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I can’t believe HP is popular as a desktop and laptop hardware vendor. Their products are absolute shit and the prices aren’t low enough to make up for it. The

by tbrock 9y ago

I can’t believe HP is popular as a desktop and laptop hardware vendor. Their products are absolute shit and the prices aren’t low enough to make up for it. They remind me of the ultra cheap office pens that I bought once. I was new and my boss sent me out to get a box. When I got back he used one and said “these are too cheap, we use these every day”. He was right. If you are buying a laptop get a Thinkpad or a Mac. If you are want a desktop and don’t play games get a Dell.

SadWebDeveloper 9y ago
In the valley and some big US cities you have choices but in the rest of the world, HP is highly valued not because their quality but for their support, even with the basic one they will send a representative in less than 72 hours with the spare part. Lenovo, Dell, Samsung, Asus et al would take weeks if not months for the shipment part to arrive (most of the times without a representative to install it) or ask to send back the laptop just to get it back with the same issue a couple of months later. On point: HP and Apple are the worst companies to buy a laptop, expensive as hell but they usually have local support staff in your city. Also Thinkpad suck, they feel super cheap for the price they ask and install even worst spyware preloaded.
- jcadam 9y ago
  > Also Thinkpad suck, they feel super cheap for the price they ask and install even worst spyware preloaded. I know, Lenovo has completely wrecked the Thinkpad brand. I wish IBM would start making laptops again.
- lowbloodsugar 9y ago
  I've been in a different country, with a broken dell laptop keyboard, and the dell guy arrived the next day. When I pointed out I needed a US keyboard not a UK keyboard, he went out to his van and got one. The next day, onsite is ~$300. Its worth it.
copperx 9y ago
What if you play games? Not that I do, but I'm curious.
- bo1024 9y ago
  I definitely recommend looking into building your own. (Whether you do or don't game, but the customizability can be especially beneficial for gamers.)
- Sohcahtoa82 9y ago
  Build it yourself. Prebuilt gaming machines tend to have highly inflated prices. Alienware is the worst at this. But also the customization is very valuable. Being able to move budget around to get a top-end GPU at the cost of SSD storage doesn't tend to be possible when you buy pre-built. You might want a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, but every prebuilt gaming machine that includes one might also include a 1 TB SSD, i7 GPU, and and 32 gig of RAM, inflating the price. By building yourself, you can budget for the god-tier GPU by sacrificing the large SSD for a smaller one, going for the i5 CPU which will still be enough power for gaming, and 16 gig of RAM because you don't plan on multitasking while gaming.

by tbrock 9y ago

SadWebDeveloper 9y ago

In the valley and some big US cities you have choices but in the rest of the world, HP is highly valued not because their quality but for their support, even with the basic one they will send a representative in less than 72 hours with the spare part. Lenovo, Dell, Samsung, Asus et al would take weeks if not months for the shipment part to arrive (most of the times without a representative to install it) or ask to send back the laptop just to get it back with the same issue a couple of months later. On point: HP and Apple are the worst companies to buy a laptop, expensive as hell but they usually have local support staff in your city. Also Thinkpad suck, they feel super cheap for the price they ask and install even worst spyware preloaded.

jcadam 9y ago
> Also Thinkpad suck, they feel super cheap for the price they ask and install even worst spyware preloaded. I know, Lenovo has completely wrecked the Thinkpad brand. I wish IBM would start making laptops again.
lowbloodsugar 9y ago
I've been in a different country, with a broken dell laptop keyboard, and the dell guy arrived the next day. When I pointed out I needed a US keyboard not a UK keyboard, he went out to his van and got one. The next day, onsite is ~$300. Its worth it.

copperx 9y ago

What if you play games? Not that I do, but I'm curious.

bo1024 9y ago
I definitely recommend looking into building your own. (Whether you do or don't game, but the customizability can be especially beneficial for gamers.)
Sohcahtoa82 9y ago
Build it yourself. Prebuilt gaming machines tend to have highly inflated prices. Alienware is the worst at this. But also the customization is very valuable. Being able to move budget around to get a top-end GPU at the cost of SSD storage doesn't tend to be possible when you buy pre-built. You might want a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, but every prebuilt gaming machine that includes one might also include a 1 TB SSD, i7 GPU, and and 32 gig of RAM, inflating the price. By building yourself, you can budget for the god-tier GPU by sacrificing the large SSD for a smaller one, going for the i5 CPU which will still be enough power for gaming, and 16 gig of RAM because you don't plan on multitasking while gaming.