In my experience, HP is actually 2 companies: consumer & business. If the product includes the word "Pavillion", is sold in a store such as Best Buy, or includes a 1yr or less warranty, it is a "consumer" product & is probably craptacular. However, if the product is available via the web (99% of the time) and has the 3yr parts/labor warranty, it's a "business" product & should be muuuch more reliable. I manage a small network of 60 uses & we've always used HP... And I had to learn this the hard way! Anyone here ever heard of the Evo nx1000 laptop? Cruddy. But the nc6xxx series of business laptops were solid. The Elitebook 6930p is the successor to those nc6xxx & should be quite reliable.
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In my experience, HP is actually 2 companies: consumer & business. If the product includes the word "Pavillion", is sold in a store such as Best Buy, or includes a 1yr or less warranty, it is a "consumer" product & is probably craptacular. However, if the product is available via the web (99% of the time) and has the 3yr parts/labor warranty, it's a "business" product & should be muuuch more reliable. I manage a small network of 60 uses & we've always used HP... And I had to learn this the hard way! Anyone here ever heard of the Evo nx1000 laptop? Cruddy. But the nc6xxx series of business laptops were solid. The Elitebook 6930p is the successor to those nc6xxx & should be quite reliable.