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{NOW CLOSED} Back to School Giveaway: Smart Performace Intel Core i5 Laptop

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Are you in the market for a new laptop? After talking to the Intel folks, I have a new perspective on how to shop for a computer.  This is one area where the lowest price laptop, may not be the one for you.

What am I going to do with this computer?

This should be the first question you ask yourself when you are shopping for a new PC. For me, I run multiple programs at once because I’m a woman and I like to multi-task. So I will have a browser, skype, photo program, document program, etc. all open at one time.

Like many people, I expect my computer to function no matter how many windows or programs I have up. Your high school or college student is going to be doing as much or more multi-tasking on their laptops as I do! This is why it is important to look at storage, memory, and processor.

Figure out your budget and buy the best you can within that budget. You want this laptop to last a few years and the better system you purchase, the longer your student will be able to use it! Check out Intel’s How to Choose the Right Processor page to help find your perfect processor.

Intel makes 80% of the world’s PC processors.  The processor is the brains of the PC. If you are wasting time staring at the dreaded hour glass on your PC, then the brain of your computer is too old and probably time for an upgrade. (If only, we could do this to our real brains!)

The newest processors are the Intel Core i3, i5, and i7. The higher the number in the series, the faster processors. This doesn’t mean that you necessarily need an i7 just because it is the fastest processors as it goes back to the question above, “What am I going to do with this computer?”

Hardcore gamers will want an i7.  For the rest of us the Intel Core i5 processor will do the trick. The i5 even received some ohs and ahs at my workplace, though at the time I had absolutely no clue what an i5 processor even was.

The Intel Core i5 processor, which is the processor in the Acer Aspire Timeline, is what Intel recommends for your student. For students, the laptop is their entertainment and work center all in one.  Mobility, long-lasting battery life, and performance is what is needed!

As a dedicated Mac user, I was impressed with the performance of the Acer Aspire Timeline that Intel sent us. It has an Intel Core i5 processor and the battery life is phenomenal. Our current laptops have battery life time is around 2 hours. The Acer Aspire Timeline is around 11.5 hours. Yes, 11.5 hours.

Did I say it was also really light weight? As a blogger, I often go to blogging events and conferences and it can wear a person out toting a heavy laptop around. I can never bring myself to take the mini-laptop because the performance is horrid and I need a full keyboard. With the Acer Aspire Timeline I don’t have to sacrifice performance to save my arms!

If I can compare myself to a student for a moment, they are going to be toting their laptops all over the place. The need something light weight! The Acer Aspire Timeline with Intel Core i5 processor is just 5 lbs.

Do you feel smarter about processors now? Would you like to win a Acer Aspire Timeline? Of course you do! Intel has been very generous to our readers and are giving one very lucky Bargain Briana reader a Acer Aspire Timeline with Intel Core i5 Processor valued at almost $800!

How to Win?

Prize: Acer Aspire Timeline Laptop Computer with Intel Core i5 Processor

You can enter up to 4 times with the following methods:

1. Leave a comment with your dreaded “hour glass” moment. What do you multi-task on your computer? What does your student multi-task?

2. Become a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana AND Intel on Facebook.

3. Tweet the following on Twitter:

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Please leave a comment for each additional entry.

Winner will be chosen by random. Be sure bargainbriana@gmail.com is in your safe sender list as you don’t want to miss the email if you are the chosen winner.

In accordance to the FTC Guidelines and WOMMA Code of Ethics, I am disclosing that Intel Corporation has provided me with the  as well as one for the contest winner. There is no direct or implied obligation on my behalf to write about the product.

This giveaway was sponsored by Intel as part of Win Giveaways Back to School Bash. This Post was written by me and was not edited by the sponsor. Read more on my Disclosure Policy. Find more information on the terms for this giveaway on the Win Giveaways Facebook page.

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Check back everyday throughout the day for more Giveaways! Good Luck!

Comments

  3. I’m a liker on Face Book and I get your emails. I would love a new laptop that would be so awesome! Thanks for the chance to win.

  4. I’m a liker on FB and I get your emails. Getting a new laptop would be just awesome! I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the chance to win.

  5. I hate the hourglass moment when I’ve just typed in a long, well thought out post (which takes a ton of effort for me!) and when I hit the submit button the hourglass pops up and I lose the whole darn thing.

  9. I usually have Facebook, e-mail, a couple IM applications, OneNote and IE searches open at the same time and sometimes I watch a Netflix too!

  17. My computer is really slow when I try to watch videos on youtube or when the kids want to play online games. I’d love a new computer! My kids are starting to get old enough where they will need a computer for school soon.

  18. My worse hourglass moments are when I am editing pictures. I know usually when the hours glass comes up something is wrong and the computer will need rebooted :-( and usally all the editing that has happended is gone!

  20. I hate waiting for sites to pop up. I am always multitasking having no less than 3 windows {usually many more} open at the same time. I really need a laptop because unfortunately my desktop just isn’t portable!

  21. My “hourglass” moment comes in the middle of trying to pay bills, so you don’t know if it takes your payment, or not!!!

  23. we multitask my husbands school papers, my photography editing, e-mail and social networking/blogging

  24. My dreaded hour glass moment was trying to enter this sweepstake! I had to start my computer 4 times!!! I always multitask with sweepstakes and bills…

  29. My moment is when I am doing something online and it takes forever to complete the task

    ardy22 at earthlink dot net

  30. A nice computer and you have some great suggestions on buying the best one that suits you. I only have an old desktop one, but I do multi task on it a lot. I always have several windows opened at a time. One for checking facebook, one for searching and one for the news. The laptop would be nice to have. I wouldn’t be stuck in this dark office area all the time. lol. Thanks for having the contest!

  32. My computer is SO SLOW it takes mega minutes for me just to log off of the one of the kid’s accounts to mine. Need more speed!

