Laptops Arena

Remeber how we spoke in one of our past articles about laptop sales consumer frauds? In that articles, we told you that different companies scam customers by telling them they win free laptops but the catch was that you had to buy a couple of things in exchange, products that normally wouldn’t have been on your shoppping list.
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We have searched the internet to see what are the current competitions that are supposed to give out free laptops to the winners. We are not authorized to tell you if these competitions are scams because we don’t have the necessary experience in the field but we do tend to trust authorized website like www.dell.com or www.hp.com when they say they are giving out free laptop as prizes. Huge companies which never joke around and pull fake publicity stunts. First of all, their reputation would be severely damaged and they can risk some nasty lawsuits from the customers they could scam. This is why we recommend that you trust companies with experience and not just any phantom website that requires you to purchase something to get a laptop for free. That laptop is not for free, it has the equivalent price of all those products you need to buy in order to get it. I hope my message is getting through to you. But enough about frauds, let’s see if you can win a laptop.

www.offersclick.co.uk is a website that gives you the chance to win a laptop is you register on their website and agree to receive their newsletter. You also have to fill in a customer survey and frankly this has become a common thing if you want to win something of high value: just complete the survey. In order to sustain their statements, the owners of the website has put a list of the previous winners with details like their full name, the city of provenience and maybe a small testimonial or the prize they won. This is a very good marketing strategy because you will always believe a company which gives out prizes if you know that it has past winners that have actually benefitted from those prizes.



www.0800reverse.co.uk is giving out a Dell Mini 9 as a prize. This offer is more credible since there is only one laptop available. You can’t actually believe all those websites that say they will give a free laptop to anyone that does a certain thing (they can’t afford it). You have until the 31^st of January 2010 to join and get your free shot at winning the Dell Mini 9. You have to fill in your personal information as well as the answer to the question “What numbers do you need to dial for 0800 REVERSE?” The answer to that question is simple because all you need to do is look at your mobile phone and see which number stands for “R” (7), which is for “E” (3), which is for “V” (8) and so on. I haven’t check out the rules of this competition but I’m getting the feeling that this could be only for UK residents.



On the other hand, www.petersfieldpost.co.uk has a contest which is especially for UK residents. They are offering 3 Dell Inspiron 11z laptops to those that give a correct answer to the question “When referring to memory what does 'GB' stand for?” and fill in their personal data. In case you are wondering why companies give out free laptops in exchange for your personal data, you should now that it’s a marketing strategy. The value that 3 laptops have a company is way less compared to how important a good client database is worth for the company. Companies make a lot of money out of publicity by sending e-mails and text messages (and even letter with catalogues and offers) to their clients but in order to do that, you must have a solid database with real names and home addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers. The simple question is symbolic, just to give you the feeling that you are actually doing something to win a laptop. You have until the 2^nd of February to join this competition but remember that you have to be an UK resident in order to get your prize. The rules of the competition clearly state that there is no purchase required and every UK citizen which is above 18 years old (those that have less that 18 years of age must have parental permission to join the contest) has an equal shot at winning one of these 3 laptops. This information is very reassuring in time like these where we always hear and read about people that have been scammed to buy different items in order to win a prize which they never get eventually.



If you hurry up, you can still get a chance at winning a Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop given by www.gm.tv. This prize seems to be offered by NoPostie, a website that allows you to send unlimited e-cards throughout a whole year with only 10 pounds per annum. This competition closes on the 17^th of January. After you give a correct answer to the question “How many NoPostie.com eCards can you send if subscribing for a year?” you are again asked for your personal information. Companies use contests like these because it’s a publicity stunt and they have to make their customers feel special from time to time.



Online contests are better that others because you have the chance of more people joining because they don’t actually have to make any psychical effort except for typing in some words. In other cases, they have to go to a store, maybe even purchase something, then fill in some regular papers or coupons and then they have a chance at winning something. It’s much simpler when you do it at home, in front of your computer when all you have to do is click here and there and write some things and you’re good to go.

During this month the TechPin and LaptopsArena teams are inviting you to participate in this month’s giveaways. As we have a limited number of gadgets to give away, we’ve decided to start a fun contest based on comments.

The contest terms are the simplest. All you have to do is post a concise comment here, in which to highlight the most important criteria you use to follow when buying a laptop computer. To give you a suggestion, let’s say I take into consideration aspects such as price, brand, weight, display size, the processor speed, the hard drive storage capacity, and I prefer colored laptop computers, not necessarily in this order.
What about you? Do you know some key elements that we all should base our final decision on? Speak and win!
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As you’ve probably already heard, there’s a new website in town that will help you take the best decision before buying, but for that, you first have to know exactly what you plan to use the laptop for. After that, the same people on the website will be there to assist you in keeping your new acquisition in best shape.

Powered by no other than Toshiba, one of the top leading manufacturers of notebook computers, the laptop experts is a place where you can ask any question you need regarding your computer issues, and receive a helpful answer from people who really know what they are talking about.
If you are too lazy to enter the website and check for the answer, you can simply use the desktop widget and watch all the action as it happens.
Don’t forget to use the Tips & Tricks section before taking your final decision of what to buy.
And now let’s see what you will win!



The first of you who will come up on the list will get the Trio MP3 Player with the maximum capacity available, of 1GB. This MP3 player model measures 1.25 x 2.75 x 0.67 inches and uses 1 AAA Alkaline battery to operate for up to 10 hours. You can use it for playing music on the go, record voice, and organize the media in up to 9 folders containing 99 music files each.
Specifications include Backlit LCD for a clear display in dark conditions, USB 2.0 for high-speed PC connectivity, 85Db, 9mW 2@32Ohm headphone output, 20Hz-20KHz frequency range, 8KHz sample recording frequency, MP3/WMA supported file formats, and AG8/35 hrs (128MB) voice recording length.



The second subscriber who gets on the list will receive Belkin’s USB 2.0 4-Port Ultra Mini Hub that connects 3 devices to a single USB slot from your computer, for transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps. It powers via the USB connectivity and is plug-and-play, meaning you won’t have to install special driver to make it work.
Coming with a lifetime warranty, the mini hub was designed for travel and fits any pocket of a laptop bag.



If you don’t get neither the MP3 player nor the Belkin mini hub, you could have the luck to receive a $10 iTunes Gift Card. With it you could purchase songs at $0.99, audio books at $0.95, video clips, movies at $3 and $4, and other media from the iTunes.
For the winners’ list generation we chose RANDOM.ORG because it is a true list randomizer that works based on the atmospheric noise.

Winners will be announced on both websites, TechPin.com and LaptopsArena.com by the end of September, and they’ll also receive an alert via email, based on the personal information entered in the newsletter subscription. Only our readers have the right to participate at the giveaways, excluding members of the two websites' teams.
We are anxious to read your comments and we wish you good luck!