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Off topic before I begin: Dtoid community member Half Left sent the British comedian duo Peacock & Gamble a Destructoid sticker.  The gift was mentioned in episode 8 as something they're fond of that one might like to put on their skateboard if they had one. Good stuff. (Thanks, Jim!)

Anyway, onwards with the bribery!  Asus has sponsored a few goodies for Destructoid readers in exchange for picking your brains. I have six $100 American Express gift cards for six lucky Dtoiders to spend at their neighborhood game pusher. I'll be giving away one each week in exchange for an answer to a problem regarding "making gaming notebooks suck less". Your honest is much appreciated. Here's the first one:

Asus is considering manufacturing overclocked "gaming docks" that would unlock additional CPU/GPU/Storage power when paired with your gaming notebook.  The idea (as Henry put it) is like Voltron: You buy a laptop as you normally would, then later (or together) buy this water-cooled overclocked contraption that it would rest on. Thus, you could theoretically buy an ultra-lightweight notebook and get home to this beefy (and also portable) docking bay and you have a full-on battlestation to run Peggle4Lyfe at 1080p. Since the performance parts are on the outside, an upgrade would mean buying a better dock, not necessarily a better notebook every time. Thus, you would an extreme water-cooled gaming notebook without actually having to carry a radiator around.

How to win the booty:

Tell Asus if this idea is awesome, stupid, or if you have a better one by posting a comment on this WePC thread (not in the comments below).  If you don't have an account on WePC, please register your username as "Dtoid_YourName" so I know how to contact you later (Dtoid_Niero).  You may post your thoughts *once a day* to increase your chances to win. Important: This is a moderated discussion by Asus and Intel, so you must stay on topic or your comments may be deleted. The winner will be selected at random next week when we give away the next $100 gift card. All territories are eligible to win. Comment away. Good luck!


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Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 12:54
Volomon
I think these retards are leaving comments but not registering. Oh well more win for me right?
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 12:56
wanderingpixel
False advertising. I have a Dtoid sticker on my laptop and have been unable to hack into the pentagon. How the hell am I supposed to take over Canada now?
runtheplacered's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 13:06
runtheplacered
@Volomonm

Calm down there, Betsy Sue.
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 13:19
Volomon
@runtheplacered Guess we know who it was.
runtheplacered's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 13:30
runtheplacered
@Volomonm

Ouch! That sucks to be wrong, doesn't it? I definitely registered. Sorry about your wrongness. Next time, you might be right though. Hang in there. Wait, if you were wrong, doesn't that make you a retard by your standards? Nah, I'll let this one slide by.
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 14:30
Niero
Oh, behave :)
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 15:12
Half left
That first paragraph is the most irrelevant thing to anything ever. And describing them as 'popular' is a stretch. Bless your cotton socks Sterling, you've become a fanboy of theirs.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 17:21
DaedHead8
@Half Left

Did you comment on the wrong article?
Roager's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 17:38
Roager
Do we actually have to register, or can we just use the comment thing on the bottom with our Dtoid_Name?
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 19:35
Holyetheline
Here's hoping that I win!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 20:44
Chronic Logic
No doubt Asus will be mooching ideas off people to create a better laptop.
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/27/2009 22:25
Niero
@Chronic Logic - that's kind of the point :) WePC is a crowdsourcing site to build actual products based on feedback. I've been contributing articles for about half a year now, I'm pretty excited to see what actually comes out of this and who was responsible for it.
Ibutsu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2009 10:39
Ibutsu
Why not.
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