  34. I multi-task by writing on word program and at the same time check e-mails and surf the internet.

  37. I am always doing several things at once,and only when it is something important when i get the hour glass!
    ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

  48. Hubby was working on a major project for work that was due the next morning. He got the dreaded hourglass and we had to reboot. He lost most of his work and had to restart the project, staying up most of the night.

  50. I help with our school’s PTO auction. I was entering family donations into the software and got an hourglass lockup and had to redo about two hours of data entry. I was so frustrated with their old computer.

  52. My dreaded hourglass moment….getting my coupons printed before I head out the door….I guess that more poor planning, but usually the case.

  57. My dreaded houglass moment was when….there was no antivirus protection on our computer and the hourglass came up….then everything went away and never got back on. Resume and important data gone.

    I Multi-task …facebook, review,blogs, email,sports, homework, research,order etc…
    Our teenage students multi-task probably more…facebook, emails, myspace, you tube, homework, resume, research.
    wendym at cableone dot net

  58. My laptop doesn’t have a battery and the cord it picky. If I move it the wrong way it way cut off and I lose whatever I’m doing. It’s so much fun. lol I could really use a new one. Thank you!

  61. my horglass moment happens when I am trying to cook and use the computer at the same time. I will set something on the stove or oven, and then run over to use the laptop. That’s when I get myself in trouble by multitasking!

  64. My hour-glass moment is in the mornong every day. I love multi-tasking printing coupons and surfing as fast as I can.

  66. I am planning a wedding, looking for deals, and entering sweeps- my poor old laptop can’t handle it anymore!

  70. Hate the hourglass-it always happens to me when I am in a hurry to do something. I have to multitask anytime I am doing something on the computer-I have two small children at home and have limited time!

  74. I am always multi-tasking while on the computer. I will check ads, blogs, balance the check book, and check my mail all at the same time.

  76. I frequently get the hourglass when trying to save pictures and work in a photo program. It makes sharing family memories very difficult. On top of it my laptop can only be unplugged for about 10 minutes before the battery dies. What a horror!

  82. I always get it just as Im about to send something and have to start all over. great giveaway thank you very much!
    tishajean@ charter. net

  85. I multitask by checking the bank, twitter, coupon sites and email. My kids like to listen to grooveshark while doing homework, or playing on Poptropica which has no sound… They surf the web, cut and paste pix to documents or slide shows. Our hourglass times are loading complex game systems……… but with seven, it would be great for them to be able to do homework on two computers simultaneously! Or on the road…

  90. My Hourglass moment is always when I’m downloading anything. More times than not I have to do a hard reset. Really sucks when windows is updating.

  93. My dreaded hourglass moment is anytime I have to use a PC to do a simple task. Hopefully with this new processor, those moments will diminish somewhat. I would really like to win this and see if it can hold up to a Mac.

  96. Seeing the hourglass when I’m trying to print a recipt for an online banking transaction really stresses me out!

  97. Ugh.. the hour glass. I open all the possible applications, it can hang very easily. However, my hubby broke our only laptop and we cannot afford to spend
    around $500 for a new one, with our tight budget. A new one would serve both of us. I really hope I win. Thanks for the giveaway.

  101. UGH Mine hour glass came up and I lost all of my work documents. It sure was a pain to get them all emailed back to me. I soooo need a new computer for work. I am usually working, downloading pics and who knows what else. LOL

  102. We are back to sharing a desktop as Ken’s and Dev’s rcomputrs recently died- it’s really really pitiful as my husband just got put on medical disability (which means paycheck cut to about half so can’t just replace) and I work from home.

    This would be such a blessing to win right now.

  103. Facebook usually is the hour glass culprit for me. For whatever reason, my new laptop doesn’t get along with a lot of sites, so I get the hour glass or a “done with errors” message. ARGH!

  104. My laptop has a very short battery life and I have to keep it plugged in most of the time. I usually have facebook, a word processing program and my picture file to post them on facebook!

  109. I once had been doing tax returns, and the hour glass appeared. After the computer rebooted, the tax returns were not there!

  114. Working on an order for my library..under the gun to get it done in time..many companies..balancing what to order…pressure..

    jcamp2020 at aol dot com

  118. My oldest son needs a new computer. We have three kids and two computers. Four of us share but my oldest needs his own now

  119. Yep, I multitask on my computer. Who doesn’t? lol.

    I have been on the computer and have had dinner burn too! lol

  123. It seems like I get that darned hourglass every time I’ve just composed a long, thoughtful email for work and have failed to save a draft — and more often than not I have to scramble to get a screen shot so I can try to re-compose the email after the browser inevitably crashes!

  124. Omg – I HATE the dreaded *hourglass* … which never means to just wait, it means “Hey, guess who lost everything” lol – like some kind of virtual russian roulette :P

    Once, I was listing an auction and had to describe in DETAIL over 300 items – when (insert music from horror movie) I got the freakin’ hourglass and LOST two HOURS of work ………………….. argh!

  127. Thanks for the giveaway…our hourglass moments usually occur when we have several applications running at the same time, usually when my wife is editing some video and chatting about a time sensitive work related subject with someone at the same time ! The kid’s computer use is just starting to ramp up at school this year, and they will be assigned advanced projects that will necessitate our upgrading our current dinosaur of a desktop…

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

  129. I like to have a few Internet windows open, including my email. Lately my computer keeps stalling and then locking up. It has gotten to be such a problem that I am now running IE through the “start”, “all programs”, “accessories”, “system tools”, “Internet Explorer (no add-ons)” method, which means that many things don’t display properly. BUT at least I was able to keep my system up long enough to post this wordy comment :-)
    I would love to win the Acer laptop. Thank you for the chance!
    blondie_31971(at)yahoo(dot)com

  132. Hourglass moments? Lets see…
    Turn on.. load. Ah crap.

    Load web browser… ah crap.

