subject: A Tried and True Techie's Dream Come True in Sim Lim Square, Singapore [print this page] A Tried and True Techie's Dream Come True in Sim Lim Square, Singapore
Dubbed the "electronics hub of Singapore" Sim Lim Square is an IT mall of truly monumental scope and proportion. Spread out over 390,000square feet, the six-floor mega complex locally known as SLS is the country's premier IT hub specializing in all conceivable varieties of electronic and IT products. Frequented by bargain hungry locals and tourists SLS offers a greater range of products compared with other malls, providing shoppers the option of choosing a product from a plethora of brands, makes, prices and standards. Located down Rochor Canal Road facing the district known as Little India, this busy shopping centre is stocked to the brim with over 150 stores selling tech gadgets that will entice professional geeks and novices alike.
Consumer electronic shops with mobile phones, digital video camcorders and digital cameras crowd the first floor of the mall which also houses several Pro-AV equipment dealers. Top-notch home entertainment widgets such as home theater systems also share the first storey with digital SLR camera dealers while the first two levels also sell MD players, LCD televisions, mind-blowing plasma screens and high tech sound systems. Office hardware products such as fax machines are also found here in addition to first class recording equipments and a host of sophisticated photography tools.
The shops located on the third, fourth and fifth floors are mainly dedicated to competitively priced IT items and hardware as well as top of the line tablet PC's, PDAs, and the latest laptop models. Webcams, palmtops, software updates and PC repairs are also available at SLS in addition to computer accessories such as cables, zip drives, re-writeable CDs, data storage gadgets, thumb drives and diskettes. Shoppers can also have their own custom-made PC assembled from scratch at the mall, which houses authorized dealers in IT, and consumer electronics such as Canon, Sony and JVC who are directly attached to the manufacturers and offer warranties for all their products.
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