QUOTE(DPBaker2 @ Jul 16 2017, 10:35 AM)
I went all around Low Yat yesterday trying to find a unit to get one in my hand before I buy.
The only place with any in stock is the IT Supermarket on 2nd top floor but they don't have any on display - all out the back. They won't let anyone look at them until they have already purchased.
And all are the 64GB units - no info or knowledge on when they will get the 128GB version which is what I want.
I buy a lot of stuff online but won't do that for a phone as look & feel are important. So is getting one without a dead pixel right in the middle of the screen or some other problem I would notice before I left the shop. Warranty is one thing but they don't do immediate 1-for-1 swap so you are without a phone for weeks or months.
While the lowyat forum is getting bigger & bigger, the Low Yat shopping center is getting really boring these days - no new or interesting products, foreigners running 90% of the shops and more & more shops closed down.
I live almost next door so go there all the time but am looking forward to the MRT opening tomorrow so I can go looking elsewhere - anyone know of any shops near other MRT stations with 128GB instock? :-)
Nowadays many things also moved to online purchase, even laptop, phones... My house is just 15min drive to Lowyat Plaza but I almost never shopped there in the past few years because many things can be found cheaper online without the need to travel, parking, traffic jam, or visit there and found out there's no stock or not available.
For phones, if you're worried about online shops, I suggest some renowned offline shops like DirectD. However 128GB version is quite rare now, I am not sure if DirectD has ready stock. Can try call them up
http://www.directd.com.my(Even if the shop is not near MRT, just take LRT/MRT to the nearest station to that shop and take a Grab/Uber...)