Deal Alert: Tech Awards Deals Edition *Updated*
As we roll out our Tech Awards 2021 coverage, we found some deals on what we thought were some of the best gadgets you can get your hands on.
*Updated: 14 May 2021 with new pricing for the IronWolf NAS HDD and new IronWolf Pro NAS HDD*
Note: This feature was first published on 10 May 2021. Some deals might have expired.
In this deal alert, we check out some good deals for the very best gadgets you can get your hands on and thus have won our Editor’s Choice Awards for 2021.
Best Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Networking System: ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8)
Besides the Wi-Fi 6 and tri-band capabilities, this ASUS ZenWiFi AX (XT8) AX6600 comes with free lifetime AiProtection Pro service by Trend Micro. This is a built-in security system that helps protect your network from attacks, malware, and viruses. There are parental controls for parents to manage and monitor their children's online activities. It has a total speed of 6,600Mbps (6.6Gbps).
Get it now with free shipping for S$749 and save 6% off the regular price of S$799.
Read about its launch here and more on why it won over here.
Check out the deal here.
Best Wireless Ultralight Gaming Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate
The Razer Viper Ultimate includes a new, improved sensor with 20,000 DPI for 99.6% resolution accuracy so that any movement from this wireless mouse is tracked with consistency. Improved wireless power efficiency gives you up to 70 continuous hours of use. Charge it just once a week for ten hours of daily gameplay.
Grab it now with free shipping for S$149.90 a savings of 32% off the usual price of S$219.
Read our review of it here and why Razer won here.
Check out the deal here.
Best Noise Cancelling Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones
The Sony WH-1000XM4 is in a class of one. It brings excellent noise-cancelling capabilities and sound quality to an improvement over the successor to an already excellent predecessor. Battery life is excellent too, long enough to last days even if you use it for hours and certainly long enough to last any flight. Touch controls also seem to be more reliable to use.
Buy it now on the official Sony Online store for S$499 (U.P. S$599) and get free shipping.
Read our review of it here and more on the win here.
Check out the deal here.
Best High-end Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
The 5G capable Samsung Galaxy S20 FE uses a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED flat-screen FHD+ display along with a maximum 120Hz refresh rate. The primary camera in the triple-rear camera configuration is a 12MP shooter with f/1.8 aperture, featuring Dual Pixel technology and OIS. The battery is a 4,500mAh one that has support for a variety of fast-charging profiles, such as Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 USB PD 3.0, AFC and QC 2.0. Other important flagship components and features are a Snapdragon 865 processor, 8GB of RAM, 5G connectivity, wireless charging, reverse wireless charging, IP68 water and dust protection, NFC, an optical under-screen fingerprint sensor, and AKG-tuned stereo speakers.
Save 6% off the regular price of S$1,168 and pay S$1,048 and receive free shipping.
Read our news on the launch here, and what we thought of it in our review here.
Check out the deal here.
Best 75-inch TV: Samsung Q950T 8K QLED TV (QA75Q950TSKXXS)
The Samsung Q950T supports full-array local dimming; with convincing blacks, with well-defined edges of bright objects and hardly any blooming. As a gaming display, the Q950T has an excellent response time and very low input lag. Tizen-based, the user interface is uncomplicated with Apple TV and AirPlay 2 both supported.
Gain City is having an offer on this 75-inch marvel. Get it now for S$13,299 (U.P. 17,999) with some online redemptions and free gifts available.
Read our review here and find out why Samsung won our best TV brand award here.
Check out the deal here.
Editor's note and disclaimer: The deals are not an endorsement or recommendation of the product from the editorial team. Instead, the listed items present themselves as a good deal based on the novelty factor and how much of a discount it is being offered from standard retail pricing at the time of publishing. Please note that we are not responsible in any way if you're unable to secure the listed offer due to errors on our part or should the offers expire by the time you've checked them.
*Updated: 14 May 2021 with new pricing for the IronWolf NAS HDD and new IronWolf Pro NAS HDD*
Seagate Tech Awards Deals Special
Seagate has long been the preferred storage of use, whether for use in a PC, for external portable storage, or in a NAS. More so because the voters of our HWM+Hardarezone Tech Awards 2021 say so.
