Hardware Giveaway: 5,000 Comments Challenge!

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Update (27/02): we received 9000 comments – we hit the 5,000 mark! And the winners are: 1) graphic card goes to Joshua Lawson (#5533) from Sewell, NJ; 2) the mouse goes to Gareth (#5651) from Cape Town, South Africa; 3) the headphones go to Catalin (#8598) from Bucharest, Romania. Congratulations! All winners have already been contacted.

If you didn’t win, it may make sense for you to subscribe to our RSS-feed, more giveaways are coming! Thank you for participation!

Why should you get gifts only on Christmas and your birthday? We at Smashing Magazine love to give away things all year long. This time, you have a chance to get some really cool hardware.

Taking part in this giveaway is easy… well, maybe not that easy. We’re keen on seeing a lot of comments and want to see at least 5,000 comments in this post, so spread the word and help us get to 5,000 or more comments and then win one of the smashing prizes below.

The 5,000 comment challenge is important, folks. If we don’t reach that goal, then the prizes get torched. Okay, they don’t get torched, but the giveaway only kicks in after 5000 comments. It is not a random, unrealistic figure either; we got 3,800 comments in our recent books giveaway.

Prizes You Can Win

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2, with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory 2 x 256-bit memory interface, 2.4 teraFLOPS of GPU power and 1600 stream processing units.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2

Sennheiser PXC 350, a high-end travel headphone, with active noise compensation and a set for active attenuation of ambient noise.

Sennheiser PXC 350

Microsoft Arc Mouse Black, an ergonomic laser mouse with customizable buttons that folds to 60% of its fully expanded size; for both left-handers and right-handers.

Microsoft Arc Mouse Black

How Do I Participate?

To participate, just leave a comment and tell us:

  • Where in the world are you currently located (country and city), and
  • How is the weather outside? Rainy? Sunny? Foggy?

The giveaway lasts until Friday, February 27th. The three winners will be selected randomly. Good luck, folks, and please spread the word!

We love high-quality content and we care about little details. We believe that good content and design are crafts worth sharpening. Located in the lovely city of Freiburg, Germany. Mostly Vitaly (vf), Iris (il) and Sven (sl).

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    Pehr

    February 23rd, 2009 11:40 pm

    I’m Pehr in Åre, Sweden and it’s snowing.

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    Robert Heine

    February 23rd, 2009 11:41 pm

    Hi, I live in Germany (Nbg) and outside it’s rainy – but reading Smashing-Magazine always brightens up things ;-)

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  3. 3403

    Mark Bloomfield

    February 23rd, 2009 11:43 pm

    Port Elizabeth, South Africa… It’s overcast at the moment but quite hot :)

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  4. 3404

    Jon

    February 23rd, 2009 11:43 pm

    Sheffield, England. The weather is grey and bleary. Looks like it might rain! Surprise, surprise!

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  5. 3405

    ayelet

    February 23rd, 2009 11:43 pm

    I’m from Israel.working in tel aviv, outside it’s sunny. i is a good day to b out in the park!!!!

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  6. 3406

    Elisa

    February 23rd, 2009 11:43 pm

    I live in a small town near Venezia (Italia).
    Weather is very cold here too (-2° C) an sort of cloudy-misty. Looks like it’s going to snow soon.

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  7. 3407

    RD

    February 23rd, 2009 11:43 pm

    Trivandrum, India

    Too hot and humid…

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  8. 3408

    Priyandiono

    February 23rd, 2009 11:45 pm

    Bandung – Indonesia, and its foggy right now.

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  9. 3409

    Lemon

    February 23rd, 2009 11:46 pm

    Tampa, FL US

    Its clear, but dark out now, and a cool 45 degrees.

    0
  10. 3410

    Flaah

    February 23rd, 2009 11:47 pm

    I´m from Bamberg/Germany. It´s grey and rainy outside, 3°C. Smashing rocks…

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  11. 3411

    Samuel Milton

    February 23rd, 2009 11:48 pm

    Located in Jönköping, Sweden.

