Manila Shopper: COMDDAP Expo 2012

The Computer Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers Association of the Philippines (COMDDAP)’s EXPO MANILA 2012 runs on Nov 16 - 18, 2012 from 11am to 10pm at the World Trade Center Manila. This is the biggest technology shopping bazaar! Admission is FREE.

Organized by the Computer Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors Association of the Philippines, the Expo offers substantial discounts, special deals, bundled promotions, trade-ins and other Expo-exclusive offers on computers and accessories, monitors, laptops (notebooks and netbooks), printers, projectors, smartphones, tablets, among other gadgets. It's the biggest IT Bazaar in the country.

“The IT show’s theme ‘Make I.T. work 4 U” sums up our commitment to offer the latest products from global and local technology brands at their most affordable prices and complete with enticing freebies,” said Jefferson T. Plaza, COMDDAP Expo chairman.

The annual COMDDAP Expo is free of charge to the public.

Leading IT sellers will participate in the three-day IT shopping spree. They include Advance Solutions, Inc.; Astech Pengson Distributors, Inc.; Complink Marketing, Inc.; Coby Kyros Touchscreen Internet Tablet; Infoworx, Inc.; International Microvillage, Inc.; JMG; Mustard Seed Systems Corporation; Nanotec Corporation; Edupro, Inc.; Jupiter Systems, Inc.; Nexus Technologies, Inc.; Spinweb Productions, Inc.; Trinity Marketing, Inc.; and Wordtext Systems, Inc.

Advance Solutions offers discounts on a wide array of laptops, including Lenovo Z470 and G470 notebooks by up to 27% or close to P10,000 saving; Asus gaming notebook G75VW at 27% or as much as P26,000 saving; and Dell Inspiron 13z, 14z, 15z, and N4050 notebooks by up to 20%.

The company will also offer price cuts on Acer netbooks 270, 756, and E1-471 by up to 19% or close to P4,000 saving; HP Folio 13 ultrabook and notebooks by up to 13% or as much as P6,000 saving; and Samsung netbooks by up to 9%.

Astech Pengson gives owners of old working or non-working projectors (any brand) a chance to get a new BenQ SVGA 2,700 ANSI lumens projector at only P14,000, or a P4,000 saving from the original P18,000. They can also win a BenQ GP2 LED projector valued at P33,500 if they “like” BenQ Projector Philippines on Facebook.

Complink shaves off eight percent along with exclusive freebies to buyers of selected Toshiba netbooks, notebooks, ultrabooks, Ivy Bridge processors and tablets under Satellite, Portege, and Regza series. It will also offer Lifextend, an extended product warranty of one to two years on top of the manufacturer’s warranty.

Tablet enthusiasts will get five percent discount on U.S. brand Coby Kyros Touchscreen Internet Tablets for its products priced from P5,995 and up. They will offer MID7042, MID8042, MID9740, MID1042, and MID9042 models at the Expo.

International Micro Village offers up to 50 percent discount on Avira Antivirus Premium and Avira Internet Security versions 11 and 12. Prices for Avira’s ultrafast, cloud-enhanced virus protection and security software will range between P470 and P1,700 at the Expo. The company will also give up to 30% discount on Lenovo ThinkPad Edge models E330, E430, S430.

Nanotec Corporation extends up to 30 percent discount on selected motherboards, casing, power supply, keyboards, mouse and headsets, battery packs, laptop chargers, and coolers from Thermaltake/ Tt eSPORTS, Corsair, FSP/Amacrox and ASRock.

Wordtext Systems gives up to 50% discount on 2012 McAfee Antivirus Plus, Internet Security Suite and Total Protection with free upgrade to 2013 version and McAfee trade-in deals; up to 50% discount on Microsoft hardware (mouse, keyboard and headset); and 20% discount on ribbons for Printronix printers. WSI extends discounts on Microsoft software bundle deals and Star POS printer trade-in offer.

COMDDAP Expo Manila 2012 is supported by media partners BudgetWise, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, ComputerWorld Philippines, tech innovations, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, Manila Standard Today, Media G8Way Corporation, PC Buyer’s Guide, PR News, Speed Magazine and 88DB.com.

Conference sponsors are Microsoft and Advanced Solutions, Inc. with Symantec as supporting organization.

With focus on consumer, small business and enterprise markets, COMDDAP Expo has lined up the following seminars: Windows 8 and Windows-run products by Microsoft (Friday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.), “Changing the Game with Backup Exec 3600 Appliance” by Symantec (Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m.-4 pm.), and Cybercrime Law by the Department of justice (Sunday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.).
BPI, Security Bank MasterCard and Diners Club International cardholders (0% installment plan exclusive to Expo buyers) may charge their purchases onsite.
For inquiries, call COMDDAP secretariat at 810-3814, email exhibit@comddap.org or info@comddap.org, or visit www.comddap.org and its Facebook page.