HP & Compaq

From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Tue Sep 4 18:35:26 2001

> I'll second that. There was a time when I thought HP was a
>great company making great products. Although they still make some
>excellent high-end computers, their home and office desktops and
>laptops are horrible. I have never dealt with a single HP computer
>that worked right. Their outstanding lead in the printer business
>is a thing of the past. There are now many companies making
>printers just as good, for a hell of a lot less money. Occasionally
>I see Circuit City or another retailer running a contest in which
>the prize is a HP computer. My remark is always "Second prize is
>_two_ HP computers."

        Quill is currently running a special that if you buy a
specific Deskjet printer (forget which model) you get a second lesser
Deskjet printer for free. I had to order an inexpensive stand alone
printer for someone today and ended up with that deal.

        Jeff
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