Admit it, you were attracted to the picture rather than the title.
For those of you who are reading this because you thought it was a cosplay event, too bad. =D
It’s Singapore’s 3rd of 4 annual Computing Fairs and it is big!
Read on if you want to see the two of them in close up. =D
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As I mentioned in this post, I was going down to COMEX 08 to get myself some hardware, namely a laptop.
The crowd is the same old, if not worse. This time, they occupied 5 floors of the convention centre. Just take a look see for yourself.
People…
More people…
Even more people…
Blah…
Practically everything computer/electronics related, regardless of how remote is, is sold there.
Hard Disks, internal, external, 2.5″, 3.5″, metal casing, plastic casing, yeah you get my point.
Printers…
Lol wut? O_o
So what makes these Computer Fairs so popular? Good Deals.
Being Singaporeans, the spirit of Kiasuism burns strong within us and renders us impossible to resist the bundled offers these merchants throw at us.
There, you’ve learnt a new word today, Kiasuism. Go flaunt it to the guy next door. =D
In all seriousness, these fairs do provide some crazy deals you would not usually get in a normal day which explains the thongs of people. The vendors often find some form of high ground and start shouting out their limited bargains rendering the place impossible for any normal conversation and turning the whole event into a high tech version of a Pasar Malam (there! you learned another new word! Go flaunt it!).
Never stand between a Singaporean and a good deal. It could get ugly.
And then there’s the lucky draw which everyone’s hoping to win. You get a try for every $100 you spend. Those who splurged on those uber huge plasma screens pretty much have bag fulls of tickets.
Wish me luck. I’ve never won yet. =P
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[Aftermath]
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeePC. :3
So what did I get? As you can see from above it’s the eeePC 1000H, 80GB HDD version. No SDD cuz it was sold out =P
Quite a few people asked me as to regarding my choice.
I chose it because:-
1) It’s small.
2) It’s light at 1.45kg
3) Decent battery life at reduced settings
4) Reasonably large screen at 10″. Ain’t half bad watching anime on it =P
5) I can laugh at people lugging 2.5kg lappies while I do a Macbook Air from my sling bag. (well, almost)
6) others…
While some will argue that there are also many other models out there who fit the above criteria but I’ve been using a borrowed eeePC 1000H for the past 2 weeks and I like it. I guess that’s the most important factor.
And did I mention I got a free 8GB thumb drive as a freebie? =D
WinXP SP3. No Vista nonsense here.
If there is a gripe I have with the awesomely cool black eeePC it is the glossy surface.
FINGERPRINTS. Will have to come up with something to deal with it. Thinking stickers. Lucky Star Stickers. =D
After customisation. Miko FTW.
And this ends my short coverage on COMEX 08. That’s it for the Computer Fairs for this year as my exams fall smack right on top of the next one.
My wallet is in a state of apoplexy right now…
THIS.IS.COMEX!!!
