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Enter to win a HP TouchSmart 600 for yourself and help us win another one for a deserving family!

Get ready to drool ladies…

We online moms appreciate technology — I mean a fabulous computer can make us shiver with love, and a slow, outdated machine can make us growl with frustration.

So we realize that when we show you what we are about to giveaway, it might make you REALLY excited… and really desperate to win it. You might turn green.

I know, cause I AM! I want this prize soooo badly!!!

Yes, we are going to give one of you a new computer. And not just any computer. We are giving away a fabulous HP TouchSmart 600 (valued at $1599.99)!!!

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The HP TouchSmart 600 is a collaboration between Microsoft and HP to create best-in-class touch technology that melds with the power of Windows 7. This revolutionary desktop features some of the newest technology in home computing, including multi-touch which allows you to pinch, rotate, arc, flick, and press and drag to zip through applications, photos and more!

More reasons why we love the HP TouchSmart 600:

    The integrated hardware & software technology (including TouchSmart Live TV with optional TV tuner) allows you to view video, record TV, and play video games right on your PC.
    Windows 7 fast start up and shut down gives you easier access to your apps on the HP TouchSmart 600. This is HUGE for us busy moms who only have a few minutes before the kids wake up from naptime and every minute counts!

Just think how amazing the HP TouchSmart 600, with it’s sleek design, is going to look on your desk! OR you can even hang it directly on your wall!

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SO, for a chance to win this amazing HP TouchSmart 600, we want to make sure you have LOTS of ways to try to win. Here’s how:

  • Leave us a comment telling us you want to win!
  • Subscribe to our Feed
  • Sign up for our 5M4M Newsletter
  • Add our 5 Minutes for Mom button in your sidebar
  • Add our HP TouchSmart Giveaway button in your sidebar

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  • Write a blog post and link back to this contest
  • Spread the word via Twitter, Facebook or email

Please see our site’s Terms and Conditions of Use for a complete list of our contest and giveaway rules.

Each of the entries mentioned above are optional. Do any or all of them. But don’t forget to leave us a SEPARATE comment for EACH entry method you do. Your comments are your entries. Every time you tweet, post, etc, come back to this post and leave a comment letting us know.

But YES, we mentioned a SECOND computer…

Not only is HP giving us this fabulous TouchSmart 600 to give away to a lucky reader, but they are also giving us A CHANCE TO WIN ANOTHER HP TouchSmart 600. Let me explain…

HP has selected 5 Minutes for Mom as one of nine blogs to “compete” for a chance to win their very own TouchSmart 600.

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Now, as much as I am DYING to have this computer, (and my current laptop is two steps from the garbage!) we just couldn’t bear to keep this fabulous computer for ourselves — not when there are so many of our readers and our readers’ friends and families who really, really need and deserve this computer!

So, in the spirit of Christmas, if we are lucky enough to win, WE WILL GIVE THAT SECOND COMPUTER AWAY here at 5 Minutes for Mom to someone that you nominate!

Here’s how you can help make that happen:

Out of the nine selected blogs holding this HP giveaway, the blog who creates the most buzz about their contest wins!

We need your help to create that buzz!

We need you to comment on this post, tweet about this contest, and write blog posts. And all of those actions will count as entries to win the first TouchSmart 600 giveaway here.

Who gets this second HP TouchSmart 600 if we are the lucky blog to win?

Well, we want you to help us with that, too! We want you to nominate someone who you think could really benefit by receiving this new computer — a friend, a family member, a neighbor in need, a family down the street, or maybe you.

If you could bless someone this Christmas with an amazing HP TouchSmart 600, who would it be?

Leave your nomination as a comment on this post and it will also be included in the entries for the first HP TouchSmart 600. And you can tweet, post, etc too. Remember — HP wants BUZZ. And that is the way we will get that SECOND computer to GIVEAWAY!

So, what are you waiting for? Start commenting, tweeting, blogging, and nominating. This contest ends Tuesday, December 1!!!

Enter to win an HP TouchSmart 600 for yourself and help us win another one for a deserving family!

Because, as much as I would love, love, LOVE this computer in my house, we would love the opportunity to bless someone else this Christmas season!

