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Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 10/05/31 11:39
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:44:37 GMT, "NFord"
<nrfordsbcnwsgrp@REMOVE_THIS_cardsharkgames.com> Gave us:
>"SBFan2000" <MOCaveboy@centralstatescavingNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
>news:ec9Gf.9734$In4.5057@trnddc06...
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>>I could have told you not to buy HP products. (except printers) I work in
>> the computer industry and HP is not well thought of unless its a printer.
>
>I've had HP computers and Compaq computers and
>finally swore never again to buy either. What sweet
>harmony when HP bought Compaq.
>
>Now I stick to Dell. Not perfect, but a lot better.
>
>We were speaking above about how it's as cheap
>to buy a new printer as new inks sometimes --
>well, my wife's computer was running Win98
>and I wanted to "upgrade" (sarcasm/irony) to WinXP.
>
>WinXP would have cost about $100. For about
>$260, I got a brand new Dell -- no monitor, but
>with DVD, etc., and with WinXP. So, a net cost
>for the new Dell of $160. Unbelievable.
>
I can buy a $600 HP and play high end 3D games on it. Your El
Cheapo Dell offering couldn't even play the original Quake without
hiccuping all along the way.
One gets what one pays for.
HP of old had SOME problems (nowhere near like say a Packard Bell
machine), but their current offerings are pretty good and quite
stable.
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