Engadget's recession antidote: win an HP Pavilion dv5z laptop!
By Laura June 
posted March 5th 2009 12:00PM
posted March 5th 2009 12:00PM
This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we've got an HP Pavilion dv5z on offer. This bad boy's got an AMD Next Generation Notebook Platform, a 15.4-inch panel, and ATI's Radeon graphics, plus the kind folks at AMD have stuffed a Blu-Ray player in there for the lucky winner. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Check after the break for some photos of the prize!
Special thanks to AMD for providing the gear -- don't forget to follow them on twitter!
The rules:
Special thanks to AMD for providing the gear -- don't forget to follow them on twitter!
The rules:
- Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
- You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
- If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
- Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
- Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one HP Pavilion dv5z. Approximate value is $729.
- If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
- Entries can be submitted until Thursday, March 5th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
- Full rules can be found here.
me! meee!
Um, (drooling) I want!
I could really use a new laptop...
new laptop sweet!!!
Keep your pennies, you earned 'em.
-Ben
Argh!! When's it my turn to win?!
Oh MY !
I'd love to win this laptop. I was able to purchase a laptop for myself but my sister needs one for college. This would make a great gift for her.
I demand to win ;p
woohoo
me
I can has win?
free laptop please!
bam
I'm in it to win it!!
asdfasdf
What's economy?
Gimmie!
I don't need no stinking HP!
SHA SHA BOOEY!!!!! me please!! would love to suprise my wife with this for her birthday...
yyyyyes
please and thank you good sir.
maybe late will be better than early this time :-p
Another comment.
first take the economy, replace the 'n' with "ol". then the economy will be the e-cool-omy. it won't help things, but it would be cool,
nice laptop!
count me in
Ping!
om nom nom nom
Another laptop in the collection would be grand. I would donate my other ones to help kids who need them.
Moar spending.
Thank you Engadget! ;)
did I win?
Woohoo Blu-Ray
Today would be the day to win....
This would pull me out of recession!
do people actually win these things!?
I want this... THanks.
Well the solution to the economy poblem is to start all over
Count me in!
Another awesome giveaway.
Education, education, education. Teach people how to fish, how to need less, how to get along, how to be financially independent, etc. Do this from an early age. The world economy will then resolve itself. Zero or negative world population growth will help as well.
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This is just what I need.
Wow, the prizes are getting expensive.
Trying my luck.
I play.
I'd pi $$ on a spark plug if I thought it would do any good.
and i actually need this too..
sign me up!