I've had one HP notebook that chose to reboot at the most inopportune time and a Compaq branded HP was very flakey when we tried to run Carol's embroidery module (Bernina 440) with it.
Bottom line - you can get good ones and bad ones regardless of brand.
The real issue is how well the manufacturer takes care of you after the sale. that's where Apple really seems to excel.
Over the years, I've used several different brands of CP/M, DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 9.x, and Windows XP computers both at home and when developing and implementing factory automation systems.
I became interested in Apple products when Apple adopted the Intel chipset. I purchased my MacBook Pro in 2008. I run both OSX and Windows XP using either boot camp or mostly within Parallels or Fusion virtual machines. So i'm not a dyed in the wool "Apple Enthusiast." of all of these computers, I've found Apple's the easiest to use and most robust; CP/M or DOS are the easiest to write software for if you want to run machinery.
Jerry Jankura
So many toys.... So little time...
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I really like the HP computers. I have not found any problem with them.Carol*************************************Whoops. I am so sorry to hear that you just bought your wife an HP laptop. Yes - you only paid $699 for it, but that is not all you got. You got tons of HP proprietary programs on it that can sometimes make the laptop play dead when you try to delete some of that crap. Also, let us all hear which processor you got.
Yes - I am an Apple lover, but my personal computer is a pc because of my business requirements. I teach computer classes frequently, and there are 2 computers that make me almost cry when I see them come to class. HP is one of those.
Julie
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