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I was in the middle of putting together one of our TechSpot Weekly site updates when it hit me... it's about time we open a new giveaway, our readers deserve it. So scratch that site update until next Monday and let's see what this new contest is all about. Rules for entering the contest are after the jump. What you need to know for now is that we'll be polling you to choose the big prize. If you have been reading TechSpot for some time then you will be familiar with the basic rules of the contest.Vote on the poll and comment in this entry to enter the drawing while choosing among the prize options: a 27-inch monitor, an Apple iPad, a budget laptop or netbook, 2TB external hard drive, CPU/mobo/memory combo, GeForce GTX 460, 128GB solid state drive, a deluxe computer case. So what's your favorite?
The contest will run for three weeks until November 14, 2010. In addition to the main prize as decided by yourselves, we have a GeForce GTS 450 graphics card that will be thrown in two weeks into the contest to a random participant.
What it takes to win
- First vote on the poll and leave a comment below stating your choice to let us know you want to join the contest. But that's not all, keep reading...
- Become an active participant in TechSpot's news comments starting today and until Sunday, November 14th -- roughly three weeks from now.
- For every comment you make you get an extra chance to win. For example, if you've posted 20 times during the contest, you get 20 chances.
- To make this a sane competition we will cap the number of max comments during the giveaway to 50 total (less than 3 posts per day, on average).
- Quantity is important but QUALITY will be taken under serious consideration.
- If a participant posts nonsense recurrently we will automatically remove him from the giveaway without notification.
- TechSpot staff members will monitor and join the conversations whenever possible. Our usernames are highlighted in blue.
Other rules and regulations
- We will randomly select two (2) winners using weights depending on the number of comments posted during the giveaway time frame (per the rules above).
- The first random winner will get a GeForce GTS 450 graphics card during the second week of the contest. The second and main prize will be selected from the contest poll, though we will be flexible if the selected winner prefers to change his prize for something of equal value.
- Participation is NOT limited by any geographic boundaries. Prizes will be shipped from the United States or other nearby location depending on the winner's location. TechSpot will cover shipping costs but under no circumstances we will be held responsible for any kind of customs import taxes or additional fees incurred in the process.
- Prizes may not be off-the-shelf items. We often get manufacturer's permission to give away review samples that are practically new.
- The winners will be notified via email. Only TechSpot community members can participate as we will use your account's email for notification purposes. As always, you can register here free of charge.
- Once selected, the winner will be notified via email and have 3 days to respond and accept the prize. It will also be announced at this location. If we don't receive a response by the fourth day a new winner will be selected in his/her place.
Good luck everyone!
Vote in the poll, then comment...
User Comments: 750
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haha a iphone would be awsome, i'd rather one then the IPad
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ssd would be the best to win
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Boogityboo04 said:
Definitely interested in that monitor.
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voted for cpu/mobo/memory combo still running on a pentium 4 3.06 ghz and 1gb RAM
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I have been looking for a wide screen LCD Monitor for a while. Recently my 21inch IIyama VisionMaster CRT had its Cathode Ray Tube toaste due to electricity surge.
This contest has made my day
27 inch, 1080P (16:9), bring it on!
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I voted for the GTX 460, cause i am struggling with money to buy anything better than a Radeon 5500.
Best hopes for everyone.
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Well again i voted for the apple iPad why cuz im still likin the idea of having something nice. Also i've just always wanted one, to me your own imagination is the limits
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I wonder if 27 inch is LED based LCD?
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Hi,
I voted for IPad, I love the product and the technolgy behind that. Nice one.
ADINARAYANA
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I vote for them27inch monitor,i need a monitor to compliment my sapphire 5870 : )
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I voted for the SSD .good luck to everyone from GREECE
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i also voted for monitor be nice to have a 27 inch monitor
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I voted for 128GB solid state drive. I would love to see how fast windows 7 would run on it.
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I voted for the 27-inch Monitor, because my home computer is lacking the visual "pow". TechSpot please take this message to consideration. I am still dealing with a Dell 17 inch CRT Monitor, I have never thought or felt like I needed a upgrade but this would beautifully change my life for the good. Once again TechSpot thanks for even doing these giveaways and being my number site when it comes PC Technology News & Analysis. Keep up the great work.
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i voted for the monitor
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voted for ipad!! i hope to get one~~~thanks techspot
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The 27 inch monitor is by far the best thing here
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27" monitor for sure here too... would allow me to do surround with 3 monitors... oh yeah
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you guys put together the best giveaways....
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The Geforce GTX 460 would be ideal for me. My GTS 250 has now become outmoded. I already have a 1080p monitor, so winning the 27" LG would not appreciably improve my gaming experience. I appreciate the speed that SSDs provide, but Hard Disk performance is not that crucial for gaming. Any 7,200 rpm SATA drive will do. I have no desire to win an IPAD; the device simply is not very useful. Although I would love an i7, winning the CPU combo pack would require me to incur additional expenditures to complete the system.
Although I would prefer the GTX 460, winning any of the prizes would make me very happy!
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would like to join contest
I voted for the cpu/ram/mobo combo could use a new one
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I want a monitor or ipad YAY
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My girlfriend just decided she wanted an ipad...
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SSD drive looks like another interesting option, since it's speed & compact size is the key highlight. In near future they will replace regular HDD's & flash memories
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hard to choose 1, but mobo/cpu/ram pops out the most at the moment
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