Gear and stores at Funan, Singapore’s IT mall.
After losing its 50,000 sq ft Funan flagship to the mall's 2016 redevelopment, Challenger opened a new flagship at Bugis Junction. The 14,000 sq ft store sits in Basement 1, where the old Virtualand arcade used to be.
Dell now operates two direct stores in Singapore, one at Suntec City Mall and the other at Funan DigitaLife Mall. The Suntec store sits near Suntec Tower 5, while the Funan store is at 109 North Bridge Road.
I bought the Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo, keyboard and mouse, from Challenger for S$39, or S$36.90 with member's price. It's one of the cheapest branded wireless combos I could find there, the main alternative being the Wireless Desktop 800.
I bought a packet of three PowerPac Plug Keys from Challenger at Funan for S$0.90, or S$0.72 with a 20% member's discount. Each Plug Key converts a 3-pin socket to accept a 2-pin power cable, since Singapore follows British standard.
I bought a pack of two Taiyo 3-Pin Plug Adapters from Challenger at Funan for S$14.90, or S$13.41 with a 10% member's discount. I like that each of its three 3-pin sockets has an individual switch.
I got the Sanyo Eneloop Standard Charger NC-MQN09 from Challenger at Funan for S$29.90, or S$26.91 with member's price. I weighed it against the cheaper Basic Charger at S$22.90, but the extra S$7 buys US-plug compatibility and a microprocessor.
I bought two Bluelounge CableBoxes in Hong Kong but never fully used them. While tidying my room and cables recently, I realised I needed two more, so I picked them up at Challenger in Funan for S$49 each, choosing black.
I got the Bluelounge CableDrop from Challenger at Funan for S$16.90, or S$15.21 with member's price. Just one more, the Cableyoyo, and my Bluelounge cable management collection will be complete.
As a huge Bluelounge fan, my latest purchase is the CableClip. I grabbed all three sizes, Small, Medium, and Large, from Challenger at Funan, each S$16.90 or S$15.21 with member's price. They're a touch expensive, but worth it.
The Bluelounge CableBox was the first Bluelounge product I bought, in Hong Kong in April 2011 for HK$288, about S$45.67, at city'super, where only white was available. In Singapore, both black and white sell at Challenger and EpiCentre for S$49.90.
Challenger at Funan goes 24 hours daily from tomorrow, 1st March 2011, at Funan DigitaLife Mall on North Bridge Road. Finally a computer store besides Mustafa keeps round-the-clock hours, handy whenever you urgently need IT supplies at odd times.
Windows 7 officially launched in Singapore at midnight on 22nd October 2009, through Microsoft Singapore and Challenger Funan. The first person queued from 3.30pm, though numbers were only handed out at 7pm, and by 10.30pm over 140 people had gathered.