The Birth of a New Bargain Shop

A new Accessory and Video CD/DVD shop just opened recently on the 6th floor of Sim Lim Square.

Lots of accessories going for cheap prices, such as colorful and attractive-looking Lanyards going for a dollar each. Quite a variety of Laptop Bags available here as well.

Movie DVDs going for half price... and quite a collection of Drama serials to browse through... worth a look if you're a fan of Taiwan and Korean Drama Serials.

The signboard for the shop has not been set up yet, but it's located right outside of the main lift.

Da Vinci and World Cup Fever

Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code was a big hit when it was released. With the movie based on the novel just around the corner, the hype has spread to Sony's DVD Packs.

Zynix located on the 6th floor is selling these Sony Da Vinci Code special DVD packs for $ 38 each. Each pack comes with a free set of Da Vinci Code jigsaw puzzles. Buyers can stand a chance to win 2 free tickets to Paris and other attractive Sony products.

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The World Cup Fever is also spreading across the Square. Want to win a free ticket to watch the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany? Accommodation thrown in as well.

Then buy a pack of 25 piece Fuji DVD-R. You get to choose from a set of free gifts at the same time- Fuji Fine Pix Caps, CD Pouch or CD/DVD markers.

Offer lasts till end of May. 8x versions go for $ 18 and 16x versions go for $ 20 at Zynix.

LG's Special World Cup Free Gift Package

Fuji isn't the only one into the World Cup Fever. LG is throwing a very attractive limited free gift package for any purchase of it's laptops or LCD Monitors, over at their booth on the 5th floor.

A sports bag pack consisting of an LG Soccer Ball, a water bottle, towel and the sports bag itself- all of which are valued at more than $ 100 in total. On top of this, buyers get free 3 months StarHub Digital Cable subscription and $ 100 instant cash rebate!

Budget $ 100 Video Card w HD capability

Want a cheap 100 dollar graphics card for your laid back PC? The Forsa Geforce 7300GS PCI Express, with HD2.64 acceleration feature is worth a look.

Play some light games and enjoy watching High Definition videos without lag with this bargain card going for $ 109 at Bell Systems #05-68.

AMD Turion & AOpen Cube Mini MZ855-II

How about some mobile CPUs, a hot favourite to throw into a Home Theatre PC setup? Drop by Cybermind #04-59 to check out the newly arrived AMD Turion Mobile CPUs.

MT32, 34 and 37 available at $ 301, $ 357 and $ 422 respectively.

Batch of CPUs range from week 9 to week 13. CPUs don't come with heatsink fans as is standard with Mobile processors.

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For the Intel Mobile lovers, a very sweet Slim Small Form Factor from AOpen here is definitely worth a second look.

AOpen X-Cube Cube Mini MZ855-II looks really slick in glossy black. Plus, it is really short, standing only 10cm tall.

Grilled ventilation at the side of the slim PC.

A look at the inside

The absence of a full-fledged power supply contributes to it's slim attribute. In terms of power, a power adapter much like the ones used with laptops power it instead.

The pretty bare-bone case bundled with an Intel Pentium M 740 1.73GHz goes for $ 868. $ 938 when bundled with an Intel Pentium M 750 1.86GHz.

Updated SilverStone HDD Enclosure Price

Remember the Silverstone Hard Drive Enclosures we covered a few weeks ago? They are available at Cybermind for $ 59 for the 2.5¡¨ model and $ 79 for the 3.5¡¨ model.

The Silverstone 750w ZEUS ST75ZF power supplies should be in this week as well.

Graphics Card Restock & ASUS EN7900GT TOP

Graphics cards... one of the most shopped for PC component in the IT Mall. The Geforce 7900GT and GTX cards have been cleared off the shelves on a regular basis. But fear not new stocks have arrived at Bell Systems.

The Inno3D 7900GT and GTX in healthy quantity. Should you be looking for something fancier, the ASUS EN7900GT and EN7900GT TOP are also available.

The ASUS EN7900GT TOP comes clocked significantly higher than the reference clock speeds- 520/1440MHz compared to the reference speed of 450/1300MHz.

Shopper Ambush of the Week

What are shoppers buying this week? Well we set up another of our weekly ambush and stalked our target this week, Vincent.

Our friend is looking for an almost full system overhaul. As shared by him, his old DFI nForce 2 motherboard died recently so he decided it was time to do a system overhaul. His previous one-year old rig was based on the DFI nForce 2 with an AMD Barton CPU, propelled graphically by the ATi 9800 Pro.

He chose to go with an AMD Dual Core 4400+, remaining on the AMD side as he heard that the Intel CPUs run hot. His previous PC was already making him sweat from it's heat output. Initially he was eyeing the ASUS A8N32 SLI Deluxe to bundle with the CPU after reading some good reviews on it, but recommendations from the retail shop Fuwell and Bell on the MSI K8N Neo Platinum convinced him this was the better board. Goes to show how powerful words from retailers can be eh?

Also following recommendations from the staff, he decided to purchase the ASUS EN7900GT TOP going for $ 619. Topped it off with an Antec True-power 2.0 550w power supply and a pair of GEIL 2GB PC3200 DDR Memory kit. All in all, the whole upgrade cost him $ 2100, but he was happy and excited to finally be able to play his latest game Oblivion at high settings.

Quite the hard-core gamer ain't he!

Do's & Don'ts Tips

Talking about Sales staff in Sim Lim Square, how about some tips for the shoppers from them? The do's and don't's for best service and occassional discounts.

Do:

-Come shopping during weekdays 11:30am time range for best service or if you have many queries for them. They will be most free to attend to your needs.

-Try to do some online research on the products you have in mind so that you have a clearer picture of the choices and the pros and cons of each. A good place to start would be VR-Zone and VRForums, a must-visit they say! :)

Don't:

-Try not to interrupt the sales personals as they are talking to other customers with 'smart' comments such as 'This product is not good at all, the other one is better.' and 'I saw this selling so much cheaper at the other shop!'

Be nice to them and they'll be nice to you... Sometimes the calculator is a much better communicator. 'This goes for...' as they whip out the calculator and flashes it to you. This means a DISCOUNT!

But don't go around blasting the horn on this special privillege! It's not for everyone!

New Game Arrivals

And finally, games in this week!

2 new titles from EA Games this week:

Black and White 2 Expansion Pack going for $ 32 and World Cup Germany 2006 for $ 49.90 at Tech-Drome on the 5th Floor.

Lara Croft makes a return this week as well:

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Legend goes for $ 54.90.

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