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If you think that stuff in PC fair surely is cheap,you are wrong.

Yan and I went to PC fair on last Friday and she was looking for an All-in-one printer.We just walked around there to collect the price info first.After all,we thought Canon Pixma MP145 fits the requirements and it was only selling at RM199,however,without any gift.We thought it was cheap.

But later when I checked the price in Lowyat Plaza,I recognized what I thought was totally wrong.It was only tagged at RM175.Yes,it was a 14% difference.

Thus,please don’t think you could always get the cheaper goods in PC fair.In face,if you want to save some money,you still have to do a comparison on price before you buy something.

That’s a golden rule.

I went there yesterday.Because yesterday was Friday and still a working day,there was not crowded at all.In fact,after walking around for an hour,I found this PIKOM PC fair was not so great as previous ones.Well,it’s the effect of economical recession perhaps.

The most hot hall was promoting broadband service.As I mentioned in the last post that P1 Wimax just launched their tiny portable device-WIGGY yesterday,they did the promotional event magnificently and pushed other ISPs joining the battle.I felt that I was really in a forest.Actually those promoters insect in every corner and I hope you could escape from their hunting.

I met Mr. Yap in that hall who is the general manager of SyQic Capital,which works out Hypp.TV together with TM.He told me that he is doing his best to improve the quality of contents and is arranging to increase the numbers of channels from 30 to 50 by the end of this year.I appreciate to get his mid-long term plan and I think Hypp.TV could be an alternative option to Astro too if keeping on the track.

Mr. Yap also told me that the current monthly fee is RM9.90 without contract.People can try the service first for one month and then decide to renew it or reject it.More flexible packages will be on the market soon and at that time,Hypp.TV will be more productive and attractive.I’m willing to see the development.

WIGGY is released.It dresses up a cool and sharp design and shows with a nice promotion currently.

In the running and upcoming PC fair,P1 Wimax will sell the device with the following plan.

Do you mention that it provides up to 10Mbps for downlink?I think this is the fastest wireless broadband service in Malaysia currently and pays only RM149 per month.However,P1 Wimax still sets bandwidth limits for this package at 10GB monthly and frankly speaking,it burns my idea to try it.

My conclusion is this plan is for those young guys who may like surfing Internet all the time,but slightly downloading.

Anyway,I like to see those new stuff coming as more competitions between service providers will bring more benefits to consumers.

PS:I just came back from PIKOM PC fair in KL Convention Center and I saw the official launch and promotion there.I get some official source telling me that WIGGY,the modem itself is said to be capable of 20Mbps for downlink,but normally it could run at 5Mbps on average and once if you reach that 10GB cap,your speed will be locked at 400kbps (down) and 150kbps (up) respectively.

A bad story I had is one showgirl of P1 Wimax introduced this new product to me and said to me that Wimax never has any long latency issues as other wireless broadband such as HSPA and upon reaching the limits of 10GB,the speed would only be slightly moved to 4.8Mbps(down).I didn’t record her name and didn’t want to blame her either.However,we know that is a kind of misleading and hard sell.P1 Wimax,you have to train your employees to know all basic knowledge of your product.Otherwise,your brand will lose trust from consumers.

The last PC fair in the year in Malaysia is coming the town.In this weekend,it will be held in KL Convention Centre.

For some families IT items are essentials.Thus,if you have a plan to buy some related items,you can’t miss this chance as usually the promotions are very attractive and always sticking with gifts.The details of dates and venues for PIKOM PC fair 2008(III) are as below:

5 – 7 December 2008 (11:00am – 9:00pm)

Penang International Sports Arena, Penang - Jalan Tun Dr Awang, 11900 Relau

Sabah Trade Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - Jalan Istiadat, Teluk Likas, 88400 Kota Kinabalu

Central Square, Sungai Petani, Kedah - Jalan Kampung Baru, 08000 Sungai Petani

Dewan SJK(C) Yuk Choy, Ipoh, Perak – 195, Jalan Sultan Iskandar, 30000 Ipoh

Berjaya Megamall, Kuantan, Pahang – Jalan Tun Ismail, Sri Dagangan, 25000 Kuantan

12 – 14 December 2008 (11:00am – 9:00pm)

KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50888 Kuala Lumpur

Mahkota Parade Melaka, Melaka - Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Bandar Hilir

Dewan Suarah, Bintulu, Sarawak – Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi, 97008 Bintulu

Batu Pahat (BP) Mall, Batu Pahat, Johor - Jalan Kluang, 83000 Batu Pahat

19 – 21 December 2008 (11:00am – 9:00pm)

Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru - Jalan Abdullah Ibrahim, 80000 Johor Bahru

Dewan 2020, Kangar, Perlis - 01000, Kangar

Dewan Tunku Ibrahim Ismail, Kluang, Johor - 86000, Kluang

Guys,don’t forget to share your experience on PC fair.Let’s go for grabbing!

每年的PIKOM PC Fair，我有时间就会去走走。今年自己不单单去看了，还去买了东西，所以就有了比较深入的体会，可以和朋友们分享一下。

主要还是关于价格方面的。电脑展是推销店家新产品的平台，所以各种促销活动也是络绎不绝的。这往往就给人一个错觉，电脑展上的商品都会比市价便宜，其实并不然。就以我在电脑展上买的SonicGear EVO 5PRO为 例，Lowyat Plaza的店家的报价在RM120-125，而我在电脑展上买到的价钱确是RM129，一点便宜的余地都没有，不过却附送一个RM14的耳机，这才让我 觉得合算了些，因为这是我正需要的。不过假若这耳机我不需要的话，那就对我没价值可言了，也就是说我拼了命的在人潮中选购，又大老远的拎回家，结果还多给 了几令吉，好处就是看了下热闹和带回了个“垃圾”，这肯定是不值得的了。

当然，并不是所有的产品都会这样。一些刚推出的产品，往往会在电脑展上以推广价出现，这就肯定比市场价便宜了，不过这类的新产品绝对是定价相对昂贵的了。

总 而言之，电脑展是一个能够让我们有比较多选择和接触新产品的平台，但是综合来讲，却不是一个很好的购物平台，因为价格不一定低廉，而场地的拥挤也给购物带 来了限制。电脑展上的店家大多是推荐用现金付款，所以对于那些想买贵重商品（笔记本电脑等）的人来说，也带来了相当的风险和不便（虽然附近有ATM机，可是一直有大堆的人流排在那儿）。这就是我对于电脑展的体会了，希望能对朋友们有点启示作用吧！ ：）