Ok, time for the review of the exhibition. Despite the morning "blessed" nags from mom, the trip to SITEX 2005 still proceed as planned. BB Seth slept till 10am and I quickly get him bathed and out of the house by 10.30am, got breakfast for Jas and myself as I we'll be meeting at her place for brunch. Picked Olive Tree up from office at 12.30pm and we headed for the exhibition.
Upon reaching, we met my ex-colleague, Teng Leng from NCS. So coincidence! He was so bemused that I brought BB Seth along for the exhibition. I said, "This is my son's 1st ever techie exhibition hor!" ("D) Chatted for awhile and then we bid farewell to each other. First stop, SCV sign up for Digital Cable. I have really got so bored with the limited free to air TV channels. Since we are able to enjoy good discounts with more than 30 channels added to the current free to air channels, why not? I was at first so happy that I am able to get a SGD50 tangs voucher as per brochures passed to me. I enquired and make sure that the vouchers are available for new sign up of digital cable and also I am still within the 200 customers. Gloating that I am able to use the SGD50 tangs voucher and get a brabantia dustbin at SGD9! At the thought of that, makes me such a happy subscriber.
However, much to my dismay, when I was signing up with the staff, she told me I am not entitled to the voucher. As the voucher is only for those who signed up for contractual period of 2 years and get a free 21" Toshiba flat screen TV! Duh!?! I pointed that the brochure was printed in a misleading manner as the sentence was a standalone caption! Moreover, the exhibition staffs standing outside told me that I am eligible?! Whatever, I believe the staff will stand by her claim. Anyhow, I already signed up for the cheapest package and to my criteria. While we we paying for the cash and carry deal, the staff informed the senior staff that I am complaining about the brochure and also was misinformed. With that, I only manage to get a "useless" A3 size STARHUB calendar, as a gift. And the infamous "gong fu" candy! urrgh?! Not forgetting to mention my blessed draw, I got my hand on a Starhub laptop bag! hiaz. That's the grabs we've got for being at SCV booth for more than half an hour!
Ok, the other purpose of the visit to the exhibition was to get a AIO printer. Jas is considering of a AIO printer too. But then, it must be of affordability and usability in the sense of SOHO environment. We laid our eyes on Brother's Printers. It's a good buy with meeting of Jas's requirement. Olive Tree got himself a Seagate USB 5GB Hard Drive, more than he requires at SGD169. I think it's a pretty good deal. He also got himself a 6 months free subscription of STUFF Magazine (value @ SGD36). Ok, that's about the deals we've got. However, I have yet to get mine!!
Intention of getting a AIO Printer that's good in photo printing and able to do the office stuffs of copying, faxing and scanning. I am pretty disappointed that Canon does not have any good bundle. Worse part is, the model that I am looking at, Canon MP170 wasn't even available for purchased. *tsk tsk* We went off around 4plus in the afternoon with me empty handed.
Overall, the show was not as fantastic as last year's SITEX. Exhibitors like Harvey Norman, had done minimal deco design for their booth. The outlook of the exhibition was pretty sloppily done up. Didn't have much deals as per I have expected. Smaller retailers like shops from SLS were exhibiting the usual stuffs, memory cards, flash drives, handhelds etc. I guess the highlight was cyber gaming since the WCG 2005 just ended. Many crowd around the cyber gaming booth of RAZER. Creative Booth was also pretty crowded due the cyber gaming section that they have staged up to showcase their sound systems too. Commending that APPLE has a much impressive booth as compared to last year's . This year the highlight was the iPOD Nano and also the new iMAC G5 with built-in iSight. Cool! I find that the show was not that fantastic and it can simply be termed as "hit and run" if you have already what you have in mind to add-on to your needs for technology. Apparently this time round, you'll see lots of "FINANCIAL PLANNING" companies trying to pull deals with you. (At SITEX, where technology talks, who wants to talk about Investment plans or Life Insurance?!)
Researching on the net to find the reviews of this Brother Printer. I really do not know how fantastic is this machine and is it worth the deal. But I got to check it out further. Will go down SITEX again tonight as I am contemplating between a Brother or HP AIO Printer. It's tough to choose on the needs and wants. But I am weighing it carefully because I want to be able to enjoy the functions that come with the machine and ROI is good. Basically a wonderful print out with durability prints are important to me. Jas told me, "If I were to come to SITEX alone, I would leave in 5 minutes." However, when going such show with me, and my nature, I would walk and ask, walk and ask. Very discerning in getting IT gadgets as every cents of investment counts! (But some deem spendthrift and useless. To each it's own judgement. Isn't it?
