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

HP is a paradox.  I feel that their engineering is solid, but they don't 
have any QA to speak of.  If you are lucky enough to get a good one, they 
are great.  I won't deny that.  But they send out so many units that should 
have never left the factory, that buying an HP is a gamble.  They do have a 
very lenient return/repair/replacement policy and an outstanding repair 
facility (you call them and they have someone pick it up at your door (big 
items)or just take your word for it and send you a replacement (small 
items) -- friendly, no questions asked), but I would rather my equipment 
work out-of-the-box.  Since the 80's, I personally, have had more HP 
computer equipment go back for service or replaced than not.  I may be just 
unlucky.

Wendy

> > HP printers, cameras, etc.  are all
> > the same way.  Don't buy one.
>
> Well, here's more anecdotal trivia input: I bought this HP laptop
> running XP five years ago and while XP and software have given me
> fits, the hardware has never faltered. Also, we have an HP Office Jet
> G85 color printer/copier/fax/scanner that has performed perfectly for
> the same period in all those functions. Go figure.
>
> If HP hardware ran the Apple operating system I would buy one.