    Refresh the web browser… >.<

    I multitask music, web design and maybe some word processing. Wish this Pentium 4 would go faster :/

  140. I get the dreaded hourglass a lot — usually when I am trying to open mail or photos
    digicat {AT} sbcglobal {DOT} net

  149. I’d love to win this because I really want to start planning out our family menus and shopping lists so that I can shop more efficiently and save on our budget. I could do it if I won this computer but I can’t on the one I have just because it is old and slow and freezes up constantly.

  150. I multi-task all the time. I often have several windows open. I’m checking email, surfing, listening to music & chatting all at the same time.

  159. I multi-task my different email accounts, craiglist, the weather, the news… my student… she is on facebook, skype, school work, downloading music all while texting!
    Thanks

  160. My dreaded “hourglass” moment shows up when I am under the gun to process a document for work or on the road and it just won’t work right! I also get it when I’ve got multiple items open at once and collecting data from multiple sources to put together into one document. It never works right!

  162. Our computer is starting to show it’s age by giving us that dreaded hourglass more and more when I have too many windows open. I like to multitask by downloading podcasts in Itunes, checking email, entering sweepstakes, and catching up on blogs and facebook all at the same time.

    luckycat1818(at)yahoo(dot)com

  166. My current laptop runs slow, and even having multiple internet pages open, I sometimes get that hourglass. I’d love to win an i5 processor and not have to wait as much.

  168. Recently, I was uploading vacation pictures to have them printed, and it took forever to edit and crop them! My computer is so old and slow, I can’t multi-task on it. jenmizener at gmail dot com

  172. We need a functioning laptop with both my husband and myself going back to school. We need something efficient and fast!!

  177. My hourglass moment is trying to do all my personal stuff within a certain time so I have more time to spend with my dogs and boyfriend.

  178. I think my Mom’s computer hardly does anything BUT hourglass anymore. It’s going to quit for good soon, and we can’t afford a new one, so I’m really wanting to win her a new computer.

  181. I multi-task my own school work with my work as an editor. I keep AIM open so I can chat occasionally with my kids. I HATE waiting on that hourglass! My kids also do their school work with AIM open.

    Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!

  182. Uploading pictures is my most dreaded hourglass moment. I multi task by doing my banking and paying bills in just a few minutes. My kids are using the computer to type reports and adding pictures to them. Thanks!

  185. My laptop is over 6 years old and lately I have been maxing it out on memory.. each time it freezes I get so scared its going to crash in the middle of something!!

  186. The hourglass moment is a daily thing at our house it seems. I’m always on the computer doing something for hours at a time and it always sllows me down and needs rebooted.

  192. It freaks me out when it pops up in the middle of making a purchase cuz then I’m wondering…Did it really go through?? lame

  193. I’ll have different accounts open at the same to manage finances, and while I’m working, I’ll take breaks to browse the web.

  195. I multi task college homework, catching up with family on facebook, and talking to my grandkids on skype

  197. my sisters hard drive just died and she lost all of her pictures of her 1 year old – that is my fear

  200. I always have 6-8 browser windows open, so my computer sometimes just gives up and locks up on me.

  203. We have little battery life left on our current laptop, and I use it for everything from email to printing coupons and making grocery lists. A new laptop would be great to win!

  206. I once tried to file my tax return in the last minute and got the dreaded hour glass. It wouldn’t go away and kept frustrating me. I pay by bills online and surf the web alot

  207. My hour glass moment was when I was taking an online German final and the hour glass appeared. I was frantic! You name it, I multi-task it!

  208. My computer gets slow if I am trying to do more than one thing. I study online and also like to watch tv/movies online since we do not have cable. It would be helpful to have a laptop while in school.

  210. I get the hour glass when I’m in the middle of lesson planning. I always have at least 4 things open at once.

  214. My most dreaded moment was having a key logger on my machine and it hijacking quite a few passwords.

  215. Most recently the hour glass showed up while I was trying to make reservations for a trip we were taking.

  217. While my husband lived in Bermuda for 4 years and I would read emails while talking to him on Skype. He knew I wasn’t always paying attention to him :)

  219. I multitask on the computer by reading and sending email while finihing my college assignment and listening to my music downloads

  220. I usually have open a window with my shopping lists, one for dinner’s recipe, and at least one more for facebook.

  222. THE HOUR GLASS APPEARED WHILE I WAS TAKING AN ONLINE QUIZ AND MY INSTRUCTOR WOULD NOT RESET IT. I GUESS SHE THOUGHT I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER!

  225. Sharing an outdated pc with 3 school aged kids with tons of report writing and research. There is always a fight for the computer.
    I’m a fan of both pages!!!

  226. I have seen the hour glass so many times when trying to bid on something at the last minute on ebay, very frustrating. My kids and I multitask quite a bit with the computer, while homeschooling. Thanks.

  228. My laptop is from 2001 and it always has an hourglass moment!!! I will use it for couponing and I like to save alot of pics and videos and well as edit them.

  235. I get the hour glass whenever I try to take our laptop anywhere outside the house away from a plug. The battery life is so small. Our laptop is used for my work, my husbands work, and my daughter’s play. I tend to multi-task between stores and blogger websites!

  236. With the ancient computer I now use, there are many “hour glass” moments…so frustrating. I multi-task by having several windows open and using each for it’s own search results…makes it a bit faster to get pertinent info. My student is a computer nerd and can make me look like a complete computer moron! She whiz’s through research projects….typing 120 words a minute helps…she is amazing. :-) Thank you.

  239. Multitasking would definitely reading couponing blogs, while working on my Doctrate work, and working on my certification to be an online professor:)

  241. I got The Blue Screen Of Death on my desktop pc a few weeks ago, which was the worst possible thing for me since I run a home business! This would be greatly useful! thanks!

