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January 15, 2007 8:16 pm AEST — By Long Zheng

It’s an AMD processor bag-in-a-box!

Edit: I’ve edited this post because I don’t want to send out the wrong message. It’s a cool gift from AMD and I appreciate their efforts and concern. I am keeping the bag because you can never have enough bags.

AMD box

AMD really likes sending gifts this holiday season. Bloggers would agree. ;) This is the box that I couldn’t get before I left for CES, I was only able to pick it up today. I had no idea what was coming. A processor-in-a-(very big) box?

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Someone at the post office decided to use my box as the whiteboard.

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A pool of white fluff, then this. Genetically modified foam peanuts?

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*drums roll* A Vertical Computer Bag 2.0 by Oakley! The 2.0 phenomena has hit the hand-luggage world. It’s worth $90 actually, so the name is nothing to complain about. Apparently it is also shielded with tin-foil to prevent the Intel from stealing trade-secrets over Bluetooth.

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I’ll see you there too! Oh wait, I already saw you there.

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I looked everywhere for a free AMD Athlon 64 FX chip. But I was out of luck. Nothing. :(

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Then there was this cool little gadget. A portable 4-port USB hub with a CAT5 ethernet extender, as well as someone’s business card. Maybe Loki is actually Chris in disguise?

Thanks AMD. :) The journey continues. :D

18 Responses

  1. Someones?

    Thats Chris’s (no really) was sat at our table during the dinner and a show MS took us to and was also at the labs.

    Should pay more attention!

    Anyway, funky bag – have yet to receive one and in anticipation of not actually recieving one couldn’t find one retail in the UK either.

    Damn sweet looking bag though.

  2. Long Zheng says:

    Chris. Of course. I have a photographic memory. Was he handing out FX chips at dinner?

  3. Liam says:

    Nice bag lucky for some!

  4. mrmckeb says:

    You showed the guys phone number to everyone???

  5. Vince says:

    It doesn’t come across too well when you complain about getting free stuff Long.
    A free $5000 PC that “sucks” because it wasn’t a free top flight laptop.
    A free $90 bag and mobile USB hub sent by ’someone’ – ‘would have been more useful if they’d bothered to send it to me in time’ – is that all? where’s my free CPU upgrade?
    Complaining that ‘nobody likes you’ because you exposed some of your fellow bloggers just to get a few more readers.

    I’ve had enough of spoilt bloggers who think the world owns them a favor.
    I don’t read this blog anymore.

    V

  6. Long Zheng says:

    @mrmckeb: I’ve edited the photo already :)

    @Vince: Complain about getting free stuff?

    • Free $5000 PC sucks? I don’t think you can write a more positive review for a broken PC, “It’s broken but still awesome”. I’d prefer a laptop because I wouldn’t have to worry about monitors, power adapters and what not, but hell, a $5000 PC is good too!
    • Sent in time? It was a joke. A ‘bag for CES’ would obviously make more sense at CES, but it’s a bag, I’m going to use it for uni! Free CPU upgrade? Another joke you didn’t get.

    I exposed bloggers to get more readers? Where did you pull that from?

    The world owns me a few favors, but this isn’t one of them ;)

    Thanks for reading a whole post on my blog since you’ve never read this blog before, but I already told you not to read this blog, remember? :)

  7. usr.c says:

    Nice-looking bag, congrats!

  8. Liam says:

    if people dont like you getting free stuff why are they reading your blog? Probably because they are just jealous because you get free stuff

  9. Paul says:

    USB -> Ethernet scares me.

  10. zzap says:

    That bag looks nice! Yesterday I purchased a JAG bag… now I wish I had that.

  11. Statix says:

    niiice…

    how do u get one. did u simply have to attend ces? if so where do i apply? that oakly touch is nice.

  12. Long Zheng says:

    @Statix: I don’t know. I guess Microsoft forwarded AMD a list of attendees to their Windows Vista RTM Labs, because I know not everyone who attended CES got one.

  13. Do you plan to review this bag? If so, you better disclose that it was a gift! I don’t want to see another biased bag review.

  14. Did you disclose said bag Steve?
    Don’t make me chase you down and beat you with your own shoes.

  15. I am going to give my bag away to children that will be getting the $100 laptop. If only they can pay the $87 to ship it to them…

  16. Shame the bag isn’t worth $101, that would be amusing.
    But only to me most likely.

    Anyway, mine arrived.
    Already broken the USB dongle.

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