Signapore - Electronics

Electrical Appliances
A very large range of electrical appliances from Japan,  Asia and Europe is available in Singapore. Look in department stores and the following chain of electrical stores.

• Best Denki
  Orchard Road
  #05-01/05 Ngee Ann City
  (above Takashimya Department store)
  Singapore
  238872
  Tel: + 65 6835 2855
  Daily 10am – 9.30pm
  This is a Japanese-style home electronics store with good service and prices.  There are also nine other locations.
• Harvey Norman
  Suntec City
  Singapore
  Tel: + 65 6332 3463
  This is an Australian-owned electronics chain with stores in 11 locations.

Electronics

• Funan IT Mall
  109 Northbridge Road
  Singapore
  Six floors of stores selling mostly famous brands of computers like Compaq, Fujitsu and Hewlett Packard. The Challenger Store on the 6th floor has a very large range of software and computer add-ons.
• Sim Lim Square
  1 Rochor Canal Road
  Singapore  
  Six floors of shops with audio and cameras on the lower floors and computers on the higher floors. Prices are low here but service and after sales care may not always be good. Compare prices at many different stores before buying. Bargaining is O.K. here.

There are two shopping centres in Singapore that specialize in computers.

• Funan IT Mall
  109 Northbridge Road
  Singapore
  Funan IT Mall is six floors of stores selling mostly famous brands like Compaq, Fujitsu and Hewlett Packard. The Challenger Store on the 6th floor has a very large range of soft ware and computer add-ons.
• Sim Lim Square
  1 Rochor Canal Road
  Singapore
  Sim Lim Square also has six floors of shops with computers mostly on the higher floors. Here the prices are lower but the service and after sales care may not be as good. Compare prices at many different stores for the best prices for computer extras like scanners, modems and printers. Bargaining is O.K. here.

Where to get help for setting up or trouble shooting:

• Stephen Fairclough
  SMF Computer Services
  28 Lornie Road
  Singapore
  298713
  Tel: + 65 6466-7400
  Fax: + 65 6466 3755
  Mobile: + 65 9625 9796
  Email: [email protected]
  Stephen has five years of experience helping expatriate families with computer problems. He specializes in re-installing computers after relocation or in installing new computers bought in Singapore.

Where to go for computer training:

• Janine Nicholas
  Byte Back
  147 Devonshire Road
  #05-04 Amica, The Beaumont
  Singapore
  239894
  Tel: + 65 6733 3755
  Fax: + 65 6733 3755
  Email: [email protected]
  Janine gives hands on training in a classes of six people for anything to do with using a computer. Half day classes are available in how to use ‘Word’, ‘Excel’, ‘Powerpoint’ and more.
• Best Denki Orchard Road
  #05-01/05 Ngee Ann City,(above Takashimya Department store)
  Singapore
  238872
  Tel: + 65 6835 2855
  Japanese style electronics store with a good range of computers
• AppleCentre@Orchard
  501 Orchard Road
  #02-07/08 Wheelock Place
  Singapore
  238880
  Tel: + 65 6238 9378
  Email: AppleCentre@Orchard
  Website: www.applecentreorchard.com
• Dell Computers
  Singapore
  Tel: 1800 394 7422
  Website:  www.dell.com.sg