    Its a beautiful winter morning, sunny and -5 celsius.

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    Two Socks - Graphic design and print

    February 23rd, 2009 11:49 pm

    Howdy All,

    Brisbane, Australia
    Really sunny today clear skies temp around 29degrees!

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  13. 3413

    Martin

    February 23rd, 2009 11:49 pm

    Hey!

    I’m from Nuremberg, Germany. And it started snowing again…

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  14. 3414

    Dustan Franks

    February 23rd, 2009 11:49 pm

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Yet another beatiful sunny day! Must love the mother city.

    0
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    Marko

    February 23rd, 2009 11:50 pm

    Hello from Krk – Croatia
    This sunny day is ideal for some giveaway :-)

    0
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    Panda

    February 23rd, 2009 11:50 pm

    Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia – Hot and humid!

    0
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    marioosh

    February 23rd, 2009 11:50 pm

    Hi from Gdynia, Poland. It’s very foggy morning.

    0
  18. 3418

    srinivas

    February 23rd, 2009 11:50 pm

    this is Srinivas and i am from hyderabad, India.
    the weather is hot

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    Andy Towler

    February 23rd, 2009 11:50 pm

    Hi, I’m in Rabat which is in Malta in the sunny Meditterranean.

    However, right now we have pouring rain, likely to last all day.

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    Jo David

    February 23rd, 2009 11:51 pm

    Hi Smashing Magazine, I live in
    Weinheim, Germany (near Mannheim).
    The weather is cloudy, but it’s warming up (already +6°C ~ 43°F). Bye bye winter :)
    Greetings!

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  21. 3421

    JC

    February 23rd, 2009 11:51 pm

    Hi from Morbier, Jura, France
    Sun , Snow and Temperature below 0 °C

    0
  22. 3422

    Adrian

    February 23rd, 2009 11:52 pm

    Romania – Cluj Napoca
    Clear sky with sun, but very cold.

    0
  23. 3423

    madder

    February 23rd, 2009 11:53 pm

    Brno, Czech Republic
    it just stopped snowing

    0
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    Ionut

    February 23rd, 2009 11:53 pm

    Hi

    I’m from Focsani, Romania. Here is cold and the sky is cloudy.
    Love the graphic card (fingers crossed)

    0
  25. 3425

    Fionn

    February 23rd, 2009 11:53 pm

    Cool and cloudy in Perth city, Australia! :^)

    0
  26. 3426

    Tom Druart

    February 23rd, 2009 11:53 pm

    Kortrijk, Belgium
    Cloudy and rainy here, I want the sun!

    0
  27. 3427

    Sasha

    February 23rd, 2009 11:53 pm

    Hello! I’m in Sydney, Australia. It’s a warm afternoon and the sky is partly cloudy, in brilliant silver and gold hues. Oh, and the birds are twittering their last songs for the day (and no, not on their laptops).

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  28. 3428

    Lari

    February 23rd, 2009 11:53 pm

    It’s cloudy here in Helsinki, Finland.

    0
  29. 3429

    Mario

    February 23rd, 2009 11:54 pm

    Croatia, Split

    A bit cold, but sunny.

    0
  30. 3430

    Micheil Smith

    February 23rd, 2009 11:55 pm

    Country NSW, Australia. Been hot, but it’s cooling down now. No rain, Nothing Cold :(

    0
  31. 3431

    Dan F

    February 23rd, 2009 11:55 pm

    Brasov, Romania

    It’s pretty cold, minus 9 degrees Celsius…but it’s a sunny day.

    0
  32. 3432

    Henke

    February 23rd, 2009 11:55 pm

    Hello from Göteborg, Sweden. Cold and snowy outside.

