For 31 days, HP and BuzzCorps are sponsoring an enormous contest where 31 sites will give away a HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook. Each notebook has a retail value of $4,500 and if you add all of the software, games, and movies it gets bumped up to $5,196 if purchased retail. If you multiply that by all the sites involved, this creates a staggering value of prizes for this giveaway. $161,076 to be exact! It is with great pleasure that we announce that Bleeping Computer has been selected as one of the sites to be hosting a contest for one of these notebooks.



On May 26th, 2008 the Bleeping Computer contest will go live and registered members of the site can enter the contest to win one of these beauties. We will announce the winner on June 2nd, 2008. As of now, the detailson how the contest will work is still being decided, but we will update this topic with more news as we go along. If you are interested in participating in this contest, I suggest you subscribe to this topic. We have also created a page, linked below, with more detailed information as to the specifications of the notebook and the various goodies that come along with it. This page will be updated on the details of our contest in the near future. The list of sites involved in the 31 Days of the Dragon giveaway are listed below:

02 May - 09 May http://www.absolutevista.com/
03 May - 10 May http://www.arstechnica.com/
04 May - 11 May http://www.osnn.net/
05 May - 12 May http://www.jkontherun.com/
06 May - 13 May http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May http://www.bostonpocketpc.com/
08 May - 15 May http://www.the-gadgeteer.com
09 May - 16 May http://thedigitallifestyle.com/
10 May - 17 May http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/
11 May - 18 May http://www.windows-now.com/
12 May - 19 May http://www.windowsconnected.com/
13 May - 20 May http://www.geekstogo.com/
14 May - 21 May http://www.bink.nu/
15 May - 22 May http://www.mediablab.com/
16 May - 23 May http://www.last100.com/
17 May - 24 May http://www.labnol.org/
18 May - 25 May http://www.notebooks.com/
19 May - 26 May http://www.slashdotreview.com/
20 May - 27 May http://www.neowin.net/
21 May - 28 May http://www.geek.com/
22 May - 29 May http://www.lockergnome.com/
23 May - 30 May http://www.planetx64.com/
24 May - 31 May http://www.thegreenbutton.com/
25 May - 01 Jun http://www.istartedsomething.com/
26 May - 02 Jun http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
27 May - 03 Jun http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/
28 May - 04 Jun http://www.geeknewscentral.com/
29 May - 05 Jun http://www.geekzone.co.nz/
30 May - 06 Jun http://www.thetabletpc.net/
31 May - 07 Jun http://www.gearlive.com/
01 Jun - 08 Jun http://www.gottabemobile.com/

This is going to be a great contest, with 31 chances to win one of these notebooks. If you have any questions or comments feel free to post them and I will answer them as best as I can. I also want to send a big thanks to HP and BuzzCorps for including Bleeping Computer in the contest.
We also suggest you visit each site above and become familiar with how their contest will be run as each site will be running the contest differently. These are all great sites and worth visiting even without the contest and I encourage you to do so.

Good luck!

This sounds really great! Good luck to all!

Are people from all countries 'allowed' to join in?
By allowed I mean, will they get the prize no matter where they live?

p.s. on this link -> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/hp-hdx-dragon-contest
where it says "subscribe to this topic where updates will be posted."
I believe the hyperlink is wrong :/

Yes, this is an international contest. All countries are elegible.



Fixed.. thanks

Awesome! I just can't believe how cool this is!!! I'm at a loss for words :D
Can't believe BleepingComputer was chosen :D
Hmmm... do we hafta be a certain age or something? Do we have to do anything in the contest? Any way to prepare?
Must come back here later I'm too excited ^_^;;

Question: I see that it says "evaluation copy" for several software programs. Does this mean that those programs are trial copies and that a license must later be purchased, or is it similar to the "evaluation" copies of books that professors receive gratis?

Orange Blossom

The laptop is officially a review unit that we will be reviewing. That is why all the software is evaluation copies. They are though, full versions of everything without any time expiration!

As for the contest, there is no age limitation and as to how the contest is going to be run, that is still to be decided.

Just curious -

who will be doing the review?

I've read many of the reviews here on BC and they've been excellent.

I will be doing the review on this one.

Ah, and did I mention yours were among the best?

*removes foot from mouth*


Seriously, I'm looking forward to the review.

Am especially curious how hot it runs, although there are a lot of other aspects that should be interesting, too.

Waiting for 31 Days of the Dragon contest to begin.
How to prepare
off to the 31
WOO HOO! (I think)

Grinler -

Your link to the HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook isn't working for me.

This l i n k works for me and shows the Data Sheet in PDF format.

Put in a new link that should work.

Very cool indeed!!

This is a great contest for especially a student like me who cannot afford to buy a laptop.
It has all the coolest features especially ram and graphics card.

I strongly need the laptop.

Hello Admin , please gift the laptop to me , I dont want anything just the laptop and software to use it and some drivers .


I wish I will win this laptop.

Stop begging, everyone wants it. We'll just have to wait until the contest.

Sounds way cool. Hmm. I see that it comes installed with wireless internet connection stuff. Wonder if it could be rigged up with the appropriate modem for dial-up, DSL or other internet connection.

Note: the Arstechnica link produces an error message. I have been unable to find the correct link.

Orange Blossom

this contest really rocks! can't wait for the rules. hehe. this laptop is very nice! i want one!!!

dang! this notebook is freaking awesome!

I'm sure everyone feels the same way and wanting to get their hands on this item!

I will bet the laptop (not) that BC will thrive and get a sudden torrent of new users. Sigh. And I see this place doesn't believe in cleaning up inactive members.
Sigh... hurry up time *_*

Will this review happen to be available before the contest starts?

Also, it would be wise for someone like myself to get parental permission before entering right?