Upon reaching, we met my ex-colleague, Teng Leng from NCS. So coincidence! He was so bemused that I brought BB Seth along for the exhibition. I said, "This is my son's 1st ever techie exhibition hor!" ("D) Chatted for awhile and then we bid farewell to each other. First stop, SCV sign up for Digital Cable. I have really got so bored with the limited free to air TV channels. Since we are able to enjoy good discounts with more than 30 channels added to the current free to air channels, why not? I was at first so happy that I am able to get a SGD50 tangs voucher as per brochures passed to me. I enquired and make sure that the vouchers are available for new sign up of digital cable and also I am still within the 200 customers. Gloating that I am able to use the SGD50 tangs voucher and get a brabantia dustbin at SGD9! At the thought of that, makes me such a happy subscriber.
However, much to my dismay, when I was signing up with the staff, she told me I am not entitled to the voucher. As the voucher is only for those who signed up for contractual period of 2 years and get a free 21" Toshiba flat screen TV! Duh!?! I pointed that the brochure was printed in a misleading manner as the sentence was a standalone caption! Moreover, the exhibition staffs standing outside told me that I am eligible?! Whatever, I believe the staff will stand by her claim. Anyhow, I already signed up for the cheapest package and to my criteria. While we we paying for the cash and carry deal, the staff informed the senior staff that I am complaining about the brochure and also was misinformed. With that, I only manage to get a "useless" A3 size STARHUB calendar, as a gift. And the infamous "gong fu" candy! urrgh?! Not forgetting to mention my blessed draw, I got my hand on a Starhub laptop bag! hiaz. That's the grabs we've got for being at SCV booth for more than half an hour!
Ok, the other purpose of the visit to the exhibition was to get a AIO printer. Jas is considering of a AIO printer too. But then, it must be of affordability and usability in the sense of SOHO environment. We laid our eyes on Brother's Printers. It's a good buy with meeting of Jas's requirement. Olive Tree got himself a Seagate USB 5GB Hard Drive, more than he requires at SGD169. I think it's a pretty good deal. He also got himself a 6 months free subscription of STUFF Magazine (value @ SGD36). Ok, that's about the deals we've got. However, I have yet to get mine!!Intention of getting a AIO Printer that's good in photo printing and able to do the office stuffs of copying, faxing and scanning. I am pretty disappointed that Canon does not have any good bundle. Worse part is, the model that I am looking at, Canon MP170 wasn't even available for purchased. *tsk tsk* We went off around 4plus in the afternoon with me empty handed.
Overall, the show was not as fantastic as last year's SITEX. Exhibitors like Harvey Norman, had done minimal deco design for their booth. The outlook of the exhibition was pretty sloppily done up. Didn't have much deals as per I have expected. Smaller retailers like shops from SLS were exhibiting the usual stuffs, memory cards, flash drives, handhelds etc. I guess the highlight was cyber gaming since the WCG 2005 just ended. Many crowd around the cyber gaming booth of RAZER. Creative Booth was also pretty crowded due the cyber gaming section that they have staged up to showcase their sound systems too. Commending that APPLE has a much impressive booth as compared to last year's . This year the highlight was the iPOD Nano and also the new iMAC G5 with built-in iSight. Cool! I find that the show was not that fantastic and it can simply be termed as "hit and run" if you have already what you have in mind to add-on to your needs for technology. Apparently this time round, you'll see lots of "FINANCIAL PLANNING" companies trying to pull deals with you. (At SITEX, where technology talks, who wants to talk about Investment plans or Life Insurance?!)
Researching on the net to find the reviews of this Brother Printer. I really do not know how fantastic is this machine and is it worth the deal. But I got to check it out further. Will go down SITEX again tonight as I am contemplating between a Brother or HP AIO Printer. It's tough to choose on the needs and wants. But I am weighing it carefully because I want to be able to enjoy the functions that come with the machine and ROI is good. Basically a wonderful print out with durability prints are important to me. Jas told me, "If I were to come to SITEX alone, I would leave in 5 minutes." However, when going such show with me, and my nature, I would walk and ask, walk and ask. Very discerning in getting IT gadgets as every cents of investment counts! (But some deem spendthrift and useless. To each it's own judgement. Isn't it?Technorati Tags: SITEX, techie mommy
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