  245. My hourglass moment was when I was writing a 10 page paper for my English Class. I multitask social networking sites, blogging, and doing homework.

  246. My husband HATES it when I have three windows with 10 tabs each running. That is how I remember to do something online when I don’t have time to take care of it right away…I just open it in a new tab.

  250. i do everything on the computer and i always play videos while i look up info on my shopping lists for the week. my computer does not like it.

  251. I have problems with the hour glass when waiting for facebook. It is often soooo slow or things won’t load. My son can only do one thing at a time….boys/men have a tougher time multi-tasking than girls/women do :o)
    My Mom always tells me that men need lists because they won’t remember everything we ask them to do! So true….but we still love them :o)

  255. This is a fantastic prize. I use my computer to read blogs, email, surf the web & print coupons. Everything is so slow!

  257. My ‘hourglass moment’ comes when I have too many browser windows open. Everything just slows down to a crawl!

  260. I don’t know how many times i have had to restart amy computer because of slow download speed. The hour glass never ends!! I pay bills while reading blogs. Homework and music downloads.

  263. It seems as though I always get the hour glass when I’m working on an ad or a post, that hasn’t saved yet. So frustrating!

  265. I have multiple tabs open browsing the internet, checking email, etc. My tower drags so bad even when my kids are only playing games. UGH!!

  269. I’m always juggling e-mail, schedules, and surfing on the side when I get bored.

    My worst hour glass moments are just when I’m busy, have ten pages open and know that now, if I’m stuck, I have to close everything down and start over.

  273. We have to be careful how many applications we open on our old PC. If you are surfing the net, checking e-mail and listening to music and decide to open up a program like Photoshop, our computer doesn’t hang, it usually crashes and restarts. This laptop would come in mighty handy. Thank you for the chance to win.

  274. I multitask constantly. Right now I am switching between tabs. FB and your giveaways to be exact. Cannot post to fast or else the system will not be happy. My husband needs a new laptop, his is missing keys.

  284. I’m usually writing an assignment/report, listening to music/podcast, surfing the internet, and checking my email when using the computer.

  285. my daughter is always ‘getting in trouble’ by doing school work on the computer… and facebook, and checking in on her games, uploading/editing pictures… all while she is only on to get her school work done…

  286. I do some multi-tasking on my computer (don’t have a laptop), but I know my granddaughter (in high school) does “everything” on hers. It’s a tool for classes and also social networking and entertainment. She really needs an upgrade and I know she’d be happy to trade me hers for a brand new Acer.

  288. My dreaded hourglass moment is always in the middle of a job. I’m a graphic designer and my programs eat computers…I have to have like ten open at once, processing 100 MB files sometimes. I usually have to get a gamer computer for the high-grade graphics card and processor. The worst is with film – now that throws up that hourglass a lot. My student is very young, so she just does little preschooler games on the computer. She likes to do the painting programs. Gonna be a designer like mommy ;)

  289. My worse “hourglass” moment was when I lost 4th row seats to the Bon Jovi concert due to timing out. Who can top this! I’m still sick to this day.
    dolniaks[at]consolidated[dot]net

  292. I am a fan of Bargain Briana and Intel via Facebook as Jill Myrick.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  293. I always have deadlines to meet for work and it seems that I am always running last minute to try and get everything done. So I always have several windows going at once.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  294. My dread “hourglass” moment usually comes either while installing a new program, or while doing some type of video or photo editing.

  296. mine is waiting for web pages to load.. i usually have several browser windows open.. i’m waiting on 3 others as i type this

  297. I generally have a lot of windows open: the game, twitter, news & Cheezburger. It sucks waiting for it all to load as I switch between them.

    Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

  299. I multitask when I am checking my e-mail, checking my facebook, blogging and uploading photos to Flickr, and my hour glass moment is when my poor old computer runs out of RAM and everything gets hung up. Which happens pretty much daily, several times a day.

  300. There is no one dreaded hourglass moment but just slow multiple windows especially when I have multiple flash sites open. I have a need, a need for speed. Thanks for the opportunity

  301. Just recently lost my job and my laptop got a virus..Winning this is a must to look for employment being most appliction are done online.

  305. When I’m trying to save photos I’ve just deleted off my camera that I thought had downloaded to my computer. Gone forever! Waaah. Stupid hour glass!

    Right now I have 7 windows of Explorer open (4 pages in one window), Windows Live Writer, and Tweetdeck.

    My kids don’t use the computer much except to listen to Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey on YouTube over and over and over!

    ~Mimi
    mnjesusfreak at gmail dot com

  306. My dreaded “hour glass” moment is when I waited to the last minute to submit my income tax forms online. I finished all the forms and hit submit. The hourglass just sat there. Computer froze up, I had to reboot the computer and fill the forms out all over again, and try to get them in by the deadline.

    I multi-task streaming music online, working on spreadsheets for work, and checking email.

    My students multi-task trying to be on Twitter,Facebook, Myspace and Youtube all at once. Got love teens!

  307. I get very frustrated when my email lands in cyber heaven for me doing nothing – I am hoping to find it one day – but when I try to go through the diagnoses part of the help program = the hour glass starts and it never seems to go away – so I reboot and start over. My kids have learned to do their computer work at school as we don’t have modern enough software to complete many of their tasks – but I bought this computer for me to do word processing – and we have a pentium 266 on it – which I was told at the time from Time Warner that I barely met the criteria for hooking it to the internet – I am certain that this is part of the reason it goes so slow (I am the other part!).

