IT Buys at COMEX 2012

Was walking around, happened to chance upon the Samsung booth by Harvey Norman. Secretly wanted to buy a LED TV for gaming in the study room.

The promoter was shouting, 3 up for grabs ... 2 fellas grabbed it ... I looked at the offer ... Samsung LED Smart TV 40 in, with 3 yrs warranty, wireless dongle, HDMI cable, DVD player, free wall bracket and installation for $849 ... Oh what the heck, I have been thinking for months, just grab it!!!



I am so looking forward to it!

The next day, I went back again to grab a Xbox wireless controller with rechargeable pack at $69.90. The old wasn't working properly. SO looking forward to playing Gears of War 3 with it on the new TV!

On the third day, I went back again ... to get a waterproof camera! Fujifilm XP30 at $169.




Related Tweets:
01 Sep 2012, 8:01pm, DC: Another buy from COMEX today @$169!
31 Aug 2012, 11:51pm, DC: I think COMEX is the best IT show yet ... TVs, laptops, games, dSLRs, laser network AIO printers and Babes too!!!
31 Aug 2012, 9:41pm, DC: I haven't bought enough at COMEX ...
30 Aug 2012, 5:11pm, DC: COMEX buy - 40in LED TV, with wall bracket/ installation, DVD player, wireless dongle, hdmi cable, 3 yr warranty. The Xbox will be revived!


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Actually I wanted to buy SD cards ... I happened to chance across this booth selling Synology NAS. Ohh la la, Synology is the mother of all consumer NAS! I was always put off by their high prices. However, after the not so happy experience with Buffalo's products, I think it's time to invest in a good one. Despite the purported support for Time Machine, the Buffalo Linkstation doesn't work well with Mac at all.

I didn't need a lot of convincing to take out cash of $380 for the 2-bay DS211j model (harddisks not included). Although if the Apple Time Machine compatibility remains an unknown, Synology's products had a lot of good reviews and support many models of IP surveillance cameras. Let's hope it doesn't disappoint :)


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Colour Canon Arrives

Finally, the long awaited colour laser AIO printer has arrived at our home.





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That's right, we decided we need a colour laser AIO printer. It had to be a Canon too. Here's our buy at COMEX 2010.



After a bad experience with Brother, let's hope Canon will be better with its tried and test user interface. Due to arrive after 13-Sep.

Cost: $859 with delivery. 2 yrs on-site warranty.

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I think it's now or never. My HP deskjet printer has been serving me for 11 years without any problem. However, it's time to free up my desk space and opt for a multi-function printer that can scan as well.

So the latest addition to my "office-at-home" from COMEX 2009:

Brother DCP-7040 Mono-Laser Printer-Scanner (S$268)


The software doesn't really work well on the Mac OS, so I decided to connect it back to the XP PC ... Maybe next time when I go for a colour laser, I'll choose Canon. It may have better support for Mac ... hopefully.


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