If I won this I would got beserk! I so want/need a laptop with Office especially so that I can use it for homework and to study up on computers aswell as do the many things I regularly do. 4Gb RAM - Holy Cow *Mouth literally falls to ground* . It would be nice to have something like this as I don't just want it - I kind of need it

Anyway, Grinler is there any word of what we need to do for the contest - entering etc. ?

Also, I myself must thank HP and BuzzCorps for giving members like myself and others the chance to win things like this

David

(I did read right that each site has only one to give away and not each site has 31 to give away each day?)

After reading the absolutevista dot com and read their rules

Pretty simple.


Can we all join in on each sites contest

Can we enter more than once?

There's one being given away from each site. Which is 31 in TOTAL. It'd be awesome if it were each though.

Yeah then they would go broke

I wouldn't be complaining though
I've been advertising around school, and they all look at me like I'm some kinda school idiot. They tell me that April 1st was exactly 1 month ago, get a life
Parents think it's a scam. Sigh.

I was afraid my parents would say that but surprisingly they didn't

I hope to enter soon

EDIT: Now I am officially drooling!

I won't let my parents find out They restrain me from my best interesting >:(

I will enter regardless.

This will easily make up for that XP I was hoping to buy before the whole June deadline thing comes.

The specs on this rig are so far-fetched - 4Gb RAM, 500GB Hard Drive (x250Gb One for movies, pictures and music one for general) 2.88Ghz Dual Processor and 512Mb graphics!

I would scream if I got it! That thing is awsum! I would sleep with it

There there skyfuser calm down don't worry...I am sure they will let you

Grinler, if we won the laptop on another site would we still be able to enter a second time on others?

They are all independent contests. So as far as I know, you can enter on multiple sites. That may change, but at this point you can join each contest.

As for parental permission, we will see as we go. Still in the planning stages and have some time before we go live here. As for the rules at the other sites with age requirements, you should read the rules at the various sites. We are all doing the contest differently.

While no computer is perfect, this is quite a powerful "Notebook" - it's more of an "attache case".

To carry around a 20" screen, regardless of the weight, is sweet, that's for sure.

I am a bit disappointed that it doesn't handle Blu-Ray DVD's, though. I mean, to the victor goes the spoils, and Blu-Ray certainly won the war.

Wait, what?

I thought it does handle Blu-ray Discs.

From the contest site on bleepingcomputers.com:
Primary CD/DVD Drive: Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer

Unless you meant something else, John?

I hope you are right.

I got the info from the HP Dragon HDX Data Sheet.

It says, way down on the bottom in the "fine print" -

Maybe there's a slight Model difference and this one includes a Blu-ray capable DVD ROM drive?

I found the Arstechnica contest link! :D
Here
Someone might want to edit the link on the first post.

Another edit: AbsoluteVista states you can join all of the contests! I already entered in theirs, but arstechnica's... I might wanna skip ;D

Not sure what you mean. It has a blu-ray drive.

Obviously you've never had the "joy" of using a an IBM "Toughbook" (lol) a 14" screen in a case the size of an actual attache case (litterally some are made out of pistol attache safes) and weighing in from 5-15 lbs. Gives new meaning to cumbersome.

I'm game, I need a new lappy.

That's good to hear.

The spec sheet I found and linked to clearly said it does not.

I guess they changed out to a Blu-ray drive sometime after the specs were printed.

I seriously, don't get what is happening. When does the competition "officially" start?

Each day a new one starts. Like so far, AbosluteVista, Arstechnica, and OSNN.net have theirs started. I already finished AV's and have 1 more to go for OSNN.

huh, this is quite interesting. I suppose everyone's drooling over the thing now. :

Is there something we'll have to fill out, or is it going to be out of all the site's members?

Also, should you make like a 50 post minimum? I think that would be good, and possibly keep down the influx of 1 post members trying for the labtop.

The rules will be announced in a week or so. Nothing in stone yet.

I'm quite excited about all these contests.
So far, AbsoluteVista wanted a story, Arstechnica wanted homemade dedications, and OSNN had a few questions. I've already sent my story to AbsoluteVista, and I'm done with OSNN. Can't wait for everything else, especially the one here!

Yeah...I got so excited about this for some reason that in class I yelled out "Haha yes!"

Everyone looked at me and they are like laughing their heads off and then I realised that they teacher just said "There is no homework "

I don't even knwo why IO got so excited because it is not like I won...yet

David

Looks like I can't enter the Ars Technica comp

I don't know how to do any of those besides "The Sims"

David

Epic XDDDD
My friends say that it's a scam too. Wait til I get one of those and bring it to school. The draconic masterpiece will scare them!
And I have the Arstechnica link above, don't think I'll enter though. Too hard.
Anyone entering the AbsoluteVista and OSNN one? Those one easy.

I went for the Absolute Vista one, but the OSNN one wants a ton of forum participation, which I've had enough of lately....

I'm looking forward to the rest of them...

Interesting specs. Desireable hardware IMO.
Few MAJOR drawbacks: Vista, preinstalled 60 day-Norton, Adobe reader, AOL music, and unknown Softthings Restore solution. Not pure Windows.

Wow, it even has numeric keypad, HDMI input and a remote. I want one too

eh, there's always an "uninstall" place, which I bet the person who gets will be dying to use as soon as they get it.

Ah the power of something called "PC Decrapifier"
Although I would have liked it better if it were Windows MCE or XP. Vista UAC and incompatibility issues are...

Great specs! I'm looking forward to the contest. This would save me a lot of money on my student loan if I can win this instead of buying a dell/alienware laptop. (I normally don't prefer HP stuff, actually I despise it, but heck I'll take it if it's free! )

Here is the correct link for the contest at the digitalmediaphile site: http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com/cat...-of-the-dragon/

Orange Blossom