Neowin Give-away: 31 Days of the Dragon
Posted by Steven Parker on 15 May 2008 - 10:47 · 105 comments & 52874 views
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#1 Posted by Daniel on 01 May 2008 - 09:59
- Damn thats a nice laptop, I should "quit" when its competition time
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#1.1 Posted by HalcyonX12 on 03 May 2008 - 00:32
- If you quit I sure hope you do win one but for those of us staying at your job that probably won't win one, who could afford one at $5100?! (not to mention all the batteries you'd need to use all that hardware at capacity) I'm sure many would like to win one but how many can afford to buy one?
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#2 Posted by +Harlem39s Finest on 01 May 2008 - 10:13
- US only ?
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#3 Posted by GrimReeper on 01 May 2008 - 10:14
- Do want
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#4 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 01 May 2008 - 10:18
- Man, I'd kill for that. God knows I need a new computer.
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#5 Posted by funkymunky on 01 May 2008 - 10:24
- Surely not US only as this is an International community??
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#6 Posted by Yak on 01 May 2008 - 10:31
- /cue Donkey off Shrek > Pick me..PICK ME...pick me...Oh please Pick Me
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#7 Posted by creamhackered on 01 May 2008 - 10:33
- No it's not US only guys
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#8 Posted by +MetalHellsAngel on 01 May 2008 - 10:33
- Oh man I would love to get my hands on that
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#10 Posted by ramesees on 01 May 2008 - 10:38
- Oh thats a sweet looking machine ... damn I want it
Puts my 4 year old desktop to shame
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#11 Posted by funkymunky on 01 May 2008 - 10:48
- Who do I have to bribe??
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#11.1 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 01 May 2008 - 10:55
- Times like this having breasts just might come in handy.
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#11.2 Posted by amanechoir on 01 May 2008 - 11:04
- (Dakkaroth said @ #11.1)Times like this having breasts just might come in handy.
Does man-boobs count?
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#12 Posted by belto on 01 May 2008 - 11:25
- Well, this is what a dream is made of!! Good Luck to everyone and enjoy!!
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#13 Posted by backdrifter on 01 May 2008 - 11:28
- Holy **** that's some notebook
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#14 Posted by +Raa on 01 May 2008 - 11:53
- Sounds a bit like a scam really... but nice to see some comps up!
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#15 Posted by x9_ on 01 May 2008 - 12:27
- I can't wait.
I CAN'T WAIT.
I CAN'T WAIT
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#15.1 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 01 May 2008 - 12:40
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#17 Posted by Tager on 01 May 2008 - 13:06
- Me likey... me wanty... me needy some Dragon luvin! That's a nice piece of hardware!
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#19 Posted by Griffin on 01 May 2008 - 13:21
- Sweet looking forward to the competion.. hopefully it doesn't go by post count
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#21 Posted by bangbang023 on 01 May 2008 - 13:24
- All that power and they throw in a 5400rpm HDD. Go figure.
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#21.1 Posted by MioTheGreat on 01 May 2008 - 14:44
- They don't make 7200rpm 2.5" hard drives that big. You'd lose 300 gigs if you went any faster.
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#21.2 Posted by Gilly on 01 May 2008 - 18:13
- (MioTheGreat said @ #21.1)They don't make 7200rpm 2.5" hard drives that big. You'd lose 300 gigs if you went any faster.
It's 250GB x2. -
#21.3 Posted by MioTheGreat on 01 May 2008 - 18:26
- (Gilly said @ #21.2)(MioTheGreat said @ #21.1)They don't make 7200rpm 2.5" hard drives that big. You'd lose 300 gigs if you went any faster.
It's 250GB x2.
yeah. My bad. I didn't notice that. In that case, I'd say that two 7200rpm 2.5" drives next to each other probably give off way too much heat. -
#21.5 Posted by Shadrack on 01 May 2008 - 21:01
- (bangbang023 said @ #21)All that power and they throw in a 5400rpm HDD. Go figure.
Its cool, you don't have to enter. -
#21.6 Posted by bangbang023 on 01 May 2008 - 21:37
- (Shadrack said @ #21.5)Its cool, you don't have to enter.
Besides the fact that I probably can't enter because I'm on staff, it's a valid criticism. That is a very powerful laptop and it's going to be bottlenecked, a bit, by the HDD speed. -
#21.7 Posted by MioTheGreat on 02 May 2008 - 00:08
- (noroom said @ #21.4)You're just trying to find an excuse.
Yeah. I am. There's nothing I can do about it, and there's probably a reason behind it, so we might as well know it.
