New Dry box from Carrefour - $99

sapphire · 22nd July 2002

Better quality than the $88 bux one they sold. Lucky no stocks when i wanted to buy last time. Couldn't bring myself to buy their next higher range at $190 i think. So today went there after church and saw this new model from Digi Cabi selling at $99, with the humidity control resembling that of the $190 one, i will have to say it's a very good buy.

Warranty - 5 years.
PRice - $99 @ Carrefour for 57 litres

Tweek · 22nd July 2002

actually it is not new lah...
carrefour used to sell it, I bought mine last yr from there.
Has been working very well til now.

Juvelyn · 22nd July 2002

that looks like the one I bought for $88

'cept the control knob inside is more to the left?

sapphire · 22nd July 2002

the $88 version has a more inferior motor system to dry the box, looks like a very simple device, this one has better quality

mpenza · 24th July 2002

seems worth it. mine's a 30L which I bought for the same price

joyfulcity · 24th July 2002

I went to Carrefour to take a look, apparently the $99 57litres dry cabinet was designed for putting in your CDs. (or that's what the salesman told me). The brandname is Digicab. It is very tall but the depth is very shallow

I very much preferred the AM-PRO 40Litres dry cab which is 40cm X40cm X 52cm it seem to be better built and there were removable trays which made for easy removal of items. The handle was the full handle while the Digicab's handle was sort of like a small hinge (you gotta see it), there are also grooves on the trays of the AM-PRO to prevent any movement of the items inside, while the Digicab had a smooth metal tray, BUT but the AM-PRO was selling for $168 . Kinda disappointed.

However, I decided to pop over to alley photo, which was very near carrefour, and saw that they were having a promotion for the Am-PRO 40 Litres at $99

Happily grabbed 1.

song · 24th July 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by sapphire
Better quality than the $88 bux one they sold. Lucky no stocks when i wanted to buy last time. Couldn't bring myself to buy their next higher range at $190 i think. So today went there after church and saw this new model from Digi Cabi selling at $99, with the humidity control resembling that of the $190 one, i will have to say it's a very good buy.

Warranty - 5 years.
PRice - $99 @ Carrefour for 57 litres

I am not using any of these dry cabinet. I use the drying rod which last more than 5years. The rod can be placed in any cupboard to convert it into a drying cabinet. Consume electricity at about $1.30 per month. Come in varying size. I trhink the name is "Damp-chaser"

eleewhm · 24th July 2002

going to buy it tomorrow from Carrefour...with my $50 voucher...kekeke...so going to pay $49 for it.....

joyfulcity · 24th July 2002

Am-Pro Dry Cabinet (AD-040) 40 Litres
bought from alleyphoto near carrefour @$99

I am in no way affiliated to any shops and sorry for the lousy photoshop skills

joyfulcity · 24th July 2002

Managed to find photo of the carrefour dry cabinet

Note the handle, I find the depth of the cabinet too shallow for me.

eleewhm · 24th July 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by joyfulcity
Am-Pro Dry Cabinet (AD-040) 40 Litres
bought from alleyphoto near carrefour @$99

I am in no way affiliated to any shops and sorry for the lousy photoshop skills

i borrow your photo...ok?

joyfulcity · 24th July 2002

of course no prob

Quote:

Originally posted by eleewhm

i borrow your photo...ok?

art2d2 · 24th July 2002

Got my Digi-Cabi from Carrefour just now. $99 for 57 litres.

They have a lot of stock over there, I can see another 20 more or so.

jude · 25th July 2002

pai seh, but what is the difference in litres of the dry box? less humidity for higer litres? pls enlighten....

Kho King · 25th July 2002

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Originally posted by jude
pai seh, but what is the difference in litres of the dry box? less humidity for higer litres? pls enlighten....

litre is the volumn / size of the drybox. Nothing to do with himidity.

eleewhm · 25th July 2002

Bought the Am Pro from Alley Photo Suntec....better quality than the one selling at Carrefour.....and also deeper....Carrefour one Digicabi depth only slightly wider than a CD case...not deep enough if you cam is a SLR one...

22nd July 2002	#1
sapphire New Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 27	New Dry box from Carrefour - $99 Better quality than the $88 bux one they sold. Lucky no stocks when i wanted to buy last time. Couldn't bring myself to buy their next higher range at $190 i think. So today went there after church and saw this new model from Digi Cabi selling at $99, with the humidity control resembling that of the $190 one, i will have to say it's a very good buy. Warranty - 5 years. PRice - $99 @ Carrefour for 57 litres Last edited by sapphire; 22nd July 2002 at 12:13 AM.

24th July 2002	#6
joyfulcity Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 61	I went to Carrefour to take a look, apparently the $99 57litres dry cabinet was designed for putting in your CDs. (or that's what the salesman told me). The brandname is Digicab. It is very tall but the depth is very shallow I very much preferred the AM-PRO 40Litres dry cab which is 40cm X40cm X 52cm it seem to be better built and there were removable trays which made for easy removal of items. The handle was the full handle while the Digicab's handle was sort of like a small hinge (you gotta see it), there are also grooves on the trays of the AM-PRO to prevent any movement of the items inside, while the Digicab had a smooth metal tray, BUT but the AM-PRO was selling for $168 . Kinda disappointed. However, I decided to pop over to alley photo, which was very near carrefour, and saw that they were having a promotion for the Am-PRO 40 Litres at $99 Happily grabbed 1. Last edited by joyfulcity; 24th July 2002 at 08:03 PM.

24th July 2002	#13
art2d2 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beijing, Shuangjing Posts: 1,168	Got my Digi-Cabi from Carrefour just now. $99 for 57 litres. They have a lot of stock over there, I can see another 20 more or so. __________________ Pentaxian for life ! My Webby K20D, DA 21,40,70, 55-300

22nd July 2002	#2
Tweek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 2,156	actually it is not new lah... carrefour used to sell it, I bought mine last yr from there. Has been working very well til now.

22nd July 2002	#3
Juvelyn Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 396	that looks like the one I bought for $88 'cept the control knob inside is more to the left?

24th July 2002	#5
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,402	seems worth it. mine's a 30L which I bought for the same price

24th July 2002	#8
eleewhm Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 88	going to buy it tomorrow from Carrefour...with my $50 voucher...kekeke...so going to pay $49 for it.....

25th July 2002	#14
jude Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 76	pai seh, but what is the difference in litres of the dry box? less humidity for higer litres? pls enlighten....