    0
  33. 3433

    Nate

    February 23rd, 2009 11:57 pm

    Buies Creek, NC at a nice 29 F

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  34. 3434

    Peter Minarik

    February 23rd, 2009 11:58 pm

    Hey, it’s Peter from Vienna/Austria. It’s a lovely a bit cloudy Tuesday morning with about 1°C.

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    Ocaso Protal

    February 23rd, 2009 11:58 pm

    More than 3.4k comments and the page is veeeery slow and I even got a timeout.

    Another hello from the snowy Nürnberg/Germany

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  36. 3436

    Vesna

    February 23rd, 2009 11:58 pm

    Hi! I am from Žiri, Slovenia
    It’s cloudy outside … and cold – it’s around 2 degree celcius.

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  37. 3437

    Patrick

    February 23rd, 2009 11:59 pm

    Ulft, the Netherlands, bit rainy and cloudy outside.. :o

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  38. 3438

    Flo

    February 24th, 2009 12:00 am

    Kaiserslautern, Germany, rainy and quite cold.

    5000 posts seem to be realistic.

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  39. 3439

    capslock

    February 24th, 2009 12:00 am

    Hello from Riga, Latvia.
    It’s rather grey and snowy and cold outside.

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  40. 3440

    Felix

    February 24th, 2009 12:01 am

    I live in Jakarta, Indonesia
    Weather is mild, sometimes hot & humid, sometimes raining.
    Lots of mosquitos!

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  41. 3441

    Tai-Tai

    February 24th, 2009 12:01 am

    Sissach, Switzerland.

    grey, cold and depressing.

    0
  42. 3442

    Wai

    February 24th, 2009 12:02 am

    Norrköping, Sweden.
    Snowy outside, but there are no snow falling right now

    0
  43. 3443

    Lucijan

    February 24th, 2009 12:03 am

    Croatia, Zagreb
    It’s foggy, but better that than rainy ;)

    0
  44. 3444

    Simon Lund Larsen

    February 24th, 2009 12:03 am

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Cold but sunny.

    0
  45. 3445

    patrick

    February 24th, 2009 12:03 am

    In the lovely city of Nijmegen in The Netherlands its a bit foggy, but atleast its a dry with a temperature of 6C

    0
  46. 3446

    Ashwath Ramasubramanian

    February 24th, 2009 12:03 am

    Chennai, India
    Really hot and sunny.

    0
  47. 3447

    Rene Zammit

    February 24th, 2009 12:05 am

    Europe, Malta
    Windy and rainy weather :p

    0
  48. 3448

    EvilFaeton

    February 24th, 2009 12:05 am

    Saint-Petersburg, Russia. It’s snowing. =/

    0
  49. 3449

    John

    February 24th, 2009 12:06 am

    Hi from Regensburg, Germany. It’s snowing and it’s a bit foggy.

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  50. 3450

    Tobi

    February 24th, 2009 12:06 am

    I’m from Altdorf, Germany.
    The weather is rainy and cloudy, 36° F.

    0
  51. 3451

    Konstantin

    February 24th, 2009 12:06 am

    Hello from Vienna, Austria. 2° Celsius, clowdy, snow is melting.

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  52. 3452

    Roland

    February 24th, 2009 12:06 am

    I’m in Saint Etienne, France and the weather outside is a foggy, rainy & windy mess ;)

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  53. 3453

    Jose Luis Uclés

    February 24th, 2009 12:07 am

    I’m in Almeria, the south of Spain. It’s a clear and sunny day (not a good day to work).

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  54. 3454

    SkaKri

    February 24th, 2009 12:09 am

    Riga, Latvia. Windy and cold.

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  55. 3455

    lockman

    February 24th, 2009 12:09 am

    Hi All, Toruń, Poland
    The weather is cloudy and soppy, but not too cold – 3°C ( ~37°F).

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  56. 3456

    Igor

    February 24th, 2009 12:09 am

    Hi, I’m Igor from Vilnius, Lithuania. It’s true winter in the city: cold outside – minus 5°C and there’re some snow.