Seagate came out as the winners of the Best External Storage and Best NAS brand as voted by our readers. The following products are just some of the reasons why they won and of course, it doesn't hurt that they are offered as a good deal:-
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB and 2TB
At just 160gm, the Seagate Backup Plus Slim is both thin and light. Whether you use a Windows-based device or a Mac, the Seagate Backup Plus Slim will work seamlessly for you. Even better, the portable drives also support USB 3.0 transfer speeds.
Get the 1TB model at S$79 (U.P. S$99) and the 2TB model at S$99 (U.P. S$129). Buying either drive also comes with free shipping.
Check out the deals here!
Seagate Backup Plus Portable External Hard Disk 4TB and 5TB
For those with larger storage needs than the Backup Plus Slim, Backup Plus Portable foregoes the slim design but packs a big capacity. With USB 3.0 connectivity, the drives come with easy to use software tools from Seagate to setup and carry out backup on demand.
The 4TB option is available now for S$149 (U.P. S$179) and the 5TB at S$199 (U.P. S$219). Buying either drive also comes with free shipping.
Check out the deal for Seagate Backup Plus Portable 4TB and 5TB drives here!
Seagate Backup Plus Hub Desktop 6TB and 10TB
The Seagate Backup Plus Hub is a desktop drive with an integrated USB hub that has two USB 3.0 ports that you can use to charge your mobile devices. The Backup Plus Hub also comes with NTFS drivers for Mac, which means that the drive can run in NTFS mode and be used interchangeably between PCs and Macs without the need for reformatting.
Usually coming in four different storage capacities, there are only two available now. The 6TB drive is S$219 (U.P $249), while the 10TB drive is S$359 (U.P $409). Buying either drive also comes with free shipping.
Check out the deal here.
Seagate 3.5-inch IronWolf NAS Hard Drive : 1TB / 2TB / 3TB / 4TB /6TB/ 10TB
Seagate’s IronWolf HDD was designed specifically for use in NAS systems. Check out this series of drives if you are looking for something tough, ready, and scalable. They are perfect for anyone needing 24×7 performance that can handle multi-drive environments across a wide range of capacities. This series of HDDs come with protection against vibration and also includes health management technology.
They are available in 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB, 6TB, and 10TB capacities, they come priced at S$85 (U.P. S$99), S$99 (U.P. S$129), S$129 (U.P. S$169), $169 (U.P. S$199), $265 (U.P. S$289), and $559 respectively. Each purchase also comes with free shipping.
Check out the deal here.
Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS Hard Drive: 4TB / 10TB
Seagate’s IronWolf Pro NAS HDD was designed specifically for use in SMB NAS systems. SOHOs, SMBs, or creative professionals looking for something to handle high workloads and collaborative environments should use the IronWolf Pro drives in their NAS.
You can buy the Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS HDD now and get free shipping for only S$230 (U.P. S$289) for the 4 TB and S$499 (U.P. S$659) for the 10TB now.
Check out the deal here.
Editor's note and disclaimer: The deals are not an endorsement or recommendation of the product from the editorial team. Instead, the listed items present themselves as a good deal based on the novelty factor and how much of a discount it is being offered from standard retail pricing at the time of publishing. Please note that we are not responsible in any way if you're unable to secure the listed offer due to errors on our part or should the offers expire by the time you've checked them.
Seagate's Assurance with Rescue Data Recovery Services
Digital memories are those you put onto storage media so that you can keep them for perpetuity. Whether you use an external drive or build a Network Attached Storage (NAS) so your entire family can store whatever they want.
But digital memories, like our own, are subject to failure. Unfortunately, recovery of these digital memories isn’t cheap.
Defend your data—and your budget—against unexpected data loss from mechanical, accidental, or natural disasters.
But that is where Seagate’s Rescue Data Recovery Services comes in. As long as your registered Seagate drive is still under warranty you never need to pay for data recovery services.
Some added benefits of Seagate’s Rescue Data Recovery Services:
- Access to a team of world-class data recovery experts
- Lasts the length of the product warranty
- Includes one in-lab data recovery attempt
- Returns your recovered data on an encrypted storage device
To be eligible for this support, register your Seagate product online here. For information on Seagate's warranty return service, visit this site. For further updates or if you have any queries, you can contact Seagate on their Facebook page.
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