQ, 16GB DDR4 SRAM, 500GB SATA SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 1060 Graphics, 15.6" IPS FHD display

Overall while credit must be given to the organizer for trying to keep the PC Show exciting after 26 years with "refreshing" ideas like Amazing Tech Hunt, I left the fair feeling disappointed.

For one, uniqueness of the fair is fast fading as the products and their suggested selling prices are identical to the competing fair running concurrently at Suntec City Convention Center.

3D printers are available from $699 at The PC Show at Newstead Booth

Check out the XYZ Robot customizable for service/F&B industry at Newstead Booth 

Also, apart from Newstead showcasing 3D printers and Service Robots at the fair, all other major retailers are practically selling the same models of laptop and PC in the same space and that's boring!... less Aftershock and HP, which own their own booths.

Last but not least, the traditional software and peripheral brands are visibly missing at a "PC" Show and what replaces them are credit cards and insurance companies that doesn't seem to fit this year's theme of #Techgether.

Shop and Win at The PC Show 2017

Nevertheless, do prepare for the expect human jam come this weekend at The PC Show. The opening hours are from 12 noon to 9 pm, Thursday to Sunday, 1 – 4 June.
More information about  The PC Show  can be found at www.thepcshow.com.sg/

Have a great bargaining weekend ahead!

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DELL's New Exclusive Store at Plaza Singapura Invites You To Augment Reality

Hi Huneybees,

DELL today announced the opening of its new concept DELL Exclusive Store at Plaza Singapura. As Funan DigitaLife Mall has closed, this new store is replacing the store that was previously there. The store takes on a minimalist interior design, so as to draw the focus on their array of consumer devices.

The new store features experience suites with DELL’s latest XPS, Inspiron and Alienware portfolio, including award-winning products from the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show and the recent Computex 2016 in Taiwan. There's tons for you to try them hands on and in addition to it, there's a special highlight too!

There's a VR-experience zone for customers to immerse in virtual reality gaming using Alienware’s new VR-optimized products that were recently announced at the E3 in Los Angeles. *Local availability of the products will be announced in the coming months.

"We are delighted to welcome customers to our new store, offering the same superior brand experience they have come to expect and love. The new concept store is an integral part of our go-to-market strategy to showcase our suite of products and enable customers to experience first-hand the capabilities and ease of computing with DELL products. In addition, DELL has been at the forefront of designing solutions that are enabling emerging technologies such as virtual reality. Our award-winning Alienware line has established the best configuration requirements to drive the ideal VR experience and we are proud to be showcasing that here.” --- Rakesh Mandal, general manager, Client Solutions, South Asia and Korea, DELL.

To mark the opening, DELL is offering in-store promotions to all customers. From 14 to 17 July 2016, you can get to enjoy up to 50% discount on selected DELL laptops and peripherals. Additionally, 50 Targus Seoul 15.6 laptop backpacks worth $99 will be sold at $30 each from 16 to 17 July 2016. All proceeds from the 50 backpacks will be donated to Willing Hearts, a secular, non-affiliated charity operating a soup kitchen in Singapore.

The new DELL Exclusive Store operates from 10am to 10pm daily and for more information, visit www.dell.com.sg.

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Check Out These IT Deals At The PC Show 2015

Hi Huneybees,

The annual Singapore's longest running IT and consumer electronics show - The PC Show 2015, is here and it's time for me to update my gadgets. If you are also looking to change new computers or get the low down on the latest tech, be sure to head on over to Singapore Expo Halls 5 & 6 on 4th - 7th June 2015!

Here's some of the deals I received, here's sharing them with you, so that you can "strategize" a little before heading down. Hope you get what you want! :)

Logitech

Dell/Alienware

Fuji Xerox

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Turn To Aliens When Gaming - Alienware 13 & Alienware Area-51

Hi Huneybees,

At SITEX, Alienware the details and availability for the legendary return of the Alienware Area-51 gaming desktop and the portable powerhouse Alienware 13 gaming laptop. 

They've also revealed the innovative Alienware Graphics Amplifier, which allows gamers desktop graphics performance at home and high performance mobile gaming with the Alienware 13, without having to compromise the graphics when gaming.

The Amplifier can be purchased by itself or alongside the Alienware 13 for SGD418.99, and users will have their choice of desktop graphics cards from both AMD and NVIDIA as options when purchased with an Alienware 13 laptop. Connecting directly to the Alienware 13 through dedicated PCI Express lanes, allowing any graphics card to have enough bandwidth to drive desktop graphics experiences. 

The Alienware Graphics Amplifier can house a full length, dual-height graphics cards with up to 375 Watts of power. It also features four powered USB 3.0 ports, so gamers can plug in for instant access to their favorite peripherals and output directly to their gaming displays.

Back to the Alienware 13. With gamers mobility in mind, this thinnest laptop of the Alienware exceeds the high bar for gaming performance set by previous portable heavyweights, whilst allowing gamers to travel light and gaming when at meetups.

The Alienware 13 is only 1-inch thin, weighing at 4.5* pounds.

It's so easy to bring the Alienware 13 around...

Featuring an Intel Core i5 processor and NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 860M with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 graphics memory, the Alienware 13 is constructed with aerospace-inspired carbon fiber composite surfaces, and for the first time in Alienware’s notebook legacy, it will offer an optional display powering a 2560x1440 QHD resolution as well as touchscreen technology. 

The new LCD offering is designed with an exceptional IPS panel technology for rich, vibrant colors, and wide viewing angles. You will still be able to find the signature Alienware cover and rainbow colour lights on the keyboard.

And talking about signatures, here's the heavyweight - the Alienware Area-51 flagship desktop. It comes loaded with Intel’s latest six or eight core Haswell-E Core i7 K-series processors (factory-overclocked), liquid cooling, graphics options from both AMD or NVIDIA, DDR4 memory, Killer Gigabit Ethernet, Intel 802.11ac dual band WiFi and Windows 8.1. 

Its special Triad design is to break from the comventional rectangular CPUs to improve the desktop gaming experience, allowing optimized thermal management and ergonomics for easy to reach buttons.

You can easily access the front and rear ports and with the easy to open side panels, DIY enthusiasts can easily upgrade their systems, with each component meticulously laid out to optimize airflow for exceptional heat dissipation that ensures maximum performance.

Users who want the absolute best performance from their desktop can choose up to:

• Intel Core i7-5960X Unlocked 8-Core Processor Overclocked to 4.0GHz with Turbo Boost
• Graphics Options include Triple AMD Radeon 290X, Triple NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and even Dual NVIDIA GeForces Titan Z Graphics for Quad-GPU gaming
• 32GB* of Quad Channel DDR4 at 2133MHz
• 512GB* SATA 6Gb/s SSD main drive with a 4TB SATA 6Gb/s HDD Storage Drive
• Killer Gigabit Ethernet NIC
• Intel 802.11ac dual-band Wireless, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0
• Windows 8.1 Pro (64 Bit)

The Alienware 13 and Alienware Area-51 are now available.

The Alienware Graphics Amplifier will be available from December.

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