  313. Sometimes trying to download movies takes awhile and the little hourglass starts flipping

  317. Well I don’t see the hourglass but I get the “running out of space” message quite often – I need a new laptop!

  320. My hour glass moments is when I’m sending out important emails and they don’t get saved

  322. I check my e-mail in the mornings right before going to work. The dreaded hourglass makes me late for work :(

  324. My favorite hourglass moments are when I know my application is going to time out and I didn’t copy the data to re-enter later. Arrrrrggggghhhh!

  326. I cannot multi-task at all. Too confusing for me. I get the hour glass after about 2 hours. I always keep the powercord handy.

  338. It seems get the hourglass every time I use my computer. My computer has slowed down so much I can’t really multitask.

  340. I started grad school and so I would need a reliable compute that doesn’t take forever to download documents etc. I usually have a lot of files open and my computer becomes slower as a result. This will really help!

  341. We are definitely in the need of a new computer, but I just try to keep putting it off. The hour glass is a prominent figure unfortunately.

  344. I have a computer that runs Windows 2003 so my hourglass moment comes every time I want to load a page. My kids can’t stand having to wait for their games to load.

  345. I multi task enter contest like this one, my son multitasks music, video games, and facebook.

  358. As a medical student, I multi-task constantly, I always have my email open, word processor running, internet browsers open (usually multiple tabs or windows), and sometimes am streaming video as well. I need a computer that multi-tasks well. Also, I may share this laptop with my mom (or give it to her and borrow it if my computer has problems) – her computer is dying and she’s a consultant for school food service and needs a laptop for work.

  362. I am always mutlitasking on my computer, paying bills, checking email, checking what the kids have going on that day. Sometimes more than that

  366. i get the hourglass quite often, I like to play games, download music, and listen to music at the same time.

  367. I’m a FB liker! Multitask bills, shopping, work email, etc etc etc…never a dull moment!

  368. I have to multi task all the time because my work assignments require research and cutting and pasting from different sources.

  369. our computer always locks up at worst times. Especially when my husband has had a long day at work and trying to get stuff done on our laptop

  372. My hourglass moment would be when I was helping my daughter type up her report. One moment there and the next gone.

  374. My hourglass moment happened while I was trying to enter these giveaways! Computer crashed twice!

  376. i am ALWAYS multi-tasking, listening to music or watching a show online while i’m doing my budget, checking my email, and uploading pictures

    autumn398 @ yahoo.com

  377. I usually have lots of applications open since I blog and work from home – and sometimes my computer doesn’t like to go as fast as I do.

    Would love to win this for all my multi-tasking needs!!

  380. I’m working on a 6year old Mac and it hardly has any strength left in it! I can never see videos, watch movies, or multitask.
    I like to surf the net while working on papers.

  385. I always have several windows open, bouncing back and forth, bills, email, chatting with kids at college!

  392. My husband and I are youth pastors. Last week we had a parents meeting and tried to display all the information they would need for this semester with our current laptop… instead we got the hourglass and then when it would begin to work the programs would shut down. It ended up with us having to e-mail all the information to the parents because the computer never worked.

  393. what a great way to upgrade, thanks for the opportunity. I’m a fan on fb and email :)

  398. I use Windows 7 right now on my laptop and love it because I can have multiple screens up at once. It’s perfect for doing research papers because I can have an internet site on half the screen, and my word document on the other. I typically have music playing, Facebook, email, etc. at the same time.

    This laptop would be a gift for my parents. I hope I win!

  399. I am always on the computer doing something whether it be bills, returning/sending email, chatting with friends/family or working from home. Multitasking is my middle name.

    The “hour glass” pops at the worst times, like in the middle of your college thesis. Ugh!

  402. my hour-glass moment is being in the library hunting deals and the computer goes down because it is time to close or my 1 hour time limit is up. As for multi- tasking I don’t know any other way to use a computer.

  403. I always have problems when I open up multiple IE windows and then also when I use photoshop. I would be nice to not have to wait as long for those things.

  404. it always happens when I am couponing online that the hourglass thing comes up..sooooo frustrating sometimes!….I’ve done the facebook like thing, I have subscribed to your blog and the twitter thing…pretty serious about having a chance to win it! :-)

  413. Mine always shows up in the middle of my school assignments, and sometimes completly shuts down before I get to save! Ugh!

  419. My kids juggle all of their classes that they do online since they are homeschooled as well as FB

  423. It never fails when I really need to get something done urgently I get the dreaded hourglass. It probably doesn’t help that I always have 2 browsers open, each with countless tabs open, in addition at times I am also running iTunes and Word and Excel too. I think I am asking too much of my computer, I know I am asking too much of it because every few days lately it just shuts down on me and reboots.

  427. I multi-task by editing my photos and reading my email. And that makes my computer very slow.

  431. I multi-task editing my photos and reading my mail. And yes that makes my computer extremely slow!

  439. I multitask by fixing dinner, talking to my kids, watching TVand keeping up with friends on FB.

  440. hourglass when im trying to type something to print. Email, facebook, music all the time.

  442. Hate the hourglass! I get this almost everyday and just have to shutdown and restart since my computer can’t handle much. Crossing my fingers for this one!

  445. My lap top is 4yrs old and was second hand when I got it from a friend who was upgrading. Two weeks ago I broke the click button..too much use I guess. lol
    I usually have at least 3 windows open, email, giveaway, sponsor of giveaway etc. Any more and CRASH or slow motion occurs.
    Luv to have a new one, thanks.

  450. Not sure what you mean. But I’m at war with my computor . It drops me in the middle of some major alot. Works when it wants.

  454. my dread hourglass moment has to be when i was working on sending my in-laws a video clip of my husbands’ birthday. I was really scared that i was going to get a crash.

  458. I had a bad experience today! Wow! It popped up and my husband had to spend a few hours taking care of my computer!

  460. My daughter is in Art and Photography classes in college so she does a lot with her computer and needs more memory.

  461. Sorry my last tweet and subscribe should be on the computer giveaway see multi tasking can u pls delete these thx

  464. Talk about multi task! I do a couple sets of books at home since I have become ill and mostly housebound, so I visit blogs, do books and keep track of my husbands things as well. Sometimes I have 4 different things up and running at once! This computer would be great!