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  11. What an awesome giveaway! Currently, our family computer has a 10gb hard drive so we could use an upgrade. Also my son has very hypermobile fingers due to a connective tissue disorder and sometimes needs a break from a mouse so a touch screen would be such a blessing!

    Thank you for such a wonderful chance!

    Nicole

    nicolasamarie8@hotmail.com

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  16. Would love, love, love this computer. Who wouldn’t?! This would be an amazing Christmas surprise to win this. You are so generous for giving the second one away if you win! God bless you!!

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  18. I would absolutely love to win this computer, I am a University student, I have no PC as mine broke and I currently have to walk to the library every time I need the internet for my work!

    …Though to nominate someone I would have to suggest my Mum, who’s going through a very tough divorce at the moment but still has managed to be supportive of me whenever I need her! 🙂

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  40. I would love to win! My computer is over 5 years old and the hard drive makes a ca-chunk sound all the time. Not good, I’m sure. Thanks!

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  41. OY! This is one amazing computer!!! I would love to get rid of my 6 year old desktop & replace it with this…That would be awesome!!!! Thanks!

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  47. I would have to nominate my husband to recieved the computer. He’s leaving to go work up in Canada ( a big sacrifice from him but we really need it) and I’d love for him to have a computer to communicate with the kids with. They’d have so much fun with the webcam (I just hope noone else will be able to see the shows they put on…because I know a wild rumpus will ensue!) I’m trying to find him a cheeap little notebook computer to take but having a Touchsmart Bang Pow mega laptop would be the coolest thing ever (and I won’t have to pick up extra shifts at work to pay for it!!! ..don’t tell my boss I said that…anyway thanks for giveway …can’t believe you’re gonna give it away!

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  49. I would love to win this. My husband has been taking care of me for 5 years since I injured my back, so severely sometimes that I can’t even sit up and use the internet, and he works a 12 hour shift each day (or should I say night, driving about 45 miles each way). I would love to give this to him for his 42nd birthday on 12/12!

    Thanks HP and Microsoft, and 5M4M!

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  55. I would like to nominate my son, Devon, for the 2nd computer. He is a freshman in high school and a computer of his own would be great. He is an amazing student/athlete and a wonderful kid. His little brother is his biggest fan. With me as a single mom it isn’t something I could afford to give him and he deserves it. He helps me so much!

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  61. Hello, I did the yahoo thing looking forward to reading your stuff! found you thru erin “son up to son down” thanks for the chance to win!

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  66. This would make a great Christmas present for my family, our computer is getting really SLOW and this would help my kids with schoolwork and myself who work form home tremendously!

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  82. I would love for my sister in law to win one of these computers! She has 5 year old twins that she is homeschooling and could really use a computer to help her!

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  85. My computer just went out….have to travel to the library to get online and get other stuff done….so NEED another computer. I’d had the previous one made for me in 1999. I know right….

    It had served it’s purpose (*smiles* in memory of said computer).

    Thank you for even getting the chance to be in the drawing!

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  87. My girlfriend and I are starting up a home business and are really in need of a computer. We currently only have access to one at work or school and that is not going to work to our company’s advantage.

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  137. This is a great offer. I am working to get a full time income from home and have been learning about making webinars, Submitting videos for marketing as well as creating screencasts with Camtasia. I can’t buy the software until I get a computer that can handle it.

    For now, I’m using a Dell Latitude that I got from Ebay. It is slow, slow, slow! It’s 10 years old! I hope we could win a computer so that I can get my work done quicker instead of rebooting 2 times every day (I’m not kidding, it locks up/gets hung up that often).

    I also have to thank Jendi for letting me know about this contest. Thanks Jendi! 😉

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  139. I’m a subscriber.

    I have a fairly new computer, but my partners is not too crash hot and he has to share it with our 4 y/o. She badly needs her own computer. lol

    Okay, so Peter would give her the old one, the new one could be mine seeing as I need it for business and Peter can have this one 🙂

    Thanks from me, too Jendi.

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  143. Our family needs a new computer so badly. The one we have now is older than dirt and slower than molasses. I’m sure it’s going to die any second now. I have a son in college and a daughter who is a Senior in high school, so they need a trusty computer for their school work.