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  57. 3457

    Danish

    February 24th, 2009 12:09 am

    I’m located in Bangalore, India.
    It’s warm and Sunny out here.

    0
  58. 3458

    Nitin Sharma

    February 24th, 2009 12:11 am

    Hey,
    this is Nitin from lucknow, India…its sunny outside…30 deg C…
    :)

    0
  59. 3459

    Laura

    February 24th, 2009 12:11 am

    Ruhr area, Germany, rainy and cloudy.

    0
  60. 3460

    Shachar

    February 24th, 2009 12:13 am

    Israel – sunny

    0
  61. 3461

    Jo

    February 24th, 2009 12:13 am

    Stuttgart, Germany speaking. Weather is cold an clear.

    0
  62. 3462

    gabrielk

    February 24th, 2009 12:13 am

    Timisoara, Romania
    Cold. -2C.

    0
  63. 3463

    Maddin

    February 24th, 2009 12:15 am

    Hello from Munich in Germany. . .
    Its very snowy outside.

    0
  64. 3464

    jquery

    February 24th, 2009 12:15 am

    ey i am located in germany, stuttgart and it is cold 2°C and rainy

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  65. 3465

    Corwin

    February 24th, 2009 12:15 am

    Hi there :)
    Here, La Roche Maurice, France,
    clear blue sky this morning and about 6°C outside !
    Bye !

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  66. 3466

    Glen

    February 24th, 2009 12:15 am

    Glen from Turku, Finland. Overcast today with more snow expected in the evening. Temperature: -3°C

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  67. 3467

    Bjoern

    February 24th, 2009 12:16 am

    I live in Hamburg, Germany. Today it’s clear sky, but only 2 or 3°C

    0
  68. 3468

    Alaniak

    February 24th, 2009 12:16 am

    Patrick from Germany. Cloudy and about 3 deg C

    0
  69. 3469

    madazulu

    February 24th, 2009 12:16 am

    Europe, Hungary.
    Snow…

    0
  70. 3470

    Matthias Oßwald

    February 24th, 2009 12:17 am

    I currently live in the rainy Esslingen (Germany). At the weekend is the last snow melted! : (
    Now I will wait for the summer … please come quickly!

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  71. 3471

    Bart

    February 24th, 2009 12:17 am

    Hello from Edinburgh, weather’s been great for last couple of days, it’s bright and sunny (not for a long time probably)

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  72. 3472

    angellee

    February 24th, 2009 12:17 am

    Currently kind of chilly in Los Angeles.

    0
  73. 3473

    Ariba

    February 24th, 2009 12:20 am

    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Sunny, clear and cold

    0
  74. 3474

    jonas

    February 24th, 2009 12:20 am

    germany, cologne. very cloudy but no rain yet…

    0
  75. 3475

    Danish Thomas

    February 24th, 2009 12:20 am

    I am from Bangalore, India.
    It is warm and sunny here.

    0
  76. 3476

    Carlo

    February 24th, 2009 12:20 am

    Here i am, from Lucca Italy.
    Sunny, but cold.

    0
  77. 3477

    fotofabrik

    February 24th, 2009 12:20 am

    Szeged, Hungary
    Foggy and cold. :(

    0
  78. 3478

    Andrei Marinescu

    February 24th, 2009 12:21 am

    Bucharest, Romania
    Gray and raining. Probably will snow soon.

    0
  79. 3479

    wink

    February 24th, 2009 12:21 am

    Northern Netherlands, sort of foggy and freezing… :-)

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  80. 3480

    FuNKeR

    February 24th, 2009 12:22 am

    I’m in.

    0
  81. 3481

    Peter Bergstedt Olsson

    February 24th, 2009 12:22 am

    Stockholm, Sweden
    Cold and sunny.

