Today is Friday, October 2nd. That means you only have 4 days to enter CollegeCandy’s totally awesome laptop contest. And with a full two days of weekend-ness ahead of you, it’s the perfect time to get workin’!

All you need to do is come up with an innovative way to tell people about CC, then document your publicity campaign by taking a few photos of it.

If you’re stumped, here are a few suggestions that might help get your creative juices flowing: Read More »

Maybe you’re not on speaking terms with your laptop and it’s new best friend, the blue screen of death. Maybe you simply love CollegeCandy and want to share its wisdom and insight with the rest of the world. But whatever your reason is, there is only one week left to enter CollegeCandy’s Laptop Giveaway!

If you want to be the coolest kid in class sporting an HP DV2 mini notebook, simply come up with and execute the most creative publicity idea for CollegeCandy.com and document your efforts in photos.

Photos must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on October 6^th in an email to gimmethatlaptop@collegecandy.com.

Read the full set of contest details here and get to work! If your current laptop is on it’s last legs and it took you 23 minutes just to load your favorite posts on CollegeCandy.com, this contest is screaming your name.

Do you want a sweet, shiny new laptop?
Do you love CollegeCandy with all your heart and soul?
Do you want to express that love and get a laptop in return?

Read on, girlfriend. Read on.

If you were one of the many people that didn’t get to take home a laptop in our last giveaway, now’s your chance. CollegeCandy got our hands on one last HP DV2 mini notebook and we’re ready to hand it out to one creative, hard working and worthy CollegeCandy reader.

What do you have to do? Read More »

The time has come.

It is finally time to announce the winner of CollegeCandy’s Back-To-School Double Notebook Giveaway. Man, that’s a mouthful. (That’s what she said.)

There were a lot of people out there with some totally craptastic computers, so we really do feel bad that we don’t have hundreds of these things to give away. But we don’t. And, seeing how cheap the HP DV2 is, it really shouldn’t take that long for all of you to save up (return those beer cans, people!) and bring one home for yourself.

But that’s besides the point. It’s time to announce the winner. And it is:

Wait for it.
Waaaaait for it. Read More »

Do you need a new computer?

We put out a call to CollegeCandy readers last week to submit their P.O.S. computer sob stories (with photos, of course!) to win a brand new laptop bundle from HP. And boy were there a lot of them. Seriously, we had no idea so many of you were still using desktops! WTF?!

We spent the weekend sifting through the entries (and drinking) looking for the worst of the worst and narrowed it down to five really crap-tastic computing experiences.

Which one is the crappiest? You tell us. Vote below for the person most deserving of the coveted HP Laptop Bundle. And tell your friends to vote too! One of these 5 people needs a new computer stat and you could be the person to help them get it.

Doing good has never been so easy.

We’ll announce the winner tomorrow morning, Tuesday September 1st!
Vote now, vote often.
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We’ll be honest, as much as we love getting (presents, sexual favors, free drinks…) around here, it’s the act of giving that really gets us excited. And the bigger the give the better we feel. So we’re pretty sure the feeling we’re getting from this latest CollegeCandy giveaway is pretty similar to sniffing 100 bottles of White-Out.

Yeah, we feel goooood.

With school rapidly approaching, CollegeCandy has teamed up with Ivy Worldwide and Hewlett Packard to give away a back-to-school computer bundle that’s better than a large pack of Sharpies and Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper. Because we love our readers so much and want you to do well in school (duh!), we are giving away a package of goodies that is sure have you ready to go for the fall. Read More »

Is your laptop running at the same speed your grandma’s motor scooter at Wal-mart?
Or do you have one that’s about as heavy as carrying your BFF to class in your messenger bag?

I think it’s time for a new laptop, lady.

Too bad your bank account is about as full as your stomach after surveying the slop in the dorm cafeteria, right?

Not so fast. Our BFFs at HP are offering huge savings on a new laptop bundle!

From August 13th to August 15th, receive $500 when you purchase a bundle of a new HP HDX 18T Premium laptop + HP mini 110 XP netbook. Read More »

Ah…the smell of new pencils, my Dawson’s Creek trapper keeper and my trusty Paula Abdul lunch box – going back to school in September didn’t get much better than that! Until now of course…

These days, Paula is tired (Straight up now, lemme tell you!) and Dawson has been replaced by the newest and fastest laptops you can find. If you are like me, once you get over the MAC/PC thing, the choices on the PC side become truly dizzying.

Truth is, it comes down to what’s inside (at least that is what Oprah says). But as a computer shopper, I want to pick what’s inside! If I can’t do it with men, then I sure as hell want to have control over my electronics. And while I may not know much about all that stuff inside the computer, I know want small and fast (er…uh…don’t quote me on that) !

Companies like Dell have made their fortune off of allowing customers to choose exactly what they want in their computers. Amazingly, it took a while for it to catch on, but now ALL the best computers out there are fully configurable through online stores. Case in point, and one of our faves, HP. The HP Pavilion dv6z series, which you can build to your own unique specifications, is the bomb.com. AND, even better, it’s on sale for the next 48 hours. Yes, you can get your own sick laptop starting at $579.99.

The option to make something all your own (especially if you can make it all your own on the cheap) doesn’t come along often, so don’t miss this opportunity. Just think of all that money you’ll have left over come the fall….

Have you heard? CollegeCandy is throwing a party in New York City on July 29th. There’s gonna be free drinks, free food and, of course, all the coolest CollegeCandy writers are gonna be there (well, the ones who are over 21, at least).

Are you?

Sure, you may not be in New York City right now, but there is a thing called an airplane, you know. And, seeing the sick raffle prizes you’ll have an opportunity to win, you may want to hop online to Orbitz and book your ticket ASAP.

Here is just a taste of what we’ll be raffling off come July 29th: Read More »

You may not use your computer for memory-eating gaming or need it for its high-power computing capabilities, so when it comes to watching videos on our computers, chances are, we don’t put much thought into just how powerful our laptop is. But, we’re in college! You can’t say you don’t use YouTube, play an online game here or there…or at the very least, appreciate some good graphics.

Like many of us,  your computer was probably your graduation present so it won’t be you forking over your hard-earned cash (lucky!) for an upgrade. But if a brand new PC wasn’t waiting for you on graduation day or you just need something a little smaller/faster/better, it’s time to start thinking about what you need in a laptop. (There is more to them than Facebook and AIM.)

When you watch videos you probably take for granted what it takes to get them there so allow us to break it down for you:

Every computer has a video card which determines the quality and capabilities the machine has to display images. So, why should you care? Because even if you’re not editing feature-length films on your PC, you’re going to want a decent video card to do the regular stuff (like a DVD or YouTube or Hulu…) Read More »