    Thanks for telling me about this Jendi!

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  172. I am super excited to even be entering this giveaway! I could really use a new desktop, and this one is just the bomb!

    My laptop died a few months ago and my desktop is nearing the point of death soon too I’m afraid. It’s almost 3 years old now and creeping along slowly.

    Good luck to everyone! What a cool prize 😉

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  180. I would love to win this wonderful computer. Having three kids to homeschool and my husband and I needing to work on computers we are slightly short and have to juggle usage time. Would be a wonderful family gift! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  186. Oh! We would love to win that new computer… this behemoth on the desk REALLY needs updating. But replacing would be so much better!

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  189. I am dying to have this computer. Crossing my fingers and wishing on a star.
    I also signed up for the newsletter to get an extra entry.

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  222. What a great computer!! I’m running on a 5-year-old Dell that is on it’s third hard drive. My kids complain because they can’t play some of the 3d games on Nickelodeon and the like, and it runs slower than molasses, even on a DSL connection, so we could definitely use and appreciate this! Being out of work almost steadily for the past two years, I definitely can’t afford to buy a new computer; it’s difficult enough to find a way to pay school fees and buy uniform shirts for the kids, even though they both are lucky enough to be in school tuition-free due to their grades. This would be the best present in the world for them!!

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  238. I nominate my pastor to win the second one. He is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. Just one example: One night every week he goes to the laundromat. He doesn’t do his own laundry, he does laundry for the homeless. He pays for it, brings the detergent and orders pizza. He is a great man of God.

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  248. I would love to win this awesome computer. It has everything in it I could ever dream of . My children live so far away that most of the time we communicate by computer. I have 4 children and 9 grandchildren, and having a computer with a webcam and mic built right in is a NaNee’s dream come true. I’m on disability, & I’m a transcriptionist & work out of my home. It sure would make life a whole lot easier for me. For the other one I would nominate my daughter who is a stay at home mom and also works at hom on the computer. She has four children, and it would make life a bit easier on her too to have a better computer.

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  249. I would like to Nominate my MOM. As far as Mom’s goes she’s the greatest. My mom would give you the shirt off her back, the money in her pocket, the keys to her car, and not ask for any of it back. She’s a giver and a forgiver.

    SHe’s had a really last rough couple of years. She’s been put on disability due to slipping falling down the stairs at my Uncles house. She had to have back surgery and this did her no good. SHE can’t stand for more than 10 min at time. She’s been strugging with weight loss issues and can’t get exercise in due to her back injury. She just recently lost her mother, and mother in law. None of us kids live close to here and I know she misses us and her grandchildren terribly. Her computer is so old she can’t get it to stay connected for more than a few minutes at a time and she ws told to junk it and upgrade.
    THanks for your consideration.

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  263. For the second nomination I would love this to go to my stepson James.

    James is terminally ill (and end stage) 14 year old. Because he gets sick often he has to stay at home alot. A power surge broke his old laptop and his mom and stepdad don’t have the money to fix it. As you can imgaine being 14 and terminal makes it very hard for him to find things to do without technology.

    This would be such a wonderful thing if he got this….he would be in shock!

    Thank you for this. Extremely generous of you.

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  267. What an awesome giveaway! My husband is a computer geek and I would love to give him this computer for Christmas.

    I subscribed to your feed, signed up for your newsletter, spread the word via facebook and twitter and now I’m leaving a comment.

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  268. I would nominate my husband’s aunt Eileen for the second computer. This wonderful lady works so hard. She should be able to retire and she cannot. She has her family living with her and takes care of everyone. SHe always makes sure everyone is taken care of before herself and I think she deserves a special treat. She has an old computer that barely works and this would be so wonderful for her.

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  272. I saw this at the Type a mom conference and fell in love with it. It is the most amazing prodcut I have seen. I would love to own this because Iknow it would be the last computer I would own!

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  292. I am a grandmother of nine, mother of four and I would really like to win this computer because it has a built in webcam and speakers for one very good reason, and my youngest child lives out of State and the others live far away too, and I could literally see them more often.

