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PC Laptop Hunters $1500 - Giampaolo "I'm a PC because I'm really picky" (video)
PC Laptop Hunters $1500 - Giampaolo "I'm a PC because I'm really picky" (video)
This is Giampaolo. On a budget of just $1500, he finds his perfect laptop an HP HDX with 4GB of memory and a 4GHz processor. Find your perfect PC at Windows....
Laptop Hunters $1500 - Giampaolo gets an HP HDX (video)
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Second Microsoft Laptop Hunters ad comes out...more of the s(h)ame
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — So, instant disection: Power? Battery life?  Under $1500. Nice Work G. Thoughts?  FYI, here's the PC he bought. Dissect away in the comments! ...

Microsoft makes yet another HP commercial
VentureBeat — As expected, Microsoft released its second “Laptop Hunters” commercial today. But rather than the bubbly actress Lauren, this one features Giampaolo, a “technically savvy” shopper. Once again, the ad pits a PC versus a Mac, with price being the key issue. Simply put, this ad is better, but is still odd. I say it’s better because at least this time, the shopper isn’t looking for a computer that doesn’t exist. Last time around, Lauren went to the Apple Store looking for a 17-inch laptop for under $1,000 — something which Apple doesn’t make. This time, Giampaolo is given a bit more leeway, as he ...

New Microsoft ad ‘Giampaolo’ targets sticker-priced-obsessed PC buyers (with video)
MacDailyNews — New Microsoft ad ‘Giampaolo’ targets sticker-priced-obsessed PC buyers (with video) Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 06:54 PM EDT Microsoft has released their followup to "Lauren." This one features "Giampaolo" who's looking for a laptop that offers "portability, battery life and power" for under $1500.: Direct link to video via YouTube here ...

New Microsoft TV commercial claims Macs are more about aesthetics
The Apple Core — April 4th, 2009 New Microsoft TV commercial claims Macs are more about aesthetics Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:21 pm Categories: Windows , Windows PC , Windows notebook Tags: Apple Macintosh , PC , Laptop Computer , Notebooks , Desktops , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets , Jason D. O'Grady Remember Lauren who famously said “I’m not cool enough to be a Mac person” in the $1000/17-inch laptop commercial from Microsoft? The next Microsoft TV commercial in its “Laptop Hunter” series is out and this one features Giampaolo who’s looking for a “laptop” with ...

Nuevo vídeo de Microsoft contra Apple
Gizmología — Microsoft lo sigue intentando con su publicidad en contra de los portátiles de Apple, tras el primer anuncio, que se ha descubierto que finalmente era una actriz, dio donde más duele, en el precio, ahora vuelven a lo mismo, el protagonista busca un portátil por $1500, con buena ...

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