Free Bare Bones PC (Contest)

[Inrimoza]

http://kinghippo.proboards5.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&num=1039116731

 

[udonoogen]

i dont know if this is allowed ...

 

[Ness]

It's technically allowed, nothing against posting contests...

But why? No one really cares to sign themselves up for spam in a pithy attempt at a free PC. what kind of a deal is that?

 

[tbates757]

Inrimoza
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Joined: Dec 2002

-Thats what kind of deal it is, lol.

 

[CStrikeADDICT]

Originally posted by: udonoogen
i dont know if this is allowed ...

agreed...

i mean, why not just say the big game's 24 mill right now, go buy a ticket...either way, all you're getting are odds...

 

[lenknermj]

Originally posted by: ness1469
It's technically allowed, nothing against posting contests...

But why? No one really cares to sign themselves up for spam in a pithy attempt at a free PC. what kind of a deal is that?

Ah, lets take a look at that ever popular "fine print"....

.....you're not quite winning a PC, but some stuff to put a PC in. As quoted in the link "All you need is a processor, memory, and a hard drive".

So basically, you're getting some old stuff that one of the mods probably used as their PC before they upgraded with the deals they found on AnandTech.com's HotDeals forum.....

Hmm.

 

[Inrimoza]

Originally posted by: lenknermj

Originally posted by: ness1469
It's technically allowed, nothing against posting contests...

But why? No one really cares to sign themselves up for spam in a pithy attempt at a free PC. what kind of a deal is that?

Ah, lets take a look at that ever popular "fine print"....

.....you're not quite winning a PC, but some stuff to put a PC in. As quoted in the link "All you need is a processor, memory, and a hard drive".

So basically, you're getting some old stuff that one of the mods probably used as their PC before they upgraded with the deals they found on AnandTech.com's HotDeals forum.....

Hmm.

All parts are new.... sheesh... tough crowd!

 

Originally posted by: ness1469
It's technically allowed, nothing against posting contests...
No one really cares to sign themselves up for spam in a pithy attempt at a free PC. what kind of a deal is that?

I didn't see anywhere that said you were signing up for spam? Perhaps your vision is better than mine.

Instead of all moaning how bad it is for a chance to win something, why not conserve your energies, ignore the thread, and run about doing things you're not too good to do?

 

[olouie]

all parts are new? is this your own contest?

 

[Inrimoza]

No but I know the guy who runs the site. He let me know about the contest so I signed up.

 

[justdad]

Sounds fine. Most of us know what to look out for anyway. Its fine for a first post. Now go out there and find us stuff practically free or FREE.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

linked for the lazy