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  294. I just saw advertisements for this computer and it looks amazing. It’s great for someone like me who likes to run a few programs at once. If I were to get this AND the second computer I would nominate my father for it. He is a recovering alcoholic and is just now learning how to use a computer. It would be a great distraction for him to start reading blogs, researching and surfing the net and playing games etc.haha

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  318. My kids would really love this for christmas our computer is so old and slow and i can barely afford to feed them right now let alone buy a new computer.

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  320. Hi 5Minutes for Moms!
    I want to enter the contest! YAY! If I had anyone to give a touchsmart to, it would be my twin sis, Paula Wells. She has waded the challenging waters of singlemotherhood for many years, often when it feels like the opportunity to get a break if few and far between. She’s a doll, and perseveres with a relentless spirit!

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  333. We’d love this computer, as it probably won’t crash every 5 minutes like our current one! I’d like to nominate my dad, who is always struggling with other people’s computers to get them to work.

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  334. Id love to win this. I have six kids, work from home as a writer and run a nonprofit all on my own. We all have to share our 9 year old desktop! Ive done everything on the list for extra entries. Wish me luck, this computer could change our life!

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  363. I need a computer!! The desktop has been taken over by the 4 boys in this house. SO that leaves this mama with NO computer to use. That makes for a very not so happy mama!! 🙂 Thanks for this chance!

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  369. Oh my goodness, this is awesome! I would love to win this for myself – I’ve been wanting something small and portable for my writing that is yet to be… lol. This is such a generous giveaway.

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  374. I would LOVE one of these..just because! Because it’s so cool, because it’s new and I never get anything new, everything is always second hand (even though there it nothing wrong with that!) and because there are way too many people in my house to share one computer. We are always competing for time.

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  386. I would like to nominate my parents to receive the second computer. My father was recently diagnosed with leukemia but before they could even start him on chemotherapy they had to remove a cancerous kidney. So he’s recuperating from that and then waiting to start chemo. This TouchSmart would not only be a blessing for him during his recovery, but my mom also babysits a 14-mo old and a 3-yr old in addition to taking care of my dad. So the kids would definitely benefit as well. God bless you all and I hope the second computer goes to a really deserving and needy family!

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  394. Do I want to win? Are you kidding me?? Who WOULDN’T want to win it!! 🙂 I love that you can hang it on the wall – there’s a spot right above my desk that it would be PERFECT on!!

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  397. Question: Is this contest only open to women? I’m too lazy to read the contest rules, lol.

    Comment: I’d hate to be the person who’s got to keep track of all the entries, seems as this was a pretty popular contest!

    Rod

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  402. I definitely would love to win this computer. Ours is on its last leg. Our laptop screen doesnt work so I found a monitor at a yard sale and connected it to the laptop. The second one, if we were so lucky, would go to my son who is in college. He worked full time for three years and went to school full time all so I could return to college and be able to do my clinicals. He never complained once for carrying our financial load. He so deserves it.

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  408. I want to win because we could definitely use a computer!
    Right now I’m borrowing a laptop from my employer that barely works, and this PC looks/sounds amazing!! 🙂

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  426. My grandmother would benefit so much from this computer. She lives with my aunt, who is severely disabled mentally & physically from a horrible accident that occurred about 4 years ago. My aunt’s husband divorced her after the accident (a long story) and so my grandmother (who is over 70) is her primary caretaker. She is an amazing woman who is on-the-go constantly. No one I have met even comes close to her level of intensity and energy.

    I know my grandmother struggles with normal computers a bit – she dislikes sitting down much, for one thing! However, I think this touchscreen could help simplify things a bit – and the screen is so nice & big for her. I know she would enjoy sending/receiving pictures & email if she had a nice new computer to use instead of her old one. Most importantly, I think she could really benefit from being connected to other caretakers. I can’t think of a day in her life when she hasn’t been taking care of someone. Perhaps the computer could give her some way of connecting with other people in a way that doesn’t involve taking care of their physical needs.

