Windows user wins boatload of Apple goodies!

By Laurie A. Duncan

If one ever needed a good reason to switch to the Mac, winning $14,000 in shiny new gear from Apple,
Brenthaven, Canon, El Gato, HP, LaCie and Microsoft is a pretty damn good reason.

In May, I mentioned that the Apple Specialists Marketing Co-op (ASMC) sweepstakes: Win The Complete Mac Life.  Herb Sears, of Rochester, New Hampshire was the grand prize winner and walks away with some very sweet swag.

Sears entered the contest by dropping his business card into a bowl at MacEdge in Dover, NH – New Hampshire's largest Apple Specialist. When TUAW met with him this morning, Sears admitted that he is a Windows user and that he had only gone into MacEdge to buy a case for his iPod. Now, two months later, Sears is excited by the prospects of becoming a Switcher. His kids are even more excited :)  Sears says he plans to share his new Macs, iPods and tons of accessories and software with his 11-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son. "For several months, I've been thinking of switching from my PC to the Macintosh," said Sears. "Now my entire family can enjoy the Mac Life."

Following the jump is a partial listing of what Herb Sears and his family get to enjoy, courtesy of IDG World Expo Corp. and the Apple Specialist Marketing Co-op.

  • 4 nights accommodations at the Hilton Boston Back Bay
  • 2 Platinum Passes to Macworld Conference and Expo
  • Apple Macintosh iMac 17-inch
  • Apple Macintosh iBook 12-inch
  • Apple Macintosh Mac mini
  • Apple Cinema Display 20-inch
  • Apple iSight
  • Apple Wireless Keyboard
  • Apple Wireless Mouse
  • Apple Airport Extreme
  • Airport Express
  • Apple iPod Photo
  • Apple iPod mini
  • Apple iPod Shuffle
  • Apple iWork
  • Apple .Mac subscription
  • AppleCare for iMac
  • AppleCare for iBook
  • AppleCare for Mac mini
  • AppleCare for iPod
  • Apple iPod accessories
  • Hewlett Packard Photosmart 8150 Photo Printer
  • Elgato EyeTV
  • JBL Creature II Speakers
  • Hewlett Packard R707 Digital Camera
  • Canon Elura 65 Camcorder
  • Parliant Phone Valet
  • LaCie External Hard Drive
  • Microsoft Office:mac 2004
  • Brenthaven Laptop Bag
  • miscellaneous software

A great reason to switch, indeed. If Apple was smart, they'd keep in touch with Herb as he transitions to his new Mac life and feature him in a series of Switch ads.

[pictured: Dave Price, Apple Specialist (left) and Herb Sears, sweepstakes winner (right)]

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