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November 20, 2009 5:00 AM PST

Crave giveaway of the week: Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook

by David Carnoy
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(Credit: Nokia)

For this week's installment of the weekly Crave giveaway, we're offering up Nokia's new stylish Netbook, the Booklet 3G, which has just hit stores (thanks, Nokia for providing the unit for Crave readers).

CNET's Dan Ackerman reviewed the Booklet recently, and while he wished it was equipped with the faster version of the Atom processor, he said it was one of the most upscale-looking and well-built Netbooks we've tested and the battery life is great.

He also noted how the AT&T mobile broadband service connects automatically, and the process was "wonderfully transparent, especially compared with the software setup and manual log-ins required by other mobile broadband laptops." (Read the full review here.)

Normally, Nokia's Booklet would cost you about $599 (with a service plan from AT&T, it would cost $299), but you have the chance to get it gratis.

So, how do you try to win this Nokia Booklet 3G? (Note: no wireless service is included.) Let me enumerate the basic rules. Please read them carefully; there will be a test.

  • Register as a CNET user. Go to the top of this page and hit the "Join CNET" link to start the registration process. If you're already registered, there's no need to register again.
  • Leave a comment below. You can leave whatever comment you want. If it's funny or insightful it won't help you win, but we're trying to have fun here, so anything entertaining is appreciated.
  • Leave only one comment. You may enter this specific giveaway only once. If you enter more than one comment, you will be automatically disqualified.
  • The winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive (1) Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook (without wireless service). Approximate retail value is $599.99.
  • If you are chosen, you will be notified via e-mail. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
  • Entries can be submitted until Monday, November 23, at noon EST.
And here's the disclaimer that our legal department said we had to include (sorry for the caps, but rules are rules):

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO SWEEPSTAKES. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Sweepstakes ends at 12 PM ET on November 23, 2009. See official rules for details.

Good luck.

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On Sale Now: $599.99
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Hunkered down in New York City, Executive Editor David Carnoy covers the gamut of gadgets and writes his Fully Equipped column, which carries the tag line "The electronics you lust for." He's also the author of "Knife Music," a novel. E-mail David. Follow David on Twitter.
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by patrocles November 20, 2009 5:03 AM PST
Yes, please.
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by jekur November 20, 2009 2:08 PM PST
I'll surely be glad if I win this.
by November 20, 2009 2:54 PM PST
may God bless the winner of this contest in Jesus name Amen james aaron odum
by kaujong November 20, 2009 7:02 PM PST
I would love to have that netbook for my Christmas present ... please...please...please
by crandreww November 20, 2009 8:13 PM PST
Nokia Booklet 3G Netbook is a nice machine/
by acs1784 November 21, 2009 4:51 AM PST
ITS ALL MINE
by dadio56 November 21, 2009 8:08 AM PST
A present for myself. I usually get socks.
by beatts35 November 21, 2009 11:01 AM PST
hey you never know
by niusiqi November 21, 2009 11:26 AM PST
i really need a netbook for college.
by lily700 November 21, 2009 3:05 PM PST
Love Nokia products! Good luck to all!
by Fromm2020 November 21, 2009 9:33 PM PST
I was wondering if this lil thing was gonna be worth while, maybe now ill get to find out first-hand :)
by November 20, 2009 5:05 AM PST
Just what I need.
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by TechnoMan475392 November 20, 2009 7:47 PM PST
Yeah me too. Long debate tournaments.

If only Nokia could add that battery-to-device ratio in their other stuff.
by karl jacoby November 20, 2009 5:07 AM PST
NICE!
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by itech01 November 20, 2009 5:07 AM PST
Looks very nice.
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by Ex-01 November 20, 2009 5:09 AM PST
If I win I'm putting Chrome OS on that sucker! :)
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by cobber1010 November 20, 2009 5:09 AM PST
please
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by mike.farley November 20, 2009 5:10 AM PST
I wouldn't turn one down
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by guamja November 20, 2009 5:11 AM PST
Yes please, I want one of these for Christmas....;p
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by batboy46 November 20, 2009 5:12 AM PST
Too bad it's not pink, but I can deal. Enter me please.
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by raffr November 20, 2009 5:12 AM PST
The best give away yet. how about a smart phone next week?
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by jucewicz November 20, 2009 5:13 AM PST
neither witty nor insightful, sadly
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by FernandoFernandez November 20, 2009 5:14 AM PST
Thanks God for this wondeful gadget...
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by clemsonbobby November 20, 2009 5:15 AM PST
Looks awesome!
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by Hamletxi November 20, 2009 5:16 AM PST
Wow the nokia netbook. Maybe they'll be big again here. remember when the coolest phone was the chrome nokia featured in the first Matrix movie
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by patfoxtail November 20, 2009 5:16 AM PST
I want one
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by MojoWryter November 20, 2009 5:16 AM PST
Yes, please. Thank you.
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by brphillips November 20, 2009 5:18 AM PST
Thats a pretty good giveaway!
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by gasman206 November 20, 2009 5:19 AM PST
With any luck (and there is a god) you will be mine... Yes, you will be mine
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by sk8boarder921 November 20, 2009 5:20 AM PST
Awesome laptop, mine's on it's last leg. Count me in!
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by jmathews714 November 20, 2009 5:21 AM PST
O glorious Nokia Booklet 3G netbook, please be mine!!!!!
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by asel011 November 20, 2009 3:21 PM PST
Easily the best looking computer I've seen. Only way to see if it runs as nice as it looks is for me to win this thing!
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