Singapore - Question about buying iPad in Singapore

I'm planning on visiting friends in Singapore next year and while over there, I plan on buying a top of the range iPad 3 or 4 (depending on what version is available then) as I recently found out that they're over £100 cheaper even with GST in Singapore which I could claim back while in Singapore.

I want to know where's the best place to get an iPad in Singapore? Would it be cheaper to get one at the official Apple Store in Singapore (I take it they have them in stock or would I be able to reserve one to pick up there) or should I take a risk and get one from a independent store?

There are a few official sellers of IPads in Singapore.

One of them is "iStudio" or something like that.
They look like an Apple store and there are several around town.

Actually its not bad a deal buying the Ipad in Sgp. The price is quite competitive. Apart from the Apple store, many of the major electronic stores (Harvey Norman, Challenger, Best, etc) do carry it. I would personally avoid "Lucky Plaza" in Orchard road. They charge exorbitant prices for the item and jailbreaking.

Actually its not bad a deal buying the Ipad in Sgp. The price is quite competitive. Apart from the Apple store, many of the major electronic stores (Harvey Norman, Challenger, Best, etc) do carry it. I would personally avoid "Lucky Plaza" in Orchard road. They charge exorbitant prices for the item and jailbreaking.

I'll definitely take your advice on board about avoiding "Lucky Plaza"; especially where jailbreaking is concerned as I jailbroke my iPod Touch 4th Gen within days of buying it last year and an iPad should be just as easy to jailbreak.

How much do prices vary between the official Apple Store in SG and the other stores that you mentioned? Also, are accessories pretty cheap in SG, especially official ones as the prices here are obscenely expensive for them! For example, an official USB Power Adapter for an iPod Touch costs £25 whereas I got a third-party one by Belkin for under £7!!!

As for the iPod Touch itself, if this year's one turns out to be an incremental upgrade (in other words, only minor changes and no upgrade in storage for the top of the range version from 64GB to 128GB or more), I'll wait till next year and buy one in SG and buy one there as well if it's improved in a way that I like.

I know that I'm taking a risk where import duty/tax is concerned in the UK if I get caught with importing them, but at the same time, I'd still save money, especially if I get a GST refund on them.

Hi.
Jailbreaking should be easy as long as the jb is out.

The stores (any authorized reseller) sell the ipad as the same price as the apple store for the ipad and ipods. I feel that the ipods are cheaper in the US. You can check out www.apple.com.sg

Accessories wise, the apple store / istudio (one of the bigger reseller) does have quite a fair bit but its not cheap. I can remember one of the very good screen protector (the name is Power-something) cost like S$50 for the ipad. But its really good.

There are lots of little stores / booths on some streets selling very decent cases / skins for the ipad / iphone / ipods. I have gotten a speck case for my iphone for S$20. It cost like USD$30 in the US. If you have time, you can also check out the local ebay site. I was very impressed by the variety and the price. As Sg is a small country, many of the ebay sellers so have shops where you can pick up the items from. I once bought a very decent Speck case for iphone for S$5. Do check out Sim Lim Square (near Bugis MRT station). Its a computer hub. Cheap thumbdrives, computer parts, notebooks, accessories, camera stuff. Its all small shops, Prices there are quite transparent as many of these shops hand out flyers with prices. You can even google for it.

Have fun shopping and eating....

I checked the price of the 64GB version of last year's iPod Touch and it's only a few dollars cheaper than the UK price whereas the US version is $399 (just over £250 in the UK) and the UK price itself is £336!

It just doesn't make sense that iPod Touches are more expensive in Singapore than the US whereas iPads are a lot cheaper in Singapore than in the UK!

Fortunately, I have a friend in the US who I can have the iPod Touch shipped to (I bought last year's model from Amazon.com and she can ship it to me in the UK I paid for the P+P plus gave her a donation for her to give to a charity of her choice as a way of saying "Thanks")

I'll definitely check those places that you recommended for iPad accessories as I'm not surprised that official ones are just as expensive in Singapore as they are in the UK, in fact I'm surprised that Apple even allow companies to make third-party accessories at all for their devices!

Even if my trip won't be until November 2012, at least I know I'm going to have a good time shopping there (although I still wonder how my friends who live there manage to cope with the heat that's practically standard in the country, and as a epileptic, I know I'd have to be extra-careful. Fortunately, the fiance of one of my friends in Singapore is a police officer there, so if anything unexpected did happen in front of them, he'd know what to do!)

Once again, thanks for the advice as it will definitely be helpful when buying Apple products in Singapore!:D

By any chance, do they have the latest iPad in Duty free at the Airport and at what price ??

I didn't see any in the DFS last week.

Buy from big stores,

Avoid lucky plaza, Sim Lim Square

This comes from a Singaporean!

The list price seems much lower in Malaysia right now... I'm planning a trip to JB to get one.

You could buy online from Apple.com.sg, and have it sent to your friends place.
Or buy one from one of the official retail stores.
Epicentre is pretty good.
http://www.epicentreorchard.com/

I didn't see any in the DFS last week.

Anyone have any idea of the price in Singapore Airport? Maybe it is cheaper there

Hi.
Jailbreaking should be easy as long as the jb is out.


JB is completely legit and takes about 1 minute.
- navigate to safari
- launch browser
- www.jailbreakme.com
- follow the prompts
- jb is complete

good for up to iOS 4.3.3

Sorry to pile onto this thread, but anyone know where one could pick up the FLIP (Portable, no frills, HD Camcorder) in Singapore.

Remembering checking for the same a year back in SIN and couldn't quite find it then. Any info anyone..??

Sorry to pile onto this thread, but anyone know where one could pick up the FLIP (Portable, no frills, HD Camcorder) in Singapore.


Discontinued by Cisco, no?

Discontinued by Cisco, no?

Yeah, but strangely looks like the products are still available online at Amazon. Any idea if anyone in SIN retails the Flip?

Yeah, but strangely looks like the products are still available online at Amazon. Any idea if anyone in SIN retails the Flip?

Lucky Plaza, Sim Lim Square?