Hi! I am currently working on a startup and it would be cool to have some kind of promotional sponsor who can sponsor us something like a notebook. In exchange we would place ads on the site. Do you know sites where I could find some kind of sponsor? Thanks a lot.
The chance of someone giving you a notebook to start your website with is slim to none. What have you got to offer in return? As ads on a site with no traffic, pagerank or anything else are close to worthless.
Mmh, if this is a startup and you want to give away goodies, you have to allocate a budget and buy the notebooks from somebody (in bulk, the prices are not so bad, actually). Otherwise, get to a level where you receive, let's say, at least 1,000 uniques a day (without counting PPC), make a presentation, stick the stats into it and go out talking with people. Are you from the UK? 3Mobile and Carphone W-house spring to mind. Or, another option... lower your expectations and try to secure a smaller goodie. USB pen? Any other USB gadget? Those are dirt cheep.
Getting a notebook as a prize for a starting website is pretty hard if not impossible. You could try JVNotify Pro or something to find sponsors, never tried it myself but yeah.