Win an Alienware Area-51 m5750 in The GUI Champs 2006!
We told you it would be worth the wait...
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When the contest was announced late this past August, we made mention of some premium sponsors that would be handing out some of our top competition prizes. Much was made about how these were some sweet prizes and definitely worth competing for. We've already announced NVIDIA/EVGA sponsoring the prizes for the Most Original Visual Style and Most Original Icon Set, so that only leaves one prize, and thus one more premium sponsor to reveal.
I am extremely happy to announce that our final sponsor for the 2006 GUI Championships is...
That's right! Alienware! Our friends at Alienware have been extremely generous and are providing our top competition prize this year, a nicely loaded Alienware Area-51 m5750 Multimedia Entertainment Laptop! This is by far, the coolest prize we've ever given away for the competition! We approached Alienware to sponsor the competition because of their position as a leader in the high-performance desktop, notebook, media center and professional systems market. Who better to sponsor a competition all about creative professionals and cutting-edge User Interface design?
Now, I could yammer on and on about how darn cool it is that Alienware is handing out a sweet laptop to the top-placing competitor, but I figure I can let the facts speak for themselves. Take a look at the specs for the Area-51 m5750 we'll be giving out come November...
Specs:
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB |
| RAM | 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB |
| Display | 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD |
| Video Card | ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 256MB |
| Motherboard | Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset |
| Hard Drive | 100GB Serial ATA 1.5GB/s 7,200 RPM w/NCQ & 8MB Cache |
| CD/DVD | 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software |
| Sound | Intel 7.1 High-Definition Audio |
| Networking | Internal Intel PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56k V.92 Modem |
| Operating System | Genuine Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 |
| Extras | Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service |
Retail price? $2,299.00!
With this puppy, you'll be able to create your skins, icons and wallpapers in both comfort and style! I have to admit, I'm green with envy over this prize. It makes me wish I could compete!
So, in theory, a single skinner could now walk away with an Alienware laptop, an EVGA GeForce 7900, 7600, an XBox 360 game console, a stack of software, and a pile of cash. Now, if that wasn't an incentive to get cracking on those last minute submissions, I don't know what is!
With this, our potential prize pool officially hits $12,000! If you haven't started your entry, you'd better get cracking soon!
 The GUI Champs 2006 is supported in part by our Premier Sponsors; Alienware and NVIDIA/EVGA. Alienware is the exclusive PC vendor sponsor of the competition, providing industry-leading technology to both gamers and creative professionals. NVIDIA/EVGA are our exclusive graphics card sponsors, continuing their ongoing support for skinning and the skinning community. |
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