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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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Voted for the iPad just because I probably wouldnt use anything else on here with what I already have. Nice stuff though.
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its the SSD, though the GTX 460 is tempting too. But the SSD is the real big revolution in PC .I am already counting on you guys
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GTX 460 is what I need for my new build...
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CPU/mobo please!
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voted for a 460gtx, i need it to replace my 256mb 7800gt
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CPU/mobo/memory is the way ...
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I voted for the 27 inch monitor. I know beggars can't be choosers, but I would also like to add to my vote that it be a good quality IPS panel and not some cut rate under-performing brand. That said I will take whatever I can get, any 27 inch panel would be an upgrade to my existing 22 inch panel.
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I like most of the prizes, but I choose iPad since that is not something I'd buy myself but if it came as a present then I would love it!
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That's a hard choice. My laptop is dieing, I would love an SSD, my monitors are old 20" CRT, and I could really use the extra space on my desk from a flat screen, but a computer upgrade is always welcome
.But I think I will have to go with the monitor tho. Been thinking of getting a new one for a long time now.
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I want in.
Hope there will be something worth of comment and not the common spam giveaway users :P
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I voted for the ipad as I could use a tablet computer but as I never win anything ever congrats to those who do win.
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I've been wanting one for a while now, I have voted for the SSD, My current hard drive has recently died on me so i'm currently using a spare IDE one for now! would be awesome to go from an old slow IDE to a new SSD!
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i voted for the ipad. well, i think the ipad costs the most. and i dont have one yet. idk. correct me if im wrong. the next one im considering was the monitor which is like 500 dollars? the cheapest is i think the 2tb harddrive.
what you guys think?
(what's the CPU specs anyway? haha!)
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Apple iPad for me. Just built a brand-new rig last month so have all the PC-build type goodies already.
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i voted for the GTX 460.. first i thought about the monitor.. but then i relized my current GPU probably wound't handle it!
all in all cool offers from techspot!!
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Looking to build a new system for crysis 2, could really use that monitor... voted for that.
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Voted for the iPad since the wife wants one for Christmas !
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i voted for the cheap netbooks. my laptop are getting heavier and it seems there are more things to unplug before transporting it. new cheap netbook would save the hassle.
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Count me in.
Today I lost my laptop
I would be very happy to have a new one
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I voted for the CPU/mobo/memory combo.
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CPU/Motherboard/Memory combo. It would be nice to upgrade to an i7 build from an E6300 PC. Just ordered a monitor, don't like iPads, got a VelociRaptor drive, and good amount of external storage.
Came here to download malwarebytes and now I'm staying for everything else.
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I voted for the GTX 460. Its the best video card for the money, even after AMD released its 6000 series cards
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Yeah, I'm interested. I voted for the SSD. My PC needs a new drive anyway.
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While I would love the deluxe case or the 27 inch monitor, this two would cost a fortune to send them overseas, so I rather go with the 128 solid state drive
and yes, it was time for another contest! Thank you Techspot! Just in time for Christmas -
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