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Earlier today, I posted a huge roundup of links to get you started on your first machinima, or just polish your current work. The reason behind that post was to announce the incredible contest that Dell is having! They're offering up not one, but two systems as prizes, but I'm getting ahead of myself. WoW Insider is lucky enough to have two of their staffers, Dan O'Halloran and myself, as judges for this event.

How to enter:

• Download the Dell XPS asset package from their site.
  
• Create a World of Warcraft machinima under 3 minutes long that features their system.
• Upload the video to YouTube and put it in this post on their forum.
• The submission deadline is September 23rd, 2008 by 11:59pm EST.

The prizes:

• Grand Prize: Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition laptop
• Second Prize: Alienware desktop, Dell monitor, and Logitech gaming mouse, keyboard, and surround sound system
• Third Prize: Complete first series of World of Warcraft action figures, plus a Logitech gaming mouse and keyboard

Read on for the fine print and some things you should know before entering ...

You might remember yesterday that we reported on the Wall Street Journal's report on the canceling of the Dell XPS line, which includes the World of Warcraft laptop. It seems that the Wall Street Journal got it wrong, according to Dell spokeswoman Anne B. Camden, speaking via Dell's official blog.

She took issue with almost every aspect of the Wall Street Journal's report, saying that both Alienware and the XPS line are hardly in trouble, and are known for excellence and have gained many awards and accolades, and that Dell was dedicated to both. In fact, she specifically praised the XPS M1730, which is the base for the World of Warcraft laptop.

In short, the WoW laptop will probably still be available for your buying pleasure, if you are inclined to drop between 2500 and 3000 dollars on a souped up gaming laptop and a couple of extra toys.

[Thanks to all the tipsters who sent this in!]

Fresh from the Wall Street Journal comes some news from Dell: They're phasing out much of their XPS gaming line, including their Warcraft laptops. You might remember the Dell XPS M1730 from our giveaway contest, hand-ons analysis and reviews back when it first hit the market. According to the article, the phaseout begins next month, so if you've been thinking about getting one of these bad boys, you'd better act fast.

The website still doesn't mention anything about the phase out, but it seems likely it'll be pulled soon. the $2999 price tag still seems a bit steep to me, but it's probably better than than the initial $4500 price tag, and better than the price that would probably be asked for any versions that might appear on various auction sites once Dell officially discontinues it.

We don't know for sure if the Laptop sold well, since Dell doesn't release sales information, but according to the article, the main object of this phase-out is to bolster the flagging Alienware line, which has lost much of it's luster since being purchased by Dell. Whatever the reason, the laptop is going bye-bye, so if you want it, go and get it. But you better hurry, because it may not last.

[Thanks for the tip, Surely!]

After a mountain of legal paperwork and a background check that went back to the War of 1812, we have verified the eligibility of our randomly chosen winner of the WoW Insider Dell XPS giveaway. Everyone congratulate reader Alkalye. He has chosen the Horde edition of the M1730 World of Warcraft gaming laptop.

Thanks everyone for participating with your 37,000+ entries!

We have successfully contacted the winner of the WoW Insider Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition giveaway. So no need to keep checking your e-mail this weekend. With 37,000+ entries this has been one of our most successful contests to date and we thank you all for participating.

For those who didn't win, we have a new contest starting today: the Ideazon 12 Days of Winter Veil daily giveaway. Every day you can enter to win Ideazon swag: WoW-themed keyboards, FragMats (like a mousepad, but much better looking), Reaper mice plus WoW 60 day gamecards and more.

Keeping checking back every day for the next 12 days (including today's contest) for your chance to enter to win!

Today is your last chance to enter to win in our Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft laptop giveaway. Just leave a comment on the contest post with your preference of Horde or Alliance edition. And you need to do it this morning before 11:59am ET because at noon today the contest is officially over. We're locking the post and randomly picking the winner.

Here's the other important part: we will be contacting the winner by e-mail. If they do not respond in 72 hours, we will pick another winner. So make sure you check your e-mail this weekend or you may lose out on this gaming beast of a laptop. No one wants to come back from Christmas vacation to find an e-mail declaring them the winner if only they had responded in time!

And just so you don't spend the weekend staring at your Inbox, we will be announcing here on the site when we have successfully contacted the potential winner. Thanks to everyone for participating!

