Dell World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Limited Edition Notebooks Sold

Wed, Feb 14, 2007

Dell

today announced the winners of the eBay charity auction of two World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade limited-edition XPSTM M1710 notebooks, unveilled at CES 2007, Las Vegas. Trip Hoover of Texas and Daniel Marinow of Germany combined bid nearly $12,000 for these unique notebook PCs, with all proceeds benefiting America's Second Harvest, the Nation's Food Bank Network.

"We are very pleased to accept this generous donation from Dell," said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of America's Second Harvest. "This fun and innovative charity auction will help us provide thousands of meals to Americans who are at risk of hunger."

The custom-painted XPS M1710 Burning Crusade edition features renowned artist Mike Lavallee's airbrushed recreation of the artwork showcased on the packaging of the new WoW game. Dell produced only two of these ultimate, special-edition gaming notebooks, each signed by Dell Chairman Michael Dell and Blizzard Entertainment's Vice- President of Gaming Rob Pardo.