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["Wendy Gulliver" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

Unfortunately, HP has always been just as bad.  No QA at all.  It is cheaper 
to replace bad units then to test them in the first place.  Hewlett made 
top-notch equipment.  Packard Bell was the worst equipment on earth.  In 
fact, they were made from other companies rejected boards (honest).  No two 
were alike inside. When Hewlett and Packard Bell merged, their equipment 
wound up somewhere in the middle.  Not scrap, but not good either.  I have 
even gotten some HP equipment with circuit cards missing and cables laying 
in the case without even their connectors installed.  Very obvious that 
those units were never even turned on.  HP printers, cameras, etc.  are all 
the same way.  Don't buy one.  Compaq was the cheapie first home computer 
when PC's were very expensive.  When HP bought Compaq nothing much changed 
but the price and they gained HP's wonderful QA policies.

Wendy



> We bought Kate a Gateway for her HS graduation gift 3 years ago and she
> hasn't had any trouble.  Wen's comments about Compaq ran true with me as
> that was what TJ had when he was at home...POS system.  I just thought
> that maybe since HP bought out Compaq that it would be better.  I guess 
> not!
> Ron just drove up so we will be discussing this tonight.
>
> Bev