Good luck and get commenting!

We're closing our giveaway to entries at 11:59am ET tomorrow. That leaves you two more chances, today and tomorrow morning, to enter. All you need to do is go to the contest post and leave a comment with your preference of Horde or Alliance Edition.

With 30,000+ entries so far, you can increase you chance of winning by making sure you get in your last two comments. In the meantime, check out the gallery below for the hot sleekness that is the Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition laptop.

I know you regular readers of the site have been entering every day for a chance to win a Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition laptop. But word is getting out and new readers have been coming to the site this week for their chance as well.

Veteran or newbie, if you haven't entered today, head over to the contest post and leave a comment with your preference of either Horde or Alliance edition. You'll have two more chances to enter (Thursday, and Friday before noon ET) after today, then we close the contest, randomly pick a lucky reader and send them an e-mail.

Until then, you can read our hands on review of the beast or add your opinion to the post that explores the question: is the laptop worth the price tag?

Today, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday before noon are your last four chances to enter to win a $5k Dell XPS M1730 WoW edition laptop. Not to mention the Figure Print that comes with it as well as 5 WoW beta keys tied to your account and a host of other goodies.

To enter, click over to the contest post and leave a comment with your preference of Alliance or Horde edition. After the contest ends on Friday at noon, we'll randomly choose one lucky winner. With over 20,000 entries so far, don't forget to enter every day to increase your odds of winning!

When asked how many entries we would get for the Dell XPS M1730 WoW Edition laptop giveaway, I predicted about 8,000. So much for my theorycrafting. Today is day 4 and we are already at 15,000+ entries. And we still have four more days to go!

But don't get discouraged by those numbers. You still have five more chances to enter to win this $5k tricked out gaming beast if you haven't done so today. So head on over to the contest post and let us know if you prefer the Alliance or Horde edition. And come back every day until Friday at noon to enter again!

Someone is going to win this bad boy. Why not you?

That's right. You can enter to win once a day in our Dell XPS M1730 WoW Edition give away. So head on over to the contest post and leave a comment with your preference of Horde or Alliance edition. Not sure if you want a totally free laptop? Take a look at our hands on experience with a tricked out M1730 Dell WoW edition laptop and see if it's really worth the price.

And remember to check back on WoW Insider every day for another chance to enter! You could be the lucky player taking home this $5k gaming beast.

As promised, WoW Insider is giving away one Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition and all the WoW goodies that come with it (estimated retail value $4,999). Under the hood of this bad boy is an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500, 2GB Memory 667MHz, 17inch UltraSharp TrueLife WUXGA, 512MB Dual NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT w/ NVIDIA SLI, a 200GB HDD and a Blu-ray DVD player. And of course, the winner will be able to choose between the Alliance or Horde editions.

In addition to the laptop, you'll get an XPS backpack to carry it around in stuffed with WoW novels, game guides, retail boxes and more. And if you think it can't get any better, check out the full list of goodies included with your XPS notebook after the jump (including the World of Warcraft Beta Club card that contains 5 beta keys for upcoming WoW games!)



To enter for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post listing your preference of Horde or Alliance Edition before Friday, December 21 @ 11:59am EST. You can enter once per day for all eight days of the sweepstakes. One winner will be chosen and notified by e-mail within 24 hours of the end of the giveway. You must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the United States. Check out the official rules for complete details.

This morning Dell has announced their new XPS M1730 World of Warcraft edition laptop. Details are a bit sketchy, but the hardware configuration seems to match the rest of the XPS M1730 line-up, with a few extra touches for the WoW player on the go:

• custom World of Warcraft cases design for Alliance and Horde
• a built-in Logitech GamePanel LCD (perhaps akin to that on the G15 keyboard?)
• pre-loaded with World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, and all content patches
• the package comes with all sorts of WoW-related swag, including a key to upgrade your account to the collector's edition and a beta key for a future Blizzard game

If you happen to be in the market for a $4500+ gaming laptop (yes, you read that right), the installed content patches alone may make this one worth a look. (To those of you who haven't had the pleasure of installing World of Warcraft from its original game disks: trust me, you never want to.) Our friends over at GameDaily are already asking: is it worth the price tag?