  466. I hear ya on netbook performance, drives me nuts! I always have multiple tabs open and use photoshop in tandem many times (although never on the netbook, that would kill it). Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com

  469. My hourglass moment is checking/returning emails and reconciling our checking account. Also, checking homework blogs… my teenager uses the computer to check on grades and homework, do research, and of course, facebook!

  470. i usually have like 3 or 4 things going at a time. i check email read a blog check fb shop. all kinds of stuff

  474. Our desktop is 8 years old and the worst hour-glass moments are while we are in the middle of paying our bills and it freezes up. It’s also frustrating when we are uploading photos and it has to be rebooted before all the files have uploaded so we have to start over. That one happens often too. Ugh! Thanks for this AWESOME giveaway!

  475. My daughters write papers, do research, update their facebook, and listen to their itunes library all at the same time!

  481. I was completely finished with a report and the hour glass popped up. That is a dreaded moment.

  482. I don’t know how many times my husband has spliced the power cord for my laptop, plus I have to share it with my daughter.

  483. I multi-task everything on my computer. I always have multiple, tabs, windows and programs open and deal with the hour glass alot

  487. I hate when the computer freezes up when I am working on a paper or a review. My husband hates when he gets an hourglass while playing a game! As for multi-tasking, I always have lots and lots of everything open on my computer at the same time – it would be nice to have a speedy computer for that!

  488. i have been getting them alot more lately. i check multiple coupon sites so i always open the links in new tabs. too many tabs slows my pc down

  491. my teenaged daughter is the one who multitasks – IM and facebook while watching TV shows and “doing homework”

  493. multiple pages of research..flash and FF wasnt doin right. so i had to redo my whole comp, ick.

  495. I usually have several apps open at one time. I like to be surfing the internet and typing a word document while doing the banking.

  496. My hourglass pops up in the middle of printing coupons, which you know means no coupons. I love it too when I am in the middle of a project… save it… hourglass… freeze up. that’s a blessing.

  500. I usually multi-task on my computer – doing research, working on my blog, writing emails, and bouncing my daughter on my knee. :)

  505. My pc is so old, I cant find parts for it. I get the hourglass every time I go to a website. I could really use a laptop. I go to school full time and I’m a single Mom. I am very busy and this laptop would simplify things.

  507. I am always multi tasking on my computer. Uploading and editing pictures, posting them on facebook, going through emails, checking out local ads. I’m bored on the computer if I don’t have a dozen things going on.

  510. My computer seems to be giving me the hour glass more and more often here lately. I’m usually reading a few blogs, on my email and on facebook. I’m fixing to be back in school after being out 8 yrs(ahhhh) so this would be great!

  518. I get the hourglass all the time! Especially when I am working and have numerous windows open! I am notorious for that!

  521. My laptop is so old that my hourglass moment is just the time it takes to start up. I don’t multitask much, just browse and check mail.

  522. I usually have way too much open at a time. Sometimes, I’m editing pictures with photoshop and uploading them to facebook and snapfish. Other times I have about ten webpages open and several word documents.

  524. I leave several open windows of my email, your site, a word doc, and any other application I may be using at the moment. Multi-tasking is a must to get everything done.

  525. Our computer crashed earlier this year, lost all of our daughters baby pics. So we researched before getting our next computer, and it has already needed to be factory reset! I am thinking I am bad luck with computers!

  526. My current laptop has a broken hinge and cannot be closed! But my “favorite” hourglass moment was when it happened the night before a term paper was due and apparently decided not to respond afterwards! Needless to say, this laptop would be a miracle!

  530. Hourglass moment: when I’m attempting to print off a coupon for a quick trip out shopping… Ugh. I’m being honest here! Thanks for the giveaways!

  533. Once I was entering a contest online and the first correct answer would be the winner. Waiting for the “hourglass” was agony. (And prevented the win)

  540. Window was open with a congratulations screen and wouldn’t submit to the page where I entered my details!~

  541. I listen to music, check my e-mail, surf the ‘net, and type my homework/paper all at the same time. It sometimes get distracting, but I still do it.

  542. My husband has gone back to school, on-line, and has the computer most of the night. Now that my daughter has gone back to middle school, she has a core of teachers who want them to comment on the teacher’s website as homework. Instead of them waiting for each other, they cacn do their homework together!! Plus, when the hubby is on the computer, I can print out my coupons as soon as you send an e-mail/blog alert!!

  546. I have lost multiple papers when my computer SHUT DOWN without warning no hourglass….Nothing! I often have multiple browsers open, documents, picture library etc. silenttributary(at)yahoo(dot)com

  551. I usually have 4 or 5 pages going at once because I get impatient with slow loads. I usually flip back and forth to my email and check that while I’m waiting!

  554. My little brother starts college this year. He has this ancient computer my father gave to him when he bought a new one. All he ever gets is the hourglass. This would be a huge help to him!

  559. I would love a new computer, my is going crazy I monogram with it, facebook and shop alot so I would love to have a new laptop.

  565. I homeschool my 3 children, review books, and blog using my old computer….I really would love to have a new laptop. My old computer will “Freeze” is if I open more than one window.

  566. listen to itunes, print coupons, check online sales flyers and print them, and check email

  570. Ugh…I lost an entire philosophy paper because my computer froze. That was a tough way to learn to save regularly! My teen is able to be writing a paper, listening to music AND chatting on facebook at the same moment. Talk about multi-tasking!

  574. I hate the hour glass when trying to print coupons…always makes my grocery shopping seem like it takes an entire day! I would love a new computer!