    There’s also the hope that my aunt could use it as well. She plays a couple games that are intended to exercise certain cognitive functions, in hopes that she can eventually gain control over her emotions & function at a higher level (nrain injuries are so complex). However, I wonder if a touchscreen might be a great tool for her to use, especially as she can barely see out of one eye because of the accident.

    At any rate, I know that so many people need this computer. But I thought I’d write about my grandmother, just to add her name to the list of deserving people.

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  447. Oh, do I want to win!!!!! Our oldest son is preparing to head out of state next fall for college. He could put this fabulous computer
    to great use. Many thanks, Cindi

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  461. I nominate my husband to win the HP Touchsmart 600! My husband and I both have old computers. His laptop is 5 years old. He’s wanted a new computer for the past few years. Today is our 3rd Anniversary. It would be the best surprise!

    He has done so much for me and my family. I’ve been sick for a long time and he has given up a lot to take care of me. He also helps out my mom and dad. My mom has Multiple Sclerosis and it’s hard for my dad because he’s been her caregiver for 19 years. She became bedridden in 1990!

    Thanks so much for the wonderful contest. 🙂

    Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

    Dina

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  464. This would be a dream! My 4 year old computer doesn’t work well anymore. I had to stop blogging because it freezes too often and is just too slow!

    If I won the HP Touchsmart 600, I could get back to my blog and do so many other things!

    Thanks for an incredible contest!

    Dina

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  469. This would be AMAZING!! To whine for a minute, my laptop is OLD – and it’s missing a few keys from the dog. The disk drive also falls out and hangs where my four year old pushed it off the couch…hmmm…I would SO love to have this one!! 🙂

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  473. what a fabulous giveaway!!! would love to win this for my hubby who just started taking college courses….this would be perfect for him!!! thank you so much 5 Minutes for Mom and HP for this awesome giveaway 🙂

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  487. Sweet! I love that the HP Touch Smart 600 has a touchscreen (that’s so 2010!). I’d love to see this impressive machine on our kitchen island for family use. 🙂

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  489. Would love to win this computer for my husband! The computer would be much appreciated by us and our 5 kids, used for both our home business and homework!

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  491. Ok – I made a video [with one big mistake] and put it on Sayitfacetoface, MomTV, YouTube, Blip, Viddler, and Vimeo.
    Now I’m off to post on my blog.

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  496. Our family desktop if six years old! My oldest are seven, and hey will be needing a newer desktop, not to mention that we will need another computer because they are triplets!

    Thanks!

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  506. I would love to win this. We have one computer that is so slow, and one that the screen went out so it is hooked up to a separate moniter. Cords everywhere!!
    wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net

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  511. Of course I want to win this! Our two laptops died last week. Not making this up! They both died and we are still grieving.

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  530. I’d want my in-laws to win the computer- they have a computer that is over 10 years old & it is so slow. I’d love for them to win a new one because they cannot afford to get it for themselves!

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  536. I would like to nominate myself.I am a single mom of one special needs daughter and thankfully I have a job. Now my job requires I work from home and I have to supply the computer. I work nights offering internet support. I also blog. These are how I make money for me and my daughter, but to do this I have to lease a computer(so I lose $130 a month) to leasing. I need a computer for work.One that I own. So help me work from home and provide for me and Roo…

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  557. i would BLESS my neighbor Betty with a TouchSmart… she is an elderly widower who lives alone and her family is far away and i think it would be easy for her to use (touch vs. mouse as she has arthritis) and would be so very good for her to keep in touch wiht family and stay connected.
    thank you for your consideration and Bless You.

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  562. My sister desperately needs a new computer. I gave her an old refubished HP Notebook that I purchased 9 years ago. She’s been using it for organizing her church’s social events but it’s slowing down with age.

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  563. I’m always a very caring and giving person, but at this time my computer is not working well at all. My computer is my only source to talk with my relatives whom are far away, so having a new one would be so wonderful, and I would be blessed, so Thank you for this chance to win this!!

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  564. It would be a blessing to have a new computer in the house my old one the kids got viruses and would not on it it’s slow now, It couldn’t come but a perfect time the holidays. Good luck everyone Happy holidays!

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  574. I would love to win this computer

    I want to nominate my daughter. As a single mom , she has overcame many obstacles in her life. She is currently working f