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#23 Posted by obasi on 01 May 2008 - 13:39
- sweet, that notebook won't be going anywhere, i sounds mad heavy, but my desk can take it (preparing a spot right now)
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#24 Posted by jonboy0706 on 01 May 2008 - 13:54
- Raise your hand if you just signed up for a bunch of tech sites.
If nothing else, this gives a good reason to contribute, instead of just whoring for years... -
#24.1 Posted by
markjensen on 01 May 2008 - 19:02
- I looked at the first site on the list, Absolute Vista. The admin there, John Obeto, seems to have a hard-on against Linux and Linux users. Seems several entries he's posted there calling Linux users "Freetards".
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#24.2 Posted by ANova on 02 May 2008 - 00:10
- (markjensen said @ #24.1)I looked at the first site on the list, Absolute Vista. The admin there, John Obeto, seems to have a hard-on against Linux and Linux users. Seems several entries he's posted there calling Linux users "Freetards".
He's not worth my time.
The name alone is enough to turn me off.
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#25 Posted by blefaritis on 01 May 2008 - 13:54
- *sigh*
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#28 Posted by Novaoblivion on 01 May 2008 - 14:38
- Wow nice laptop I would love to win it .
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#33 Posted by +Beastage on 01 May 2008 - 15:03
- Might be worthwhile fixing the link to the HP site since it directs to one config on the Canadian HP site
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping...name=HDX_series
The american site has like always many more features.
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#35 Posted by EduardValencia on 01 May 2008 - 15:52
- Whoa nice
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#36 Posted by exotoxic on 01 May 2008 - 16:03
- looks like a nice piece of equipment
hope neowin will have some kind of registered time limit to stop people just signing up to enter.
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#37 Posted by gianpan on 01 May 2008 - 16:08
- do you think there is a chance to win all 31?
5000$ hmmm I could sell it and then get me a macbook pro
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#38 Posted by Randomiser on 01 May 2008 - 16:28
- That is one beauty of a laptop, count me in!!
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#39 Posted by Randomiser on 01 May 2008 - 16:29
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#42 Posted by Yggdrasilly on 01 May 2008 - 17:52
- Wow, that's a nice little machine...
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#44 Posted by DrunknMunky on 01 May 2008 - 17:58
- Awesome
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#46 Posted by trashpickinman on 01 May 2008 - 18:56
- Cool. That would be awesome to win on my birthday!
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#48 Posted by Tha Bloo Monkee on 01 May 2008 - 20:21
- I want, I want! I'm also curious on how to enter.
Tell me!
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#49 Posted by WelshBluebird on 01 May 2008 - 20:26
- wow nice. Worth a try lol
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#51 Posted by Hani on 01 May 2008 - 20:56
- you ship to any country (e.g. Middle East specifically Lebanon)?
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#52 Posted by Shadrack on 01 May 2008 - 21:05
- Thats a beast of a machine. The 15+ lbs is pretty dang heavy for a laptop. Don't get me wrong, I'll still do what I can to win, but I don't think I'd ever buy a laptop that large. Still, 20" display on a laptop is pretty dang nice.
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#53 Posted by d3monn on 01 May 2008 - 21:49
- Nice machine! Good luck to everyone who can, and do, enter!
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#54 Posted by timmmay on 01 May 2008 - 22:36
- Great prize I'm surprised Engadget isn't on that list!
Go neowin!
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#55 Posted by :: Lyon :: on 02 May 2008 - 00:05
- Aww..wish my blog is chosen as a participant too
Hope I can win a laptop or two (never seem to be able to win anything from competitions)
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#56 Posted by riojin on 02 May 2008 - 01:46
- its a nice lappy.
im in need of a new comp seeing my 5yr old desktop is now deciding to restart everytime it gets bumped.
ill enter every one
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#58 Posted by movvadinesh on 02 May 2008 - 02:51
- Hai Admin,
Thank you for the contest
I especially thank Hp and all the 31blogs and Buzz Corps for conducting this contest,
This contest will be especially useful for a student like me who cannot afford to buy a laptop and in a need for a laptop.
I wish I will win the laptop.[size=3][color=#FF0000]
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#59 Posted by movvadinesh on 02 May 2008 - 02:52
- Hai Admin,
Thank you for the contest
I especially thank Hp and all the 31blogs and Buzz Corps for conducting this contest,
This contest will be especially useful for a student like me who cannot afford to buy a laptop and in a need for a laptop.
I wish I will win the laptop.
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#59.1 Posted by +hotdog963al on 02 May 2008 - 12:42
- How nice of you, to register just for this competition.
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#60 Posted by Tzimisce on 02 May 2008 - 03:33
- Well no chance at all that i will win, but i guess i will try to humor the world.
