Free Macbook Pro

Well guess what, I was invited to this diabetes fundraiser thing and some people on the committee managed to get 5 brand new MBPs donated for the event. They are the 2.4 GHz models!! I have no idea how they managed that.

But anyways, they are being raffled off. Tickets are $5 each and I bought 20 tickets. There are about 500 people who entered, so Im technically I think I have a better shot than anyone else who bought just 1 ticket..I hope.

Anyway, if I win one I think I might donate/give my current one away to either a member on this forum who actually needs one..preferably a student who cant afford one but needs one for school, or I may just sell it. But I would feel guilty if I sold it, this whole thing was for diabetes and helping others...so most likely Ill give it away.

The draw is in about 2 hours, right after the dinner party. I will post if I won or not.

 

Well, good luck ToshibaDude . I'd say you sell it and donate it back to the Diabetes Association. I'm sure they'll appreciate it .

 

Whatever you choose, be it selling it to donate the proceeds back to the diabetes foundation, or if you give it away to a deserving student; either decision is good. Props to you.

 

I wouldn't give it away just because you'd feel guilty.

I think though that selling it and donating the proceeds to the charity would be a really amazing thing to do.

EDIT: Sorry, I meant selling your current MBP and donating the proceeds to the charity.

 

Good luck Toshibadude...shouldn't you change your name to AppleDude?

Speaking of laptops, zadillo man, when are you going to get your 2.4 already?

 

Heh, sometime soon, although I'm leaning back towards a 2.2GHz model (I am thinking about what I'm really going to use it for, and I don't think I'd be doing much gaming with it, so I'd be fine with being limited to whatever will run well with the 128MB VRAM 8600M GT when I do want to game with the laptop).

 

Good luck to you then!


And yea, you should sell your current MacBook Pro and give to a diabetes association!

 

I may do actually do that, great suggestion! 52 minutes to go

 

Sell one of the machines on eBay and give the proceeds to the association itself. Best.

 

I wish I could find somewhere to get a free MacBook Pro, but the place I'm buying it from offers a "lifetime" warranty on it, if something happens to the hardware or software for 200 bucks extra, that not to mention the 1 year apple warranty. So I won't complain spending 2700 for a notebook covered.

 

I got this MacBook for free . It was the prize of a contest I won. No, not the "lucky winner" contests, more like competition contest .

 

I want a MacBook or a Compal or both ugh!
Good luck Toshiba dude
Lynn

 

good luck toshibadude... wish i get a chance to get one of those free too...

 

good luck with the contest! if I didn't already have a computer I would say win win win! I wouldn't mind a MBP for school I am looking towards buying one when Leopard comes out, although I already have other Mac Machines i use at the school and elsewhere.

i don't think I could accept something like that for free, I would have to do something for whoever was providing it.

good luck!

 

good luck with the contest! Let us know what you decide to do with it.

 

I would really suggest that if you win, sell the laptop and then donate the money back to the foundation. Giving it to a student is a nice thought, but students can get by without a laptop (I did!), where as people with a sickness don't have a lot of options.

Plus there would be some really good karma in it for you.

Good luck!

 

The suspense is killing me!

I think you should either keep both, or sell the one you want, and keep the money. thats just what i would do. OR i might sell it and give the money to the foundation. MAYBE.
I definitely wouldnt give it away. no one as ever "given" me anything. i have to work for all my stuff, including eating ramen noodles in school.

thats just me, you're a better man than i.

 

I wish I was rich...

 

That would be awesome getting a MBP for free.

I'm gonna end up spending a large majority of what I make working this summer on my computer. Winning one would have made my life so much easier... haha.

 

some students can get by without a laptop. for me, its a school requirement. in fact, the specs you have to get are pretty crazy up to date.

minimum of 2 gigs of ram, core 2 duo, 160 gig hard drive... a bunch of other requirements.

it depends on what you are going to school for.

fortunately i can afford the things i will need for college. im sure a ton of people could make really good use of your old mbp!

 

unfortunately i DIDNT win....oh well. I had the most tickets in there lol, ironic.

By the looks of it 2 or 3 went striaght into the hands of college students and the other couple were won by middle aged parents. I talked one of the older people into selling it and donate back the money to the organization, at least that helps. I was going to do the same anyway, so win win. hopefully diabetes will be cured soon.

 

I'm really sorry Toshiba Dude! But I'm glad that people on this forum have a heart!

 

ah yeah that sucks.

but its not ironic at all... irony is something totally else...

but i was rooting for you bud.

 

ToshibaDude how much do you think you'll be selling the laptop for?

 

He didn't win.

 

The money you spent on those tickets went to a good cause !