Subject: Re: Open Source Tech support From: Craig White To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:33:52 -0700 Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 14:35, Phil Mattison wrote: > > Anyways, I will also point out that this sounds very similar to the > service I got from Compaq before there were even any rumours about the > acquisition by HP. Sounds like they didn't fire the Compaq personnel, > to > their own disgrace. > I would just like to caution everyone against buying any Compaq > laptop. > I've had to fix 4 recently, all suffering from different ailments but > probably caused by the shoddy workmanship I witnessed in each. > > > I'll second that. Some time ago I attempted to reformat the hard drive > in a Compaq machine and discovered to my horror that the boot sector > contained certain BIOS-level information, and the machine couldn't > be restarted until reformatted with their special utility. I decided > then > never to buy another Compaq. Now that HP is infected with Compaq, > I'll never buy an HP machine either. Besides, I have yet to see a > ready- > made PC that can deliver better value than a shopping cart full of > parts. > Though I have to admit Dell comes pretty close. ---- The problem with this is that one bad experience goes a long way towards shaping our impressions. ---- Actually it was two bad experiences with Compaq and one with HP. I only mentioned one in the interest of brevity. I guess we all have our own limits on turning the other cheek. -- Phil Mattison Ohmikron Corp. 480-722-9595 ext 1 602-820-9452 mobile