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#61 Posted by BilliShere on 02 May 2008 - 04:34
- AWESOME!!! PLEAse.... a new laptop would make everything awesome. just what i need after some depressing exams.
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#64 Posted by mail on 02 May 2008 - 07:27
- I hope it actually takes some skill to win this and not down to a lucky draw.
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#64.1 Posted by bilston on 02 May 2008 - 10:20
- First site wants a story on why you should deserve it :/ I hate competitions like that. Mainly because I am as uncreative as humanly possible
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#65 Posted by Cpugeni Ω on 02 May 2008 - 08:59
- Looks like a really sweet spec, though the one thing its lacking is that 5400rpm hard drive
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#69 Posted by +hotdog963al on 02 May 2008 - 12:40
- Rughh. Bit of a mammoth laptop eh!? O_o
"Portable Desktop" seems more fitting than "Laptop"
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#70 Posted by tiagosilva29 on 02 May 2008 - 12:42
- I'm going to give this prize to my girlfriend then sell what she won't use and put in our house fund.
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#71 Posted by ripgut on 02 May 2008 - 13:33
- So basically it requires a story that makes you kiss ass to HP, no thank you
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#71.1 Posted by tiagosilva29 on 02 May 2008 - 15:10
- "HP Printers often discharged corrupted printing buffers, using thousands of paper sheets and a great volume of ink. But it's okay, because computers are stupid and my children loved to find the smilies in those pages. =)"
"HP laptops would return the money the Microsoft tax that forces into its laptop users in my country. But it's fine, because the world sucks, and we need to learn better. =)"
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#72 Posted by invaderzim_2004 on 02 May 2008 - 13:49
- I'm guessing the TV tuner in the model being given away is ATSC-which would be useless to non-US users (as Europe, Australia use dvb).
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#73 Posted by neufuse on 02 May 2008 - 14:15
- OoOo "an optional HD-DVD drive means you can enjoy the latest DVDs in astounding high definition quality" yay i can put in a HD-DVD drive! awesome *sarcasim* I'm quoteing HP's site not neowin's... which says HD-DVD drive not blu-ray
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#75 Posted by sin-ergy on 04 May 2008 - 18:58
- US only.....pftt..... Canada anyone? jesus, we're RIGHT next door.
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#76 Posted by OblivionStalker on 05 May 2008 - 17:19
- Great competition. Too bad the rules are very very... how to say... hard. You have to check every post, every link to the sites to find out about the makers' personal life.
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#77 Posted by $n!pR on 05 May 2008 - 23:05
- Hmm, And just when I purchased a Acer Aspire 6920G
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#78 Posted by briesansotta on 06 May 2008 - 12:40
- Yep, my family business could really use the "dragon" - but, yeah, if you check the rules for many of the sites participating in the contest, you have to be a long time subscriber to their website - EVEN if we JUST found out about them through the contest.
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#79 Posted by lomax02 on 10 May 2008 - 02:08
- I WANT IT.
my lappy is a dell inspiron 1000, i love it, but this one IS A BEAST.
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#82 Posted by +Mr. Chronopolous on 13 May 2008 - 05:24
- The draw entries start on my birthday; therefore, I should get it.
Over the years, Neowin has been in a position to give away some pretty neat software titles, usually in October when it's our birthday but nothing compares to what we are able to offer our members this month.
The good people at Buzzcorps and HP have made really topped the bill with this give-away.
31 sites will be giving away a HP Pavilion HDX 9000 “Dragon” Entertainment Notebook every day, starting from 9th of May till the 8th of June. Each site will have their own unique competition and ideas about giving it away, we at Neowin are finalizing our competition details and we'll have more on that this week. Someone will be selected on the 27th of May as a winner here on Neowin and after we've reviewed it and restored it back to factory settings it will be shipped out to that lucky winner!
Here's a brief run down of the specs:
The excitement doesn't stop there, HP and Buzzcorps have thought about what you're supposed to do ith a powerhouse like this and decided to chuck in a ton of software and games:
Microsoft Office 2007, Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2, Corel Painter 4, Ulead VideoStudio 11.5 Plus, Viva Pinata, Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack, Gears of War, Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man’s Chest, At World’s End (Blu Ray)
The competition works like this. The 31 machines are distributed amongst 31 technology blogs - some you probably read already and some you might not have heard of. Each blog will draw a winner on each day starting from May 9 to June 8. How each blog will pick a winner is unique but they will only accept entries starting from 7 days before the draw. Going to each blog to submit an entry is allowed and encouraged.
Here is the iCal download for the competition, thanks to Long Zheng for making this available:
Stay tuned for our competition details, and check out the other sites for theirs!
* This in an international competition!