What do people think of HP laptops?

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"Keith Newman
> Anybody know who makes them and which are the ones to go for?
>
>
> thanks
> Keith

The best are probably the EVO's which is a business line--you can order them
online.
EVO's are more or less the successor to the Armada line from Compaq and sort
of like Toshiba's Tecra line (compared to Satellite).

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"Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@gmx.de> wrote in
news:2pf906FiugjtU1@uni-berlin.de:

> Keith Newman wrote:
>
>> What do people think of HP laptops?
>
> They are good.
>
>> I've only ever owned Toshiba models but I havent been impressed with
>> Toshiba build quality and dont like that they have dropped internal
>> floppy drives.
>
> Then You'll have a hard time because a lot of notebook manufacturers
> don't include floppy in their current offerings or offer them only as
> an option...
>
> On the other side it's understandable, what should one do with an
> 1.4MB storage medium? There are lots of much better alternatives out
> there (CD-R/CD-RW, DVD+-R/DVD+-RW, USB stick, ZIP, etc).
>
>> Whats confusing is the range of laptops HP sell.
>>
>> Pavilions and HP Compaqs etc etc.
>
> It's simple:
>
> Pavilion is the SoHo-Line, that means it's targeted at home users.
> That means they offer a lot of features at a low price, but they don't
> have the high build quality like the business models. They often
> incorporate AMD CPUs or intel P4s (mostly desktop CPUs) and lack some
> features wanted for the business use.
>
> The HP Compaqs are the business models (nc/nx/nw/nr series). More
> expensive than the Pavilions, but also more sturdy, better build, and
> with better service. Intended for the business and professional use.
>
>> Anybody know who makes them and which are the ones to go for?
>
> Without knowing Your requirements it's hard to tell to which You
> should go for. I for example bought a HP nx7010 widescreen notebook
> two days ago (P-M 1.4, 256MB RAM, 40GB disk, DVD/CDRW, Radeon Mobility
> 9200 32MB, XP Pro) for 930EUR (~900USD). A great notebook, especially
> for that price. At work we are going to buy nw8000 mobile workstations
> which are great systems, too. Of course with a higher price tag...
>
> Tell us what You want to do with it and what budget You have and we
> cann tell You which HP would be a good choice...
>
> Benjamin
>
>
>

I have an Hp nc8000....highly recommend, build quality is excellent.....