Wanted to buy an ASUS ZenFone smartphone but got put off by distributors and sellers offering it at non-retail pricing? Well, ASUS Malaysia now have another option with their soft launch of the ASUS Store (http://store.asus.com/my). Designed to serve all the ZenFone smartphone buyers here in Malaysia, the site offers the ASUS ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 6 at the retail pricing of RM299, RM519 and RM699 respectively. Unlike other online stores, the devices for sale here are not going to be sold in batches. Instead, you can add them to your shopping cart at any time (sort of like a pre-order) and expect to get it within the next 1 ~ 2 working days. For East Malaysians the wait is extended by a day to 1 ~ 3 working days. So far, the number of colours available to choose from are limited but new colours like Yellow and Purple are expected soon. Also, there is no mention of the other ASUS ZenFone range of devices like the ZenFone 5 LTE or ZenFone 4 A450CG but we assume these should be added soon.
So far, the ASUS Store Malaysia online ecommerce store is still starting out, so we do expect more to come like the PadFone S or perhaps some accessories as well. However, the system does seem to have certain features and limitations as well. From what we've seen, you can only add up to 10 devices at a time to your shopping cart. However, one notable but rather hidden benefit is that the system seems to offer Shopping Credits, which can be used for 20% of your purchase. With RM1 = 1 Shopping credit, this is quite a good deal. The ASUS Store official launch is set for 3 December 2014 and we expect there to be even better promotions and deals then.
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