    0
  82. 3482

    Bogdan

    February 24th, 2009 12:23 am

    Hi from Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    It’s cold (minus 5°C) but sunny :)

    0
  83. 3483

    Romz

    February 24th, 2009 12:24 am

    in Bruxelles, Belgium
    The sky is grey with a lot of of threatening clouds

    0
  84. 3484

    John-David

    February 24th, 2009 12:26 am

    Long Beach, CA
    Night Time, I think I can hear the ocean…nope its my roommates snoring…ahhh sleep time.

    0
  85. 3485

    Arthur

    February 24th, 2009 12:28 am

    Fontainebleau, France, mostly cloudy ..

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  86. 3486

    Jacob

    February 24th, 2009 12:42 am

    Warsaw, Poland… clouldy and foggy :)

    We’re almost there 1500 comments to go!

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  87. 3487

    Aqdas Malik

    February 24th, 2009 12:43 am

    WOW

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  88. 3488

    Barry Gallagher

    February 24th, 2009 12:43 am

    Cast a cold eye on life, on death…

    0
  89. 3489

    Napster

    February 24th, 2009 12:43 am

    From Constanta, Romania
    It’s just above freezing point and quite windy.

    0
  90. 3490

    Marcel

    February 24th, 2009 12:43 am

    Hamburg, Germany

    Sunny but cold

    0
  91. 3491

    Bilal Cinarli

    February 24th, 2009 12:44 am

    Ankara, Türkiye
    Its snowing

    0
  92. 3492

    Florian Stuerzinger

    February 24th, 2009 12:44 am

    Hello from a rainy and foggy Zurich, Switzerland

    0
  93. 3493

    Andrew Zen

    February 24th, 2009 12:44 am

    Auckland, New Zealand.
    It’s 9:15pm, it’s fine outside, a cool nighttime breeze.

    0
  94. 3494

    Andreas Johansson

    February 24th, 2009 12:44 am

    From Sundsvall, Sweden. Sadly its quite cloudy outside.

    0
  95. 3495

    Bryce

    February 24th, 2009 12:44 am

    San Jose, CA
    Expecting more rain any minute…

    0
  96. 3496

    Michael

    February 24th, 2009 12:45 am

    Krems, Austria – 2 degree cent., (very) light snowfall, wind: 9 km/h from northwest, barometric pressure 1017 hPa …

    0
  97. 3497

    G. Ozan Güvenç

    February 24th, 2009 12:45 am

    Ankara, Turkey – cold and snowy

    0
  98. 3498

    MarkusW

    February 24th, 2009 12:45 am

    I’m from Jüchen, Germany
    The sky is grey with many clouds

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  99. 3499

    gergely

    February 24th, 2009 12:45 am

    Hungary, Budajenő
    The weather is beautiful: snowing. :)

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    vlad gidea

    February 24th, 2009 12:45 am

    Hi i’m from Iasi, Romania . I’am from the same country as the guy from the previous comment. It’s very cold. Minus 1o°C . Sunny but cold

    0

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    Jeff Claeson

    February 26th, 2009 3:32 pm

    Spokane, Washington, USA

    Cloudy/Sunny/Snowy/Rainy and that’s just today

    +2
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    Jethro

    February 26th, 2009 5:02 pm

    Morristown, TN.

    Sunny low 60s, few clouds, high visibility and a Jack Russell Terrier running the length of the yard. But it’s east Tennessee,
    if you don’t like the weather stick around and it will change in fifteen minutes.

    +1
  3. 3

    Von Ryan Javillonar

    February 26th, 2009 7:12 pm

    I’m in Pasay City, Philippines

    It’s sunny

    +1
  4. 4

    csikszem

    February 27th, 2009 3:12 am

    Szombathely, Hungary. Sunshine and 8 °C.

    +1
  5. 5

    Jessica Wieberdink

    February 27th, 2009 6:12 am

    Hi guys, I’m in Oss (The Netherlands) right now browsing Smashing Magazine for inspiration,
    on a cloudy miserable friday afternoon. When is the spring finally coming?

    +1

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