  578. Oh, the dreaded ‘hourglass’. I’m always multitasking on my computer and getting the hourglass always stinks. If I could get a new comp, my son could have this one for school. He has our old desktop but it’s really really horrible and old. He deserves a good one.

  580. Wow, my laptop is pretty old and I dread using it. I’m a college student so i NEED a laptop, but mine always gets the infamous blue screen. heats up like crazy and shuts down out of no where. I think lowest price wasn’t the best deal here.

    I multi-task my college work, my blog, social networking (i have tons of family overseas) and a lot more.

  584. I hate it when I’m trying to play a game and get the hourglass! Also, my laptop wireless card bit the dust, so now it has to be connected to wires to work…ugh!

  590. My daughter has homework and also her friends are usually IM’ing her on FB. I am usually looking for coupons, cooking and tending to my son

  594. Have to do virus scans though it slows down all other activity. What do you do – I don’t want to turn the computer on simply to run the scans, though having them run in the background makes everything slow motion.

  599. My “hour glass” moment, everyday I get multiple ‘hour glass” moments. My desktop is 5 years old now and my brother-in-law who is an IT guy can’t figure out what is wrong with it. If I open up to many browsing windows it slows way down, not easy to blog, email, connect to Facebook, and hunt for coupons and deals when your computer is slower than a snail.

  600. The worst thing to happen was having to reconfigure the hard drive and losing all our photos. My husband was very upset because I had been surfing the web when it went off and won’t come back on.

  603. I haven’t seen the hourglass in a long time (mostly because I’m upgraded to Windows 7 and they replaced it with a spinning circle lol), but that’s usually because while I’m waiting for one thing to load, I’ve moved on to something else…

  605. Omg when i was trying to get a really good freebie, when i got it to work again it was gone..

  607. Dreaded “hour glass” moment: when opening web pages with lots of Flash
    I use the computer to read blogs, pay bills, get kids’ school info, check schedule for sports, couponing….
    The kids use the computer to IM me sometimes and play lots of games.

  610. The worst hour glass moment I’ve had was when I was trying to get in on a contest that ended in 5 mins and my computer decided it wanted to take FOREVER!!!!! My son and I both multi-task with educational programs and email.

  613. My hour-glass moment is always on a Thurs afternoon, when I realize I haven’t gotten enough done during the week, I need to prep for a Fri meeting and that the weekend is going to be full of house-cleaning and errand-running. My computer helps me stay organized with reminders, lists and instant messaging

  617. Last year I got the dreaded hourglass after filling out a large order for Christmas. I had to re enter everything, took forever.

  618. Any “hour glass” moment is dreaded but mostly when I have just filled out a long form and I know that hour glass is going to cause me to have to redo the whole thing.

  619. Yay! I don’t have a laptop, and our desktop sometimes gets bogged down, especially when I have 2 or more applications going. Since I’m in school, a new computer would be fantastic!

  621. My last “hourglass” popped up when I was finishing my last month end report at work!

  622. I get the hour glass anytime I open up a page! my computer is about 6 years old, a new one would be amazing!

  625. I hate watching the spinning hourglass when waiting for my search–especially when I am in a hurry and people are waiting for an answer!–I multitask when doing my bargain hunting with your sites_coupon searches, store comparison, shopping!

  631. Liker on FB too, and my hourglass moment is daily! I go through entering contests every night and get the hourglass at least through three or four pages. It’s sooooo slow…

  634. I get to impantient and click to many things at one time and end up waiting longer with the hourglass.

  642. I check email surf internet and instant messaging together and that hour glass pops. I hate that hour glass.

  643. I have always wanted a laptop but my husband insist that we dont spend money on one so winning one would be great!

  646. I hate the “hour glass” when trying to bid on something thru Ebay….when the page finishes loading, I learn that I lost the auction!!

  647. i have a 10 year old child who is in he 5th grade this year and her computer is so old that it will not even pull up the internet anymore unless you wait for 10 minutes. she will need a computer for her school work this year. would love to have this one.

  653. My “hourglass” is that I have to share a desktop with my kids and I do contests and coupons and deal searching and have to hurry so kids can get their papers or research done for school We so could use another computer especially this one :)

  654. I multi-task my spreadsheets, my blogs, my digi-scrapping and my design work. However, my computer is so old, that I often have to close items to get my computer to work at a reasonable speed.

  659. Going back to school and a laptop would enable me to work more efficiently. School is an hour and fifteen minutes away. And with three boys, using my time efficiently is a must.

  661. My 16yr old is always hogging my desktop to do her papers for school. I would love to win this for her.

  662. I would love to win the laptop. My computer is old and slow. I subscribe to your email. Thank you

  669. i was in the dr.s office waiting for my appointment which was already over an hour behind…..i was making a tranfer and the dr called me in….and hit send..then hourglass,,,,wasn’t sure if it worked

  673. I get the hourglass all the time. I usually have too many programs and windows open. I always have at least Photoshop and one browser window open.

  677. I hate it when I’m doing two or three (or twelve) things on the internet, then the coupon I’m trying to print bombs everything!

  688. Hourglass moment we have hourglass hours til we finally shut it down we like to shop, browse and play online.

  690. The hourglass KILLS me. Especially when my family is waiting in the car, and I just had to run in to grab one thing/address/etc. off the computer!

  693. Everything thing I try to do with this dinosaur is a dreaded hour glass moment. Really need a new one.

  694. The most frustrating hour glass moment is when you are trying to post a 14 page paper to your professor.

  697. I always have lots of tabs open. People seem confused by that, but it works for me. Email of course, Google reader, facebook, any links I have clicked on while reading in google reader. Then I have 2 yahoo groups that I have open too. My daughter loves Webkinz and Club penguin.

