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Usher in the Lunar New Year with our curated gift guide!

By Team HardwareZone - 10 Feb 2021

Gifts under S$300

Devices to herald the arrival of Spring Festival

Usher in the Lunar New Year with our carefully curated list of devices and gadgets. Some of them may let you be the centre of attraction at gatherings; others may let you feel like a million dollars. Check out the list for some prosperous returns!

The products are organised by three broad price categories to give you a better overview of your options. We start from around S$300, then from S$300 to S$1,000 and from S$1,000 and beyond.

 

Gifts and gear under S$300

 

 

Netgear Nighthawk Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System

The Netgear Nighthawk Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System comes with one AX1800 router and one satellite extender. With combined speeds up to 1.8Gbps, coverage up to 3,000 square feet and with Wi-Fi 6 support, get faster and more reliable speeds to more devices whether streaming HD video, gaming, or surfing the Internet. As a mesh system, expanding coverage as easy as adding another node to the network. What better way to improve your family's gathering experience than a more robust Wi-Fi network?

  • Price: S$285 (U.P S$339)
  • More Info: Shopee 

 

Other gadgets in the list...
 

The Arlo Essential Spotlight Camera captures video in 1080P resolution with an integrated spotlight and colour night vision. Wire-free and weather-resistant, Arlo Essential works indoors or out. Set it up yourself in just a few steps and get notified through the free Arlo App.

The Fitbit Versa 2 activity tracker comes with a fancy AMOLED screen and fancier features like Sleep Score (which rates your quality of sleep on a nightly basis), Smart Wake (which uses machine learning to find out your optimal wake cycle), and Sleep Mode, where the display and notifications are muted as you smack your lips with your eyes closed. If you love sleep, the Fitbit Versa 2 should be the next thing to get, after a mattress and pillow.

Another in Lego’s Annual Lunar New Year sets, we found the Lego Spring Lantern Festival (80107) stylish and looking a lot like a joy to build. Part of a set of two, make sure you get the second (“The Story of Nian” (80106)) to complete it all. Relive the Spring Festival with this limited edition set.

For those with larger storage needs, Seagate’s Backup Plus Portable foregoes the slim design but packs big capacity. Use Seagate’s array of easy-to-use software tools and set Back up on demand with one click. You can also schedule automatic hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly backups.

  • Price: 4TB at S$158 (U.P. S$179) 5TB at S$198 (U.P. S$219) with free shipping
  • More Info: Shopee

Samsung 970 EVO 1TB is built with Samsung’s industry-leading V-NAND technology for reliable and superior performance, it has sequential read speeds up to 3,500MB/s and exceptional endurance of up to 300TBW. The NVMe interface (PCIe M.2 2280) offers enhanced bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency, perfect for tech enthusiasts, gamers, and 4K and 3D content creators.

  • Price: S$188.15 (for 1TB capacity) + S$7.53 Delivery
  • More Info: Amazon.sg

 

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. RRP prices quoted are based on downtown retailing prices, inclusive of GST.

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