Good maybe HP quality will go up. I know the last two notebooks I bought from them were junk...
i agree.....
“Good maybe HP quality will go up. I know the last two notebooks I bought from them were junk...”
That’s because they are junk. HP laptops are THE worst in terms of build quality, reliability and longevity. Except for their old Omnibook series, they always have been and still are.
Right now, in the consumer class, I’ve been recommending Dell laptops first and then Toshiba. Essentially the special models made for BestBuy, et. al.
Amongst the business class laptops, the Panasonic Toughbooks are head and shoulders above the best, and Panasonics have ALWAYS been made in Japan, though service and support is all in the good ol’ USA, with all warranties runnning for three years.
Panasonic is also just now releasing a new model, the CF-53, which moves them a little more into the mainstream now in terms of features and weight. Heretofore, the Toughbook line consisted of tank-like models and those little slimmed down skinny jobs that cost a fortune.
HP’s consumer line is lower quality, just like Dell/Toshiba/Lenova/etc. Their business-lines as well as their Envy lines are quite good.
the new Envy’s match (in some cases,) the Macbook pro line but you’ll pay for it.
I suspect this move is for those higher end lines.
>.Good maybe HP quality will go up. I know the last two notebooks I bought from them were junk...<
Yup. JUNK. Will NEVER buy Hp ever. Their customer service is the worst, even their tIER 2 CS in Vancouver, canada. (No wonder they riot so much).
If the production costs are higher, they will pass on the “savings” to their customers so their cheapest crappy laptops will probably sell for $500 more. Oh goody. (s/)