  703. I am always balancing digital photo editing, blog reading, Facebook and marketing projects for my volunteer work.

  705. My dreaded Hour glass moment is when I am in the middle of trying to do a twitter party. My sons dreaded Hour Glass moment is when he is trying to battle someone in a video game online.
    I multitask paying bills, blogging, and entering giveaways. My son multitasks playing video games and eating.

  712. I follow you though facebook. We have family that lives a long ways away so we use our computer to keep them in-touch with us. We send them pictures of our daughter all the time. It seems like everytime I download pictures the hour glass pops up :(. We could really use this beacuse I am hoping to go back to school soon.

  713. My computer is so old that I can get it to hourglass just by opening my browser…yikes!

  715. My computer is so very old..I have lost too much time waiting on the page to load, or not load at all with a runtime error. I am really trying to get into saving lots of money on my grocery bill, and this computer is about to drive me crazy!! I would LOVE to win a new Intel laptop!

  720. I write articles so I usually have multiple windows open and I’m always going back and forth so it’s essential that I get a no hourglass inbetween pages or frustration kicks into high gear! The student in house has pages open for research and word while writting papers – it’s too easy to forget your train of thought and ideas when you have to wait on a sloooooww computer!

  721. I play games, search the internet, and pay my bills on my computer. My desktop is really old and I can’t do more than one thing at once on it

  722. I use to work from home and have had many “hour glass moments” during that time. There were kids screaming, work to be done, and deadlines to meet. Sometimes my computer would be C-R-A-W-L-I-N-G along! While I don’t work from home anymore (for $ anyway-ha ha) I blog, facebook, email, play music, and watch videos. Most importantly, I homeschool, and this would be such a blessing to us!!!

  730. I multi-task WAAAAAAAY too much. Right now, I’ve got two firefox windows open with multiple tabs, and IMer going, music playing, and a video running in the background :D

  733. i multitask between email, social sites and entering sweepstakes. i had run into the dreaded hourglass/freeze up until recently when i upgraded the memory in my laptop.

    julie_reuter92 at yahoo dot com

  734. I am an online school teacher so I am multitasking 85 student accounts, my online classroom, email, you name it!

  737. I don’t have a laptop or computer anymore. I use my 3 yr old iPod touch to access Internet and use my fiancés computer for school work. It’s so stressful especially when he is in school too. We can’t afford a new so we deal with what we have which is good enough for us but I’d love to have the opportunity to get a new computer of my own. Thanks!
    amanda dot hayslett at gmail dot com

  742. My laptop is sooooo slow… it was a hand me down! It would be so nice to have a nicer laptop!!! I am always looking up deals, checking my emails, facebooking, etc. on my current laptop. I would love to be able to do my work on it, but my current laptop is too slow for me to do that.

  746. It takes a while for my PC to initially start. It’s so old that this would be amazing to win. I like to read blogs and check out coupon and deal sites. I’m tired of looking at that hourglass.
    eswright18 at gmail.com

  747. I ALWAYS get the hourglass when I’m at work and have a deadline and need to get a presentation done ASAP! Never fails! :)

  748. I multi-task getting deal information together to send to my kids while I’m reading emails, entering sweepstakes and playing poker.

  753. My “hourglass moment” is when I’m waiting for something to download.
    My computer is about 7 yrs. old, so I guess that it’s trying to tell me something.
    Would love the lightweight Acer Laptop.

  763. My dreaded hourglass moment was when I was working as a customer service rep for 1-800 flowers and I had multiple programs running to be able to do my job from home. With an already grumpy customer on the phone, I got the dreaded hourglass trying to process the order.

  767. My son, who is 3, now feels that he MUST go on the computer, so we could really use this laptop..The “hour glass” moment usually gets stuck on a wonder pet activity.

  768. Was doing a paper for Pysh and the battery was dying and it was getting time to leave for class…I have about 45mins to finish it, proof read and get it printed

  771. My laptop overheats constantly. I get no warning and lose whatever I’m in the middle of. It drives me nuts.

    I multitask EVERYTHING on the computer. I’m never just doing one thing. I’m checking mail, and Facebook, and looking something up, and checking our bank account, and 2 or 3 other things all at once.

    My kids don’t really multitask on the computer. They just play their game or check their e-mail.

  778. I love to enter contests and I multi task having several web windows open at the same time to access info for my contests, as well as a couple different emails open looking for new contest posts. Unfortunately this also leads to the dreaded hour glass when I over task our ancient computer! lol

  780. When I’m on the computer I am usually playing a facebook game, cruising blogs for deals, chatting with a family member on skype or facebook and maybe uploading some pictures. That’s a lot for this old desktop. My husband hates it. With this laptop I think he wouldn’t mind. :)

  782. I hate the dreaded hourglass. With my computer, the hourglass usually means the “blue screen of death” is coming next.

  785. my hourglass moment is when I have a ton of photo open in photoshop and it just sits there. AAAAHHHHHHHHH

  789. We have a very old desktop that we use for home school. It “hour glasses” when booting up!!! It’s hard for me to work on that computer because I may have Firefox, Excel, some home school software and Word going all at once. Very painful wait times.

  794. I usually listen to online radio while surfing, checking my email, and IM’ng. I also keep a solitaire game open for those slow-to-load moments…

  795. oh there is nothing worse than that computer freeze after spending hours working on a document that you kept forgetting to save along the way. i mostly multitask various windows on the computer, email and browsing

  799. I hate the hour glass–get a few programs running–and it pops right up–my computer has been running slowly

  803. I am on my computer about half the day between couponing, homeschool, household stuff and just keeping in touch with friends. I don’t own a laptop….so this would make my life so much easier in every way. I feel like I am locked away from the rest of my family in the corner at my desk. to have the freedom to sit on the couch while I work would be amazing!

  806. My hourglass moment is always when I am uploading pictures… then